Turkish German University (Turger University)
Turkish German University (Tur-ger University)
A new university in Turkey is to be established soon. The interesting fact about this university is that it is the first Turkish University founded in collaboration wit Germany.
The number of universities in Turkey has been reaching almost to 200. A web campaign in a recent blog in Turkish called 500 Üniversite (meaning 500 universities) is started to promote the increase the number of universities in Turkey to 500.
The following is the news about Turkish German University (Tur-ger University).
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier are set to sign on Friday the foundation agreement of a Turkish-German university in Istanbul, German embassy in Ankara said in a statement on Thursday.
“This is a mile-stone in the academic cooperation between the two countries,” the embassy said, describing the university as “the star project of the Ernst Reuter Initiative.”
The university will have faculties of law, science, economics, social sciences and engineering. Turkey will cover all expenses the construction of the university compound and the infrastructure.
Anatolian News Agency
