Işık University () is şıa private university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is a part of the Feyziye Schools Foundation's Işık Schools, which was established by the Feyz-i Sıbyan School in the city of Salonica on 14 December 1885 (now Thessaloniki).
History
The history of Feyziye Schools Foundation's Işık Schools (Feyziye Mektepleri Vakfı Işık Okulları) began with the establishment of Feyz-i Sıbyan School in the city of Salonica on 14 December 1885. It subsequently established additional schools in Salonica, including the Şemsi Efendi School attended by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Following the Balkan Wars, when the city became part of Greece, the foundation moved to Nişantaşı Naciye Sultan Mansion in Istanbul. In 1935 during the 50th anniversary of the School, the name was changed from "Feyziye" to "Işık" (which means "light" in Turkish) with the blessings of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In 1986, the foundation completed its Maslak campus, in order to meet the need for educational institutions.
At the beginning of the 1996–1997 academic year, Işık University was launched in the Maslak campus, starting a new page in the history of the foundation.
Feyziye Schools Foundation now offers studies at all levels from preschool to graduate level education.
Campuses
Işık University operates two campuses. The Maslak campus is located in one of the business centers of Istanbul, while the suburban Şile campus, located out of Istanbul, opened its doors in 2003. The Şile campus has been planned as a complete “educational campus” with dormitories, social facilities, and educational and administrative buildings situated in an area of . In 2005 summer, most of the university's academic and administrative departments (including the rector) moved to the Şile campus. Three faculties (Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences) and two institutes (Institute of Science and Engineering and Institute of Social Sciences) are located in Şile Campus, but the Faculty of Fine Arts remains in Maslak.
Academics
Işık University is home to 5 faculties and 2 institutes.
University Governance
Işık University is governed by a board of trustees, in conjunction with the university president and provosts and the deans of the various faculties.
Faculties and Departments
The faculties, institutes and departments of the university are
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Electronics Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mathematics Engineering
Department of civil Engineering
Department of Software Engineering
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Department of Mathematical Engineering
Department of Physics
Department of Information Technologies
Department of Management Information Systems
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
Department of Management
Department of International Trade
Department of Economics
Department of Political Sciences
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Graphic Arts and Graphical Design
Department of Visual Arts
Department of Interior Architecture
Department of Industrial and Industrial Products Design
Department of Fashion and Textile Design
Institute of Science and Engineering
Computer Engineering Programme (M.S., Ph.D.) Electronics Engineering Programme (M.S., Ph.D.) Mathematics Programme (M.S., Ph.D.) Information Technologies Programme (M.S.) Physics Programme (M.S.) Institute of Social Sciences Management Programme (M.A.) Management Information Systems Programme (M.S.) Middle East Studies Programme (M.A.) Contemporary Business Administration Programme (Ph.D.)
The university also incorporates an English as a Foreign Language School and a research center, namely Informatics Research and Development Center.