We Opened a Faculty in the EU

Continuing its international education investments, Bahçeşehir University has set its course for Latvia this time. Having established a faculty of architecture at RISEBA University in the capital Riga, Bahçeşehir's Turkish academics will teach European students. Latvian academics will also come to Türkiye for one or two semesters a year.

The Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Architecture and Design has established a faculty of architecture at RISEBA University in Riga, the capital of Latvia. From now on, Turkish academics will teach in Latvia students from Latvia and other European countries who wish to study architecture. The course content of the RISEBA University Faculty of Architecture, to which Bahçeşehir University's knowledge and experience in architecture are being transferred, will also be determined by the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Architecture. Thus, for the first time, a university from Türkiye will provide its own know-how for the establishment of a faculty at a university in Europe. Bahçeşehir University will also be the academic guarantor of the program. Speaking at the opening in Latvia last week, Bahçeşehir University Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Prof. Dr. Ahmet Eyüce said, "The RISEBA University Faculty of Architecture will take its academic operations and course content from us. 80 percent of the academics who will teach in Latvia will go from Türkiye. This is not an academic exchange program. Türkiye now exports education in addition to industrial and agricultural products. This is what makes us happiest." Noting that courses specific to Latvian and Baltic architectural culture will be offered, Eyüce stated that Latvian academics will also work at Bahçeşehir University for one or two semesters. The language of the program will be English. Speaking at the opening, RISEBA University Rector Irina Seninkova emphasized that this partnership would contribute positively to relations between the two countries. Bahçeşehir University Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design Prof. Dr. Ahmet Eyüce stated that the faculty would include the departments of architecture, industrial design and interior architecture.

"OUR CAPITAL IS KNOW-HOW"

Bahçeşehir Chairman of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel said that, as Turkish universities, they now have the experience to export educational know-how to the world. "Latvia is a member of the European Union (EU) and is striving to become the education hub of the region. In this way, we are promoting Türkiye, a Turkish university and our country in the most effective way. Our educational know-how becomes our capital," he said. In addition, Bahçeşehir University, which is also the academic guarantor of the program, has begun preparations to open a master's program at RISEBA University in the near future.