BAU International University Berlin Celebrates Its First Graduates

BAU International University Berlin, part of BAU Global, has celebrated its first graduates.

The ceremony, held at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) building, was attended by BAU Chairman of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel, BAU President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın, BAU International University Berlin President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Dieter Klingemann, State Secretary Steffen Krach of the Senate Chancellery, BAU International University Berlin Advisory Board Member Prof. Dr. Jutta Allmendinger, Prof. Javier Martin and Prof. Yüksel Pögün-Zander from the Faculty of Architecture, Dr. Peter Mantel from the Faculty of Business, as well as students and parents. Established in 2012 within a European Union country and accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat, WR) as the first Turkish university, BAU International University Berlin gave its first graduates from the Interior Architecture and Business Administration departments.

Stating that BAU Global continues its work with its universities around the world, Enver Yücelsaid: "We want this university in Berlin to serve as a bridge for intercultural dialogue, economic cooperation and Turkish-German relations. The presence of students from 43 countries here and the continued activities of an important member of BAU here is a very important development that makes us happy. Today we celebrated our first graduates, and it was wonderful to be here together with the presidents of our other campuses. I hope we will celebrate even better graduations together from now on."

Stating that this university is very special for them, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Dieter Klingemann said: "We attach great importance to cultural diversity. We attach great importance to students from different nations getting to know each other and being respectful and tolerant toward one another. We train our students to become professional managers in business management and design. One of the things that makes BAU Berlin special is that we run student and faculty exchange programs with BAU Istanbul. This is necessary for the two countries to understand each other and is important given the current situation. We do not observe any conflict among the students. They become very good friends and are proud to be part of an international student community."

At BAU International Berlin, students study undergraduate programs in Interior Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication and Business Administration in English. As the first Turkish university to educate students from all over the world within the borders of the European Union, especially in Germany, BAU International Berlin is developing two new programs: architecture in the field of design and digital business in the field of business. At BAU International Berlin, a multicultural and multilingual learning environment is provided through programs taught in English in parallel with the programs in Istanbul, general courses on Berlin and Germany for students coming from Istanbul, German language courses, Turkish language courses offered to students coming from Germany, and various academic events. Students complete an important period of their education here, experiencing intercultural dialogue both in theory and in practice. The education programs and scientific work carried out at BAU International Berlin also contribute to the more effective and productive development of the educational bridge between the two cultures and countries. As it celebrates its first graduates, BAU International Berlin is progressing toward becoming a world university with students from 48 different countries.