Turkish-German University
Turkish-German University (Turkish: Türk-Alman Üniversitesi, German: Türkisch-Deutsche Universität) is a state university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university was founded in 2013 with the intent of having an institute merging academic traditions from both Germany and Turkey.[1] The university offers courses in Turkish, English and German.[1]
Türk-Alman Üniversitesi | |
| Established | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Halil Akkanat |
| Location | 41.144467°N 29.100895°E |
| Website | tau.edu.tr |
The costs for the university are shared by Germany and Turkey. Turkey is taking care of the costs of the buildings. From 2009-2020 around 28 Million Euro were invested from Germany by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.[2]
In 2016, six academics were dismissed,[3] including two faulty deans.[4] As a reaction to the critique stated by academics from Germany, the rector Halil Akkanat stated that academics from Germany only wanted to talk Turkey down.[5]
References
- Ubit. "Üniversitemiz Hakkında : Türk-Alman Üniversitesi | Türkisch-Deutsche Universität". www.tau.edu.tr. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- "Neuer Campus der Türkisch-Deutschen Universität eröffnet" (in German).
- Thomas Vitzthum (2016-11-01), Erdogan: Sechs Lehrkräfte von türkisch-deutscher Uni entlassen (in German), retrieved 2020-01-19
- "DUZ - Plötzlich ist Schluss".
- "Heikle Partnerschaft" (in German).