Ibn Haldun University
Private foundation university in Basaksehir, İstanbul, Turkey
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Ibn Haldun University (Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi) or abbreviated as IHU, is a private foundation university located in Başakşehir, Istanbul. The university has a strong focus on the humanities and social sciences, and espouses a multilingual approach to education, namely in Turkish, English and Arabic.
Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | Fikri Bağımsızlık (Turkish) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Intellectual Sovereignty |
| Type | Private (Non-profit) |
| Established | 2015 |
| Affiliations | |
| President | Prof. Dr. İrfan Gündüz |
| Rector | Atilla Arkan |
| Location | , |
| Language | English, Turkish and Arabic |
| Campuses | |
| Colors | Crimson Blue |
| Website | https://www.ihu.edu.tr/en |
History
IHU was established by the Turkish Youth and Education Service Foundation, set up by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 1996 when he was Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.[1] The current rector is Prof. Dr. Atilla Arkan, who took over from his predecessor, the founding rector and president of IHU, Prof. Dr. Recep Şentürk in 2021.[2] In December 2019, IHU set up a four-year project to improve the understanding of the work of Al-Tirmidhi.[3] It also held a seminar to celebrate the work of Fuat Sezgin.[4]
Campus
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The university is located in Başakșehir, in the western outskirts of Istanbul, where a new campus opened in the fall of 2020. It also has a campus besides the Süleymaniye Mosque in Fatih, which houses the Alliance of Civilizations Institute (Turkish: MEDIT) and Islamic Studies department.
Schools
- School of Law
- School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Islamic Studies
- School of Communication
- School of the Humanities and Social Sciences[5]
The various languages of instruction of Ibn Haldun University are Turkish, English, and Arabic, and are under the remit of the School of Languages.[6]
Academic activities
The school of humanities and social sciences include the following departments:
- Department of History
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Economics
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Comparative Literature
- Department of Political Science and International Relations[5]
Institutes of the University
Notable faculty
- Recep Şentürk — Turkish sociologist
- Suraiya Faroqhi — German historian
- Halil Berktay — Turkish historian
- Heba Raouf Ezzat — Egyptian academic, writer and activist