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2025–2026 Academic Year Opens with a Ceremony at Bahçeşehir University
The opening of the Bahçeşehir University 2025–2026 academic year was held with a ceremony. BAU Global President Enver Yücelannounced that R&D investments will increase by 100 percent.The ceremony, at which BAU President Prof. Dr. Esra Hatipoğluannounced that the newly built campus will open soon, concluded with the lecture of BAU Board of Trustees Member Prof. Dr. Heath W. Lowrytitled “Beşiktaş District: Past and Present.”
The BAU new academic year opening ceremony was held at the Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş South Campus. The ceremony was attended by BAU Global President Enver Yücel, Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions Board Member Semra Yücel, BAU Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Hüseyin Yücel, BAU President Prof. Dr. Esra Hatipoğlu, members of the BAU Board of Trustees, deans and academics.
I Am One of Those Who Believe in the Power of Education
Referring to Bahçeşehir University's soon-to-open new campus, Yücel said: “Some of my friends around the world ask, ‘Why don't you turn this place into a hotel?’ I am one of those who believe in the power of education. I am someone who knows how powerful education is. I believe that individuals, society and the world can only change through education. We built a university in the most beautiful place in the world, by the sea. We will open this place to young people, the hope of our future, our country and the future of the world. Of course, while building it, we are guided by the mission of the university of the future. There will be art here; our professors and students will meet the business world and industry here and develop projects for the future. I believe in this.”
The New Campus Will Open as Soon as Possible
Speaking at the ceremony, BAU President Prof. Dr. Esra Hatipoğlu, in her remarks on the new academic year, stated that Bahçeşehir University's new campus in Beşiktaş will open soon and said: “Together with its physical structure, the new campus is a symbol of our ambition for the future, our leadership in education and the value we place on our students. It is a source of pride for us.”
The History of Beşiktaş Presented
Following the opening speeches, BAU Board of Trustees Member Prof. Dr. Heath W. Lowry, in his lecture titled “Beşiktaş District: Past and Present,” described in detail the development of the district from past to present, accompanied by photographs and through its landmarks and the leading figures of the period.
