Koç University is a non-profit private Turkish university established in 1993. It is home to around 7.000 students and accepts international students from various countries. Koç University has an extensive network of over 250 partner-universities, including: University of California, Cornell University and Georgetown University. It has several affiliations, such as: Erasmus Exchange Programme, Bologna Process, EQUIS, CEMS, EFMD, AACSB, American Nurses Credentialing Center, TÜBİTAK, Turkish Council of Higher Education, YÖK. Koç University is ranked among the best universities and research centers in Turkey by the Financial Times, QS and Times Higher Education. The university strives to be a global center of research and aims to influence intellectual, technological, economic and social development on a global scale.
