“Learning not for school but life” is the slogan of Istanbul Bilgi University, the only private university in Turkiye that has been a member of the international university network “Laureate International Universities”.

Istanbul Bilgi University, founded in 1996, has approximately 23,000 students and more than 1000 academics and specialists located nearby from Golden Bay in the center of Istanbul. Furthermore, they provide their students with a fun and scientific atmosphere. To achieve this, the campuses are equipped with all the necessary supplies, classrooms, and scientific and specialized laboratories.

Students at the university  are offered the level of higher education in the United States of America, the African Union for Science and Technology, Asia, and the QS World Foundation. Over time, Istanbul Bilgi University has grown into 4 campuses with an area of 206,000 square meters, and by 2024, the number of graduates has reached more than 60,000. It is worth mentioning that the University has received several awards for quality and accreditation, including the adoption of CEA. CEA is one of the highest quality certificates of English language in the world. Other accreditations include MÜDEK for engineering sciences and the TPD by the Turkish Psychological Association.

Moreover, the university is teaching almost all its programs in English. There is also an electrical museum of the Ottoman Empire that is located inside the university.