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MEF University

MEF University is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, founded by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation. It opened in the academic year 2014–2015. It is the first university in the world to adopt the "flipped classroom" educational model university-wide. MEF University is one of only eight universities in Turkey that have the ABET accreditation. It has received accreditation for all engineering departments. It was granted Full Accreditation for a period of five years by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) in March 2025.

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MEF University
TypePrivate
Established2012 (2012)
RectorProf. Dr. Muhammed Şahin1
Location
Maslak, Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey

41°06′32″N 29°00′31″E / 41.1089°N 29.0085°E / 41.1089; 29.0085
Colors  Blue   Red
Websitewww.mef.edu.tr/en
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MEF University is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, founded by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation. It opened in the academic year 2014–2015.2 It is the first university in the world to adopt the "flipped classroom" educational model university-wide.3 MEF University is one of only eight universities in Turkey that have the ABET accreditation. It has received accreditation for all engineering departments.4 It was granted Full Accreditation for a period of five years by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) in March 2025.5

History

MEF Educational Institutions were first established in 1972, when the MEF Tutoring Schools were established. MEF University was established by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation.6

Faculties, departments and schools

MEF University's medium of education is English, with the exception of the School of Law which is 30% in English.2

Faculties

Faculty of Education

  • Mathematics Education
  • English Language Education
  • Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Faculty of Law

  • Law

Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences

  • Economy
  • Business Administration
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Management Information Systems

Faculty of Engineering

  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical-Electronics Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence Engineering

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

  • Digital Game Design
  • Architecture
  • Interior Design

Educational method

MEF University has adopted the "flipped classroom" educational method university-wide.7

References

References

  1. MEF University rector's message
  2. University website
  3. Sciences. "The World's First "Flipped Learning" University to Host Global Standards Summit" (Press release). Academy of Active Learning Arts and. PR Newswire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. "ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)'nin ön değerlendirme sürecini başarıyl". Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. "home". Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu Başkanlığı. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. "The Foundation Behind Us". MEF University. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. Şahin, Muhammed; Fell Kurban, Caroline (2016). The Flipped Approach to Higher Education : Designing Universities for Today's Knowledge Economies and Societies. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. pp. 65–71. ISBN 9781786357434.
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