Piri Reis University

Universities are the centre of science, advancement and technology. The education institutions which cannot meet the requirements of the current age do not create a change as well, they do not perceive the need for change. Piri Reis University pushes the limits of knowledge with the principles of global awareness and with its strong prominent academic staff and students. It not only perceives the need for change, but also moves fast in the direction of being a world brand by creating the change itself.

Our students have world integrated, international educational opportunities by means of the ERASMUS partnerships we have with important European universities. We have received students from foreign countries and have sent our students abroad for the past seven years.

Being one of the leading institutions in the field of maritime not only in Turkey but also in the world, is our primary goal. Piri Reis University has been the centre of innovations and differences in maritime education since its establishment. We have installed advanced technology simulators so as to offer higher quality in education, we currently have 17 multipurpose simulation centres. Our students learn how to navigate a ship competently in these injury-free and controlled centers. Our training pool equipped with advanced technology is unique to Turkey. We can instantly create all kinds of unfavorable weather and sea conditions in our pool with the help of a remote control.

Today, we have student trainees and graduates on duty in several parts of the world. We have put the Ankara Ship back into service for our students following renovations and renewals. Every year, about 200 of our students do their two-month training on the Piri Reis University ship. The ship visits many ports in the Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions.

We educate competent and qualified engineers through student-centered and project-based education programs, implemented by the Engineering Faculty. Our students have already started working for prominent companies. We provide our students with the education necessary for our times, thanks to the computer-aided design laboratories we have in our school, where advanced technology engineering software is used. Our students can turn their theoretical education into practice and find a job easily with the help of the efficient university- industry cooperation we are currently experiencing.

The faculty of economics and administrative sciences in our university has a very strong and renowned academic staff. We can say that we have brought very important renowned professionals from the finance sector to our university. We aim at bringing our students together with the business world by making educational agreements with reputable institutions. Apart from having mainly finance and commerce departments, the “Management Information Systems” department has been established this year, due to the information and communication sector being the pioneer of rapid change and transformation in the world today. We intend to educate individuals who can improve and utilize their technical and strategic thinking skills easily in the business world with this program.

We provide 80% of our students with various rates of scholarships. Besides, we provide convenience for our students who cannot get scholarships through the “Deferred Tuition Payment System” that was developed by our university. In this system, if the student has paid a tuition fee, then we offer the opportunity of paying up to 80% of the full tuition fee back in installments within 4 to 5 years, at a reasonable rate. We provide job guarantees for our students. When our students graduate their jobs will be ready.

To provide world class, quality education and training; conduct research and create synergy between vocational and academic education in an environment of global competition. To educate young people equipped with the vocational and communication skills required in the competitive, global environment of the 21st century, who are perfectly trained and capable of operating in any corner of the world. Our aim is to produce graduates who also know how to learn, can think freely, are creative, inquisitive, entrepreneurial team players dedicated to constantly improving themselves. In addition they should be modern, cultured, kind and respectful, socially responsible and conscious citizens in line with the principles and revolutions of Atatürk and Turkish maritime customs and traditions.

We also aim to be a pacesetting university that develops national and international projects directly contributing to the lives of our fellow people, implements modern educational programs which are supported by a certain number of other social, cultural and human sciences.