Syracuse University Opens Its Eighth Education Center Outside the US at Bahçeşehir University

Bahçeşehir University continues to strengthen its ties with educational institutions abroad. Under an agreement signed with Syracuse University, one of the well-established universities in the United States, Bahçeşehir University students will be able to study in New York without tuition costs.

The agreement signed between Bahçeşehir University and Syracuse University covers the establishment of a center within Bahçeşehir University, a joint education program and student exchange. Starting from the next academic year, Syracuse University students will come to Istanbul every year for one or two semesters to study at Bahçeşehir University, while Bahçeşehir University students will be able to continue their studies at Syracuse University's main campus in New York or at one of its centers in seven locations around the world.

Founded in 1870, Syracuse University has education centers in seven locations worldwide: London, Strasbourg, Florence, Santiago, Madrid, Hong Kong and Beijing. With the center opened at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul, this number rises to eight. Jon V.C. Booth, Director of International Programs at Syracuse University, describes the office opened in Istanbul with these words: "We had centers in East Asia and Europe. With the center opened at Bahçeşehir University, we have built the missing bridge between these two regions."

Booth describes his expectations and thoughts on the cooperation between Bahçeşehir and Syracuse Universities as follows: "We are an old university in a young country, while Bahçeşehir is a young university in a deep-rooted cultural geography. We have a lot to learn from each other. Istanbul is a point where cultures intersect. Given our university's vision, it was impossible for us to bypass Istanbul in our investments. I am very pleased that we chose a dynamic educational institution like Bahçeşehir University to work with in Istanbul. The university is no longer a concept that can exist by sitting in ivory towers and isolating itself from the world. With this vision, we make educational investments all over the world. For our Istanbul center, it was inevitable that we would cooperate with Bahçeşehir University, which shares this vision."

Syracuse University will employ its own staff at the center it has established within Bahçeşehir University; this staff will teach some of the courses taken by the students coming to Türkiye from the university, while Bahçeşehir University faculty members will teach the rest. Bahçeşehir University students going to New York will take all their courses from Syracuse University instructors.