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A Brief History of the Middle East Technical University

Middle East Technical University was founded on November 15, 1956 with the name: “Orta Doğu Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü” (Middle East High Technology Institute).

Important Dates and Stats for the Middle East Technical University

1956: The Department of Architecture was the first academic program to be launched.

1957: Launching of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

1958: Launching of the faculties of Architecture, Engineering, and Administrative Sciences.

1959: The project to establish the Faculty of Arts and Sciences was completed.

1982: The Middle East Technical University launched an academic program in the Faculty of Education.

Today, the Middle East Technical University has a total of 41 undergraduate programs in five faculties.

The Graduate Schools of Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Informatics, Applied Mathematics and Marine Sciences have about 107 graduate and 69 doctorate programs available.

For international students, it is worth mentioning that English is the principal language of instruction.

METU counts about 791 professors and associates professors, 225 academic instructors, and 1.273 research assistants in the various faculties.

It is a great pleasure to offer education to over 28.000 students. The total number of graduates presently is above 120.000.

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Undergraduate

Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Arts and Science
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering

Graduate Programs

Graduate School of Marine Sciences
Graduate School of Informatics
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Graduate School of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Applied Mathematics

Doctorate Programs

Graduate School of Marine Sciences
Graduate School of Informatics
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Graduate School of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Applied Mathematics

Admission requirements for universities in North Cyprus – Middle East technical University included is not complicated.

Please refer to our post on general admission requirements for North Cyprus universities.

Tuition Fee (Discount / Exemption)

Our University provides tuition discounts or exemptions for international students according to their academic performance. In order to benefit from discounts or exemptions, you do not need to make an application.

Moreover, METU provides several scholarships such as meal scholarships, dormitory scholarships, and aid in the form of cash from the METU Development Foundation.

Blue Ocean will help you in the preparation of all documents for admission in accordance with the requirements of METU or any other university and will assist in obtaining a scholarship for tuition where applicable.