We will be so pleased to have you prefer the first and only Aquatic Sciences and Engineering Programme of Turkey…

 ‘Water’ is the most important natural resource and it becomes more valuable every single day. People requirement who can manage this resource with an integrated approach and evaluate for industrial purposes increase in both public and private enterprises everyday. Because, water resources have the greatest reserves to meet the food, medicine and cosmetic needs of over seven billion people in the world as well as to meet people's drinking water needs and building an excellent ecosystem for the organisms. The oppurtunity to benefit more from water resources has been arised by the fact that our country is in a “peninsula” position surrounded by the Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea, and it also harbor freshwater resources with different properties.

The name of our faculty was changed as “Faculty of Aquatic Sciences” on July 3, 2017.This change is not only a “name change”. A education system has been created by changing our curriculum, by  training the human resources needed by relevant academic the fields and ministries.

Dear students,

Students who prefer our faculty will have the honor of learning the traditions which have long history of Istanbul University and training in an academic institution which have its own place in worlds respectable universities. Our faculty educates students who will be "Aquatic Sciences Engineers" by conducting a training program that includes in discovery the water world with scientific program during four years and will greatly enjoy the discovery.​ You will be in decision-making position on utilization, management, and providing sustainable use of water resources of our country with accumulated knowledge as ‘Aquatic Sciences Engineer’. As experts, you will work at municipalities, and relevant ministries as an engineer. Aquatic Sciences Engineers will not only contribute knowledgeable human resources of our country but also you will possess knowledge to meet demands on aquatic sciences in every country. During your study, you will benefit from our laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art instruments, Sapanca and Gökçeada Research Units as well as our research vessels especially R/V Yunus-S.

Why you should prefer Aquatic Sciences and Engineering Programme;

• The opportunity to have enough training in aquatic sciences in not only our country, almost every country in the world,
• The oppurtunity to meet institutional experience and tradionts of Istanbul University which has a background of centuries.
• The opportunity to meet other students from other faculties by studying at the main campus (Beyazıt) of the university.
• The opportunity to study abroad by ERASMUS, MEVLANA and other bilateral agreements at least in 20 different countries.
• The opportunity to study with reputable academicians.
• The opportunity to study in our laboratories with modern equipments,
• The opportunity to research studies and trainings in national and international water bodies with our research vessels.
• The opportunity to work at all stakeholder institutions on “Water”; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Health of Republic of Turkey and municipalities.
• The opportunity to participate in social projects via Student Clubs.
• The opportunity to graduate from well-trained for collaborating in many industrial areas such as Cosmetics, Medicine, Food and Chemistry Industries.
• The opportunity to take a double graduation certificate in the Biology Department or Molecular Biology and Genetics Department of the Faculty of Science together with our programme.
• The opportunity to graduate with a proffesional English, after an English Preparation Programme and 30% English curriculum during 4 years.

Dear students;

We invite you to take part in a brand new area that will create new job opportunity to 100 million people within a decade that will enhance the scoiety welfare and provide sustainable development, known as “Blue Economy”. We wish to accomplish the spread of the success stories created by our previous graduates not only in our country but also in many countries such as Norway, Germany, Australia, Denmark and the Dominican Republic.

We want you to know that you have made a very important decision for your future by choosing this programme, which has a broad job opportunity area both in the public and private sectors. With this perspective, we welcome our students and their families who will join us by choosing the first and only Aquatic Science and Engineering Programme of our country.

Best regards,

Deanary of Faculty of Aquatic Sciences

Contact:

Secretary of Dean’s Office: +90212 455 57 00 (Int: 16383)

Faculty Publicity: +90555 303 84 60 (Prof. Dr. Meriç Albay, Head of the Faculty Publicity Commision)