KADİR HAS UNIVERSITY

2019-2020 STUDENT’S GUIDEBOOK

Dear Student,

As Kadir Has University, our main target is to provide higher education in a variety of academic
majors ranging from Science and Engineering to Humanity and Social Sciences in order to
graduate students who shall further become able to involve in and offer solutions to all kinds of
minor/major problems which human beings face/may face. To this end, we have developed the
“Kadir Has University Newer Education Model” which shall will nourish you with universal values
in order to equip you with all the competencies required over time and enable you to become
freethinker individuals. We are proud to provide to you our exemplary brand new education
model, not only in Turkey but also in the world, developed through many innovative analysis
throughout our journey set out to become a world class university.

We look forward to meeting you with all our academic and administrative staff and to contribute
to science, art and society. I would like to welcome you to Kadir Has University, which is a real
center of science, culture, art and thought emphasizing once again that we are ready to support
you with all our administrative and academic staff.

I wish that every moment you will spend at Kadir Has University will be unforgettable throughout
your academic, intellectual and individual development.

Regards,

Prof. Dr. Sondan DURUKANOĞLU FEYİZ

Rector

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KADİR HAS
The founder of our University, the first Chairman of the Board
of Trustees, one of the prominent philanthropist businessmen
raised by the Republic of Turkey, owner of an order of merit,
departed dear Mr. Kadir believed that it was his greatest honor
and fidelity to give what he had earned from his country back
to his country; hence he worked throughout his life to repay the
“national service”. Owing to Kadir Has Foundation (HASVAK),
which he founded with his wife in 1991, he carried out
significant charitable works for the development of the country,
especially education and health.

In line with his will, he and his wife donated all their wealth to
this foundation.

Mr. Kadir Has, who always mentioned our university as his

“biggest realized dream“ however passed away in 2007 by
leaving immortal works, shall always ensoul within our
students whom he’s ever loved like his own children, as well
as in the philosophy of our university with his principles, world
view, devotion to his nation and love of education.

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 Contents
8 2019-2020 Academic Year Orientation Program
10 SPARKS (Student Portal: Academic
Registration and Knowledge System)
11 KHAS Learn Learning Management System
12 Information Center
15 Student Advisory System
16 Academic Ethics
17 Supplementary Programs (Double Major, Minor, Transfer)
18 International Relations (Erasmus and Exchange Office)
21 Scholarships
23 University Units
24 Health Service
25 Sports Facilities
26 Student Council
27 Student Clubs
29 Vocational School of Foreign Languages and English
Preparatory Course
31 Lifelong Education Academy (YBEA)
32 Industrial Relations and Technology Transfer Office
33 Career Office
35 Alumni Relations Office
36 KhasFest
37 Rezan Has Museum
38 Gallery KHAS
39 Student Activity Calendar
41 Academic Calendar of 2019-2020 Academic Year
42 Info and Contact

Supplementary information and the notifications on relevant legislation can be followed

through www.khas.edu.tr web address.

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2019-2020 Academic Year
Orientation Program

Orientation Program has a significant importance with regard to

the opportunity for students to get a better knowledge on the
university in broad strokes and to guide their wishes and
preferences in terms of their academic and social, cultural and
sporting development starting from the first day of their
education. Please make a point of attending the orientation
program.

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 Orientation Program
September 16th 2019, Monday

TRACK 1 - TRACK 4
(For Prep. Students)
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome Surprise
10:10 - 10:25 Keynote Speech - Prof. Dr. Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz - Rector
10:30 - 10:45 About English Preparatory Program - Dr. Yasemin Aydemir, Faculty Member
10:45 - 11:00 Academic Honesty
11:00 - 11:10 Struggle Against Sexual and Sexist Harassment
11:15 - 11:20 Keep on with Surprises!
11:20 - 11:35 Compulsory Academic Units Throughout Academic Life (Video Show)
11:40 - 11:45 KHAS Music Band “Moliendo Cafe”
(Thanks to Contributions of Academic, Administrative Staff, Students and Graduate Students)
11:50 - 12:00 KHAS Exchange Students
12:00 - 12:10 KHAS Sports people
12:10 - 13:00 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Track 1 and Track 4 Program Intro (Place to be Announced)

10:00 - 18:00 Students’ Clubs Intro (A Block Hall / Day-long Organization)

17:00 - 18:00 DJ Party (Amphi Yard / for All Students)

TRACK 2 - TRACK 3
(For Prep. Students)
10:30 - 13:00 Track 2 and Track 3 Program Intro (Place to be Announced)
13:00 - 13:10 Welcome Surprise
13:10 - 13:25 Keynote Speech - Prof. Dr. Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz - Rector
13:30 - 13:45 About English Preparatory Program - Dr. Yasemin Aydemir, Faculty Member
13:45 - 14:00 Academic Honesty
14:00 - 14:10 Struggle Against Sexual and Sexist Harassment
14:15 - 14:20 Keep on with Surprises!
14:20 - 14:35 Compulsory Academic Units Throughout Academic Life (Video Show)
14:40 - 14:45 KHAS Music Band “Moliendo Cafe”
(Thanks to Contributions of Academic, Administrative Staff, Students and Graduate Students)
14:50 - 15:00 KHAS Exchange Students
15:00 - 15:10 KHAS Sports people

10:00 - 18:00 Students’ Clubs Intro (A Block Hall / Day-long Organization)

17:00 - 18:00 DJ Party (Amphi Yard / for All Students)

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Orientation Program
September 17th 2019, Tuesday

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences • Faculty of Art and Design • Faculty of
Communication (For Department Freshmen)
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome Surprise
10:10 - 10:25 Keynote Speeches: Student Council Representative
Prof. Dr. Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz - Rector
10:30 - 11:10 About Your Institute/Department - Panel
11:10 - 11:20 Academic Honesty
11:20 - 11:30 Struggle Against Sexual and Sexist Harassment
11:30 - 11:35 Keep on with Surprises!
11:35 - 11:50 Compulsory Academic Units Throughout Academic Life (Video Show)
11:50 - 11:55 KHAS Music Band “Moliendo Cafe”
(Thanks to Contributions of Academic, Administrative Staff, Students and Graduate Students)
12:00 - 12:05 KHAS Students
12:05 - 12:10 KHAS Exchange Students
12:10 - 12:15 KHAS Sports people
12:15 - 12:20 KHAS, From a Graduate to a Student

10:00 - 18:00 Students’ Clubs Intro (A Block Hall / Day-long Organization)

16:00 - 18:00 DJ Party (Amphi Yard / for All Students)

Faculty of Law • Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences •

Faculty of Business Administration (For Department Freshmen)
13:00 - 13:10 Welcome Surprise
13:10 - 13:25 Keynote Speeches: Student Council Representative
Prof. Dr. Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz - Rector
13:30 - 14:10 About Your Institute/Department - Panel
14:10 - 14:20 Academic Honesty
14:20 - 14:30 Struggle Against Sexual and Sexist Harassment
14:30 - 14:35 Keep on with Surprises!
14:35 - 14:50 Compulsory Academic Units Throughout Academic Life (Video Show)
14:50 - 14:55 KHAS Music Band “Moliendo Cafe”
(Thanks to Contributions of Academic, Administrative Staff, Students and Graduate Students)
15:00 - 15:05 KHAS Students
15:05 - 15:10 KHAS Exchange Students
15:10 - 15:15 KHAS Sports people
15:15 - 15:20 KHAS, From a Graduate to a Student

10:00 - 18:00 Students’ Clubs Intro (A Block Hall / Day-long Organization)

16:00 - 18:00 DJ Party (Amphi Yard / for All Students)

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 SPARKS (Student Portal:
Academic Registration and
Knowledge System)
It is a student affairs program where student registration procedures and academic follow-up are executed over the
internet and all student information is archived. All students should attend the introductory programs throughout the
orientation program in order to learn the full functioning of the program.
All SPARKS announcements as well as all e-mail messages delivered to students’ e-mail addresses assigned by
the university are considered as notified to official address. Students are obliged to check SPARKS
announcements regularly; Kadir Has University assumes no responsibility for problems that may occur in different
situations.
http://sparks.khas.edu.tr
The student can benefit from SPARKS system with a password created for him/herself during registration, which can
further be changed from the system. The transactions which the student can perform by entering the system are as
follows:
1) Select courses, register courses and send them to advisor for approval
2) View advisor approvals
3) Prepare weekly academic schedule
4) View grades
5) Make online payments
6) Update address and telephone information
7) Follow announcements
8) Request transcript and student certificate.

In order to use SPARKS and KHAS Learn systems effectively, it is essential for students to keep
active their e-mail addresses with the extension khas.edu.tr assigned during registration.

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KHAS Learn
Learning Management
System
KHAS Learn is a learning management system that enables the presentation of course materials in electronic
environment, facilitating the communication between student and faculty members and designing course activities in
an electronic environment.

Through KHAS Learn system, users have access to their class lectures from anywhere in the world using their unique
user name and password from any computer, tablet or smart phone with an internet access and a web browser.

KHAS Learn in University

The system, which has been launched in our university as of 2019, enables class lectures to become interactive by
enriching content, facilitating the communication between student and faculty members and extracurricular activities.
Training and support services related to the system are executed by the Directorate of Information Technologies.

In addition; you can get support from

- help tab in KHAS Learn web page, or by sending an e-mail to learn@khas.edu.tr e-mail address,
- Directorate of Information Technologies located in Block D of Kadir Has University Cibali Campus.

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 Information Center
The Information Center supports the education and research programs of our students by meeting all kinds of
requirements on information resources. Owing to equal, unlimited and innovative information services, we aim to give
our students competencies that shall provide them competitive advantage in their academic and professional lives.

Natural Membership:
Our students are natural members of the Information Center. We are awaiting You, our new comers to the Lending
Desk to meet and activate your Khas Information Center accounts.

Borrowing/Lending:
Our students can borrow as many books, magazines and movies as they need from the Information Center collections.
The time extension regarding the borrowed resources is executed via the Information Center account. You can use
“@stu.khas.edu. tr” e-mail user name and password for this transaction.

Information Resource Request:

Our students can request and suggest supplementary information resources in line with their educational and research
activities and intellectual development needs, in order to be further added to the Information Center collections. These
requests are evaluated within the Collection Development Policy; and met as soon as possible through purchase or
interlibrary borrowing service. Our students can borrow/access printed and/or electronic resources from 187 domestic
and over 7000 university libraries abroad within the scope of “Interlibrary Borrowing” service via Information Center.

Supporting Curriculum:
The “Student Reserve Collection” which includes the basic and supplementary resources of some courses, is
updated every academic semester upon the request of the faculty members. This collection is located behind the
Lending Desk and reserved resources can be borrowed within the period specified by the faculty members (4 hours,
overnight and daily).

Printed and Electronic Collections:

Our collections consist of 80.000 printed books, over 8.000 DVDs, 370.000 e-books, and a total of 60.000 electronic
academic and popular journals and periodicals 97 of which are printed. In addition; students have access to over
540.000.000 academic resources through 93 online database to which Information Center has already subscribed.
Electronic resources are available 7/24 both within and outside the campus.
In order to access the resources from outside the campus, students should log on http://icproxy.khas.edu.tr/login
using their Khas Wi-Fi user name and passwords.

Homework and Research Support:

In order to benefit from the services and facilities offered by the Information Center effectively, our students can
participate in “Individual and Group Training Sessions”, and they can request an appointment from the Information
Center team for their homework, research and thesis studies.

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What is a course credit?
What is course selection
and its importance?
Course Credit is the denomination of the quantitative study put
forward by the students regarding any course.
Education in the faculty is executed in accordance with the instructional plan resolved by the relevant committees and
approved by the University Senate by taking into account the common courses determined by the Higher Education
Council and taking the opinions of the Departments/Institutes.
The amount of course credit-hours required in order to graduate from Departments/Majors of the Institutions is clearly
stated in their instructional plans.
The courses in the instructional plan consist of both compulsory and elective courses. Students are obliged to register
in both compulsory courses and elective courses, but they can choose the elective courses from a certain group of
courses.
Compulsory attendance requirement is 70% for theoretical courses and 80% regarding independent applied courses
such as laboratories, projects and workshops.
Students who fail to meet the compulsory attendance requirement cannot take the final exam and fail the course.
Students who register and pass the compulsory courses as well as the elective courses determined in the instructional
plan in such a way to obtain the total course credits set forth by the related departments and who have increased their
weighted grade point average to a minimum of 2.00, and completed all studies (including internships) specified in the
regulation are deemed to have completed their education and are considered eligible to be awarded with a diploma.

Student Advisors
Each student is assigned a faculty member advisor by the relevant department. The supervisor guides the student
throughout his/her higher education and gives coaching regarding the compulsory and elective courses he/she has to
take within the framework of Undergraduate, Double Major and Minor Programs.
You should plan and organize your courses coordinating with your advisors and have all courses approved by them
during the registration and renewal procedures in a semester.
You can get support from faculty members in all issues related to your academic life and it will also be appropriate to
discuss these issues with your advisors first.

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 Academic
Ethics

All students and faculty members should pay attention to the

principles of research ethics, publication ethics and academic
ethics covered in Kadir Has University Directive Regulating
Scientific Research and Publication Ethics.
Disciplinary proceedings are executed against the students who
are found to be in violation of ethical rules such as plagiarism and
copying and in case the crime is detected, these people are
sentenced with penalties covered in the Disciplinary Regulation in
accordance with the recommendations of the ethics committee,
and where necessary considering the most severe sanction they
are suspended from the university.

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Supplementary Programs

1. Double Major Program (DMP)

The aim of the Double Major Program is to enable students who successfully pursue their undergraduate program to
study for a second bachelor’s degree in a different major.

Students may apply for the double major program while pursuing an undergraduate program on the dates specified in
the academic calendar earliest at the beginning of the third semester and latest at the beginning of the fifth semester.

2. Minor Program (MP)

It is a program that enables students who successfully carry out one of the major undergraduate programs of Kadir
Has University to be trained in another field of interest, the student who completes the minor program with a grade
point average of a minimum 2.00 is granted a minor certificate.

3. Internal Transfer
(Within Departments and Programs)
Internal transfer may be executed in accordance with the legislation of the Council of Higher Education within the
equivalent programs pursuant to success or the Central Placement Score within the scope of Additional Clause-1 upon
the approval of the Board of Directors’ resolution of the relevant unit.

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 International Relations
Erasmus and Exchange Office
Throughout their academic life, our students can benefit from collaborations with leading universities of the world on
the basis of double degree, student exchange programs, Erasmus+ and international summer school programs.
As Kadir Has University, we have collaboration agreements with 210 universities in 47 countries.
Double Degree Opportunities
Coventry University (United Kingdom) (3+1 program)
Bremen University (Germany) (1+1 Master’s Degree Program in Communication Sciences)
New York Institute of Technology (USA) (3+2 program with a Master’s Degree - MDBF)
Georgia State University (USA) (4+1 LLM program – Faculty of Law)
Exchange Program (Bachelor’s Degree)
The Ohio State University Moritz Coolege of Law (USA)
St. John’s University School of Law (USA)
SUNY Fredonia (USA)
Louisiana State University (USA)
Northeastern Illinois University (USA)
Roosevelt University (USA)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA)
California Polytechnic State University - Obispo (USA)
Texas State University - San Marcos (USA)
University of Indianapolis (USA)
Northern Michigan University (USA)
University of Michigan-Flint (USA)
North Central College (USA)
Universität Koblenz-Landau (Germany)
FilmAkademie Baden (Germany)
Bremen University (Germany)
Universidad de Congreso (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Argentina)
New Design University (Austria)
Baku Slavic University (Azerbaijan)
Ada University (Azerbaijan)
University of Ruse (Bulgaria)
Renmin University (China)
Southwest Jiatong University (China)
Zhejiang Gongshang University (China)
International Institute for Higher Education (Morocco)
Hebron University (Palestine)
Brest Business School (France)
University of Zagreb (Croatia)
Jamia Millia Islamia University (India)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)
University of Delhi (India)
Amity University (India)
The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Coventry University (United Kingdom)
The University of Dublin, Trinity College (Ireland)
Beit Berl College (Israel)
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Israel)
Tel-Aviv University (Israel)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Israel)
The Graduate Institute of Geneva (Switzerland)
Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland)
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
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International University in Geneva (Switzerland)
Yamaguchi University (Japan)
University of Waterloo (Canada)
Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
McGill University of School of Continuing Studies (Canada)
Ahmet Yassawi International University (Kazakhstan)
Almaty University of Power Engineering (Kazakhstan)
Kazakh State Women’s Teacher Training University (Kazakhstan)
Almaty Management University (Kazakhstan)
Kazakh Humanitarian Juridical Innovative University (Kazakhstan)
The University Foundation of the Andrean Area (Colombia)
Universidad de la Salle (Colombia)
Kookmin University (Korea)
Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
Kangwon National University (Korea)
University of Seoul (Korea)
Yeungnam University (Korea)
Solbridge International School of Business
Yonsei University (Korea)
Hanyang University (Korea)
Korea University (Korea)
Konkuk University (Korea)
Universium University College (Kosovo)
Lebanese International University (Lebanon)
Management and Science University (Malaysia)
Instuto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas (Mexico)
Escuela Bancaria y Comercial (Mexico)
Superior University (Pakistan)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (Pakistan)
Beaconhouse National University (Pakistan)
University of Constanta (Romania)
Unıversitatea Titu Maiorescu (Romania)
St. Petersburg Law Academy (Russia)
Southern Federal University (Russia)
National Teipei University (Taiwan)
National Teipei University of Business (Taiwan)
National Chung Hsin University (Taiwan)
National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
Providence University (Taiwan)
Volodymyr Dahl Eastern University (Ukraine)
University of Petra (Jordan)
The University of Jordan (Jordan)
Universidad Catolica del Uruguay (Uruguay)
University of Athens (Greece)
Ionian University (Greece)
Participate in Erasmus and remove the borders
Kadir Has University attaches importance to international academic and cultural cooperation which supports research
via European Universities and exchange programs within the framework of EU Programs and projects.

Our university has negotiated Erasmus+ student exchange agreements with 126 universities from 27 European
countries. In addition, we have negotiated agreements with 10 universities in 7 non-EU countries within the scope of
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project. By 2009, our university was awarded the Expanded Erasmus
Declaration which added the internship exchange program to our cooperation with European countries. Since 2015,
we are a member of the European Internship Consortium, established in cooperation with 5 universities and industry.
Thus, our students have the opportunity to work and gain short-term experience in many companies located in
European countries and performing business in markets relevant with their major.

Erasmus + is a unique opportunity for the student to become a world citizen. Meeting with students from different
cultures and countries shall broaden the student's vision in every aspect. Through this program, our students shall
acquire many academic and cultural achievements. Students should contact Erasmus and Exchange Office for details,
application dates and requirements.

For a list of contracted universities and related departments, please

see: https://international.khas.edu.tr/uploads/source/erasmus-2018-2019.pdf

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Scholarships
• Kadir Has Honorary Scholarship
• Tuition Assistance Grant
• Life Support / Dormitory Scholarship
• Active Student Scholarship
• Sports Scholarship

For more detailed and up-to-date information about scholarships, please visit our website.

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Which units should I get
to know in order to
facilitate campus life?

Directorate of Student’s Affairs

This unit is responsible of the registration and admission process of the students, processing the resolutions of
relevant faculties regarding students to the Academic Registration and Information System (SPARKS), executing
course registration, add-drop and withdrawal procedures on the dates specified in the Academic Calendar, preparing
documents such as student certificate and academic record, graduation procedures, and other tasks such as printing
and distribution of diploma, certificates and annexes to diploma.

It provides supporting services to all faculties, departments and programs of the university in their assigned fields.
Directorate of Student’s Affairs acts as a bridge between student, their families and other units of the university.

Faculty Secretariat
The secretariat of the faculty performs the administrative tasks of the faculties and is the first help desk where students
shall submit their petitions (such as a health report). The secretariat of the faculty also facilitates the meeting of
students with faculty members.

Methods of Problem Solving

Students who encounter problems throughout their academic life should initially consult their advisors. In case of
failure to obtain a solution from the consultations with the advisor and the head of the relevant department/program,
the student should consult with the relevant Dean or, if deemed necessary, apply to the relevant Dean's Office in
writing. Regarding problems that cannot be solved at Dean's Office, the Deputy Rector who is responsible for Student
Affairs shall guide the students. In addition, Directorate of Student’s Affairs, the secretariat of the relevant Dean/
Directorate, Executive Assistant of the Rector's Office and the Secretary General shall support the students at every
stage. The final decision-making body regarding students' demands and problems is the Executive Board of the
University.

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 Health Services
DOCTORs as well as PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLORs officiate in the university campus.
The students of our university can apply to these units, have a medical examination and get their prescriptions when
necessary. In addition, our university is in co-ordination with full-fledged hospitals located close to our campus.

Kadir Has Campus 0212 533 65 32 / 1255
Working Hours: 08:30-17:30 (weekdays)

Psychologists serving at the campus of our university work with the appointment system.

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Sports Facilities
Kadir Has University is active in a wide range of sports. Sports facilities carried out in the University aims to improve
the physical abilities of students other than academic and cultural activities as well as to contribute to the development
of their physical health.
Kadir Has Campus has a fitness saloon, indoor gym and climbing wall for the use of students, academic and
administrative staff.
Sports facilities in our university are carried out in three different fields via expert coaches with national team
experience: University team training, individual and group work, in-university and inter-university organizations.
Kadir Has University attaches great importance to the development of students in sports facilities as well as their
education.

Sports Scholarship
Students enrolled in undergraduate programs who certify that they are successful in a sports facility and those who
participate in the university team may be awarded with Sports Scholarships. The rates are annually determined by the
Scholarship Committee.

Sports Teams Performing in our University;

• Rowing (Women-Men) • Tennis (Men) • Archery (Women-Men) • Judo

• Football (Men)
• Basketball (Women-Men)
• Athletics
• Volleyball (Women-Men)
• Handball (Men)
• Table Tennis (Women-Men)
• Fencing (Men)
• Chess (Women-Men)
• Squash (Women-Men)
• Korfball (Women-Men)
• Badminton (Women-Men) • Beach Volley (Women-Men)
• Swimming (Women-Men) • Basketball 3x3 (Women-Men)
• Sailing (Women-Men)
• Karate
• Futsal

Contact:
Student Teams and Club Activities Office
asli.bebek@khas.edu.tr

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 Participate in University
Administration
The Student Council, which consists of students nominated in a democratic environment by their friends in order to
represent them, facilitates an effective communication between the university governing bodies and the students and
ensures students’ active participation in the resolutions and administrative affairs.

Student Council:
• Representatives of the Faculties and the Chairman of the Student Council participate in the student-related
sessions of the Board Meetings on behalf of the students, speak out on problems related to the students, present
opinions and offer solutions.
• Produces solutions and projects by working with a scientific, creative, innovative and researching approach to
solve student problems and to improve the issues of interest to the students.
• The Student Council deals with the promotion and announcement of the opportunities in our university in order to
provide the best use for the students, conducts surveys and prepares reports to determine the views of the
students.
• All students enrolled in faculties, institutes as well bachelor’s degree and associate degree programs of our
university are natural members of the Student Council and can participate in all activities.

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Campus Life •
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•
Kemalist Ideology Club
Folk Dance and Folk Music Club
Aviation Club

is Different
• Law Club
• Dance Club
• Khas Riders

with Student
• Mountaineering and Outdoor Sports Club
• Graphic Design Club
• Career Club

Club
• Erasmus Club
• International Student Club
• Finance and Banking Club

Activities
• Short Film Club
• Photography Club
• Logistics Club
• Real Estate and Asset Valuation Club
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)
Recognizing the importance of the supplementary • Model United Nations Club
activities for students' personal development, their • Music Club
leisure time in order to increase in their knowledge, • Advertising Club
skills and creativity, our University supports social, • Industrial Design Club
cultural, sporting and artistic activities in addition to • Chess Club
contemporary education. • Political Science and International Relations Club
• Cinema Club
These activities of our university include panels, • New Media Club
conferences and forums starring esteemed scientists, • Psychology Club
politicians, executives, businessmen, experts, • Innovative Entrepreneur Leaders Club (GİLT)
entertaining interviews with popular artists/performers, • Architecture Club
concerts, theater plays, autograph sessions, sports • Sailing Club
events, festivals, excursions, exhibitions and • Radio Club
competitions. • Gaming Club
• Acting Club
Increasing numbers and highly successful • Cycling Club
performances of Student Clubs provide the opportunity • Visual Communication and Design Club
for students to take responsibility in their fields of • Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Club
interest and differentiate themselves after the university.

Contact:
Student Teams and Club Activities Office
asli.bebek@khas.edu.tr

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Vocational School of
Foreign Languages and
English Preparatory Course
Department of Foreign Languages (YDB)
Academic concept of Kadir Has University, which set out with the aim of being a world university in the heart of Istanbul,
aims to provide its graduates excellent knowledge and skills in a major, proficiency in at least one foreign language, and
ensure them to be confident, responsible individuals who can foresee and shape the changes in the world.

Vocational School of Foreign Languages is established to coordinate educational activities in order to provide Kadir Has
University graduates proficiency in at least one foreign language. The units affiliated with the vocational school are the
English Preparatory Program, the Academic English Program, the Contemporary Languages Program and the iLearning
Center. The common goal of these units is to provide students who are enrolled in an undergraduate program in Kadir
Has University where the medium of instruction is fully or partially English with an advanced level of English
communication skills they will need throughout their academic and business life as well as a sufficient level of second
foreign language skills which shall enable them to communicate throughout their daily life. Department of Foreign
Languages is responsible for the design, planning and implementation of the activities of these units in a holistic approach
that shall support each other and is compatible with the university's general philosophy of education.

English Preparatory Program (EPP)

Every student enrolled in an undergraduate program in Kadir Has University where the medium of instruction is fully or
partially English however does not meet the exemption requirements are required to participate in the English
Placement and Proficiency Exam held by the Vocational School of Foreign Languages.

The first session of this three-step exam is a test that reveals the student’s current level of English language and is a
threshold regarding the 2nd session Proficiency Exam. Students who cannot pass the required threshold in this exam are
directly registered into beginner or pre-intermediate (Track 1 and Track 2) levels of English Preparatory Program
pursuant to their scores. Those who are determined to be intermediate level or above are required to take Part A of the
English Proficiency Exam. Students who pass the required threshold in this exam take Part B of the English Proficiency
Exam; those whose total score out of A and B sessions of English Proficiency Exam is 60 and above are considered as
eligible to begin their undergraduate programs. Students whose total score out of A and B sessions of English Proficiency
Exam is below 60 are registered into English Preparatory Program.

Some of the international language exams are considered sufficient in order to be exempted from the English Preparatory
Program. The minimum scores required in these exams are as follows:

TOEFL-IBT CAE CPE PTE-Academic

78 C C 60 (min 59 in each part)
Valid for 2 years Valid for 3 years Valid for 3 years Valid for 2 years

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 Academic English Program (AEP)
Academic English Program (AEP) offers courses aimed at improving the written and oral communication, critical
analysis, and research skills needed for academic studies of our students who are exempt from the English
Preparatory Program and have begun their undergraduate program in their faculties. AEP students concentrate on the
pre-determined subjects during a semester, read, listen to, watch, and analyze academic texts, and experience the
effective use of these written and oral texts by preparing academic texts, presentations, and reports. In this way,
students are aimed to develop an effective command of English discourse which they will require in academic and
professional life. In addition to our class and group activities, our students have the opportunity develop themselves by
getting individual feedback on the work they produce during their one-to-one meetings with their instructors at least
twice in each semester.

Contemporary Languages Program (CLP)

Today, communicating in a second foreign languages other than English is a positive qualification and essential in terms
of contributing to their academic and professional life as well as intercultural interaction. As an academic institution that is
aware of this subject, Contemporary Languages Program provides students the opportunity to learn a sufficient level of
second foreign language such as Kurdish, Armenian, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Italian, German, French or Spanish which
shall enable them to communicate throughout their daily life. Students can take one of these elective courses during their
undergraduate program.

iLearning Center
The aim of the iLearning Center is to help all members of our university improve their written and verbal communication
skills. This Center identifies the individual demands and needs of our students regarding learning English language and
conducts studies and guidance in line with these needs and individual learning trends.

Our key priorities include helping to develop individual and independent learning skills, as well as supporting and
strengthening English courses at our university. Course schedules are available to identify the priority needs of the
individual, prepare programs in order to meet these needs, provide material and feedback, follow the developmental
progress of the students and provide the necessary guidance and support according to the changing needs over time in
order to improve, support and promote individual learning as well as to improve students' language skills.

The iLearning Center also provides students the opportunity to participate in additional courses and workshops that will
ensure them to improve themselves in the subjects and skills they are challenged to improve their English language
proficiency. In addition to short lectures, these courses consist of supplementary studies, course materials, and practical
exercises. The courses provide students the opportunity to receive feedback to guide their learning and help them
develop solutions to specific problem areas.

In order to develop and promote language learning, it provides our students with activities and facilities for using,
developing and practicing English in a comfortable environment outside the classroom. Our goal is to provide information
about useful online language learning channels and materials, to encourage the use of these online resources, and to
maximize the benefit to our students by producing appropriate relevant materials where necessary.

The iLearning Center also assists graduates and students of the university in their application for post graduate education
as well as internships and job applications abroad. We will be glad to meet you and assist for all your needs.

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Lifelong Education Academy (YBEA) was established to develop and carry out current, sectoral, authentic and
effective certified training programs in addition to formal undergraduate and graduate education programs in order to
train qualified human resources that will contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the society.
Lifelong Education Academy (YBEA) cooperates with non-governmental, private, national and international institutions/
organizations in addition to our university and other universities, while creating educational models that will identify
qualified social needs and offer qualified solutions to these needs.

Programs that shall directly improve the life quality of individuals are supported by the academic units of our university
as well as professional executives. Academy offers personal development programs, skill based training programs,
short course programs and institutional programs to both our students and the general public society.

Some of the training programs organized by the Lifelong

Education Academy are:
• Real Estate Development Academy
• Certificate Program for Basic Training on Conciliation in Legal Disputes
• Executive Development Programs
• Training of Trainers
• Data Science and Application in Cyber Security
• Certificate Program on Introduction to Crypto Currencies
• Neuroleadership and Decision Making and Mindfulness at Work
• Bitcoin, Blockchain and Crypto Coins
• Coaching School
• Uğur Mumcu Foundation of Investigative Journalism (Um: Ag Academy)
• Project Preparation for EU and Development Agency Funds (PCM)
• Certificate Program for Real Estate Sales Expertise
• Certificate Program on Real Estate Project Development, Marketing and New Trends in Real Estate
• Certificate Program on Digital Marketing and Social Media Expertise
• HR Analytics
• Data Analytics Academy
• Cibali Academy
• Mobile Transformation and Innovation in the Digital Age
• School of Futurism
• Diction and Photography
• Creative Writing
• Yacht Design
• Certificate Program for Yachting and Sailing

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 Industrial Relations and
Technology Transfer Office
Industrial Relations and Technology Transfer Office, established in 2014 with the support of TUBITAK, continues its
activities under the Directorate of R&D Resources in Kadir Has University.

Technology Transfer Offices are structures which are active in the world and in Turkey since the early 2000s, whose
basic functions are University-Industry Collaboration, Project Development, Intellectual Property Rights - Patents and
Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Promotion Activities. Basically, they aim to build a synergistic cooperation
between the academy, industry and the public and maximize the Research and Development output.

The primary objective of the Industrial Relations and Technology Transfer Office which follows the mission of our founder
Kadir Has in contributing to the economic and social development of our country in line with his philosophy of “Paying
back for National Service” is to serve as a bridge for strengthening cooperation between the university, the industry and
the public, to enable the ecosystem of the University consisting of students, academicians and graduates to understand
the needs of themselves as well as the industry through innovative ways by using technology and science, to offer
solutions and to develop the added value created by the entrepreneurship in their own business and industry.

The Industrial Relations and Technology Transfer Office's

understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation is based on
bringing together 5 main disciplines:
X advanced technology,
X most creative design,
X most profitable business,
X most effective communication,
X most rigorous legal framework

Activities of Industrial Relations and Technology Transfer Office

• “Incubation” support in the thematic area for • Digital Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurs • Entrepreneurship Activities
• Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Growth Hacking for Entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Business and Trade • In-house Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology • Business Angel and VC
• Creativity and Design in Innovative Entrepreneurship • Projects and Collaborations with Companies and
• Entrepreneurship and Communication Opinion Leaders
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation in terms of Law • Periodic Meetings with Industry-Leading Companies

Industrial Collaborations and Financial Supports:

To act as a bridge between the university and the sector, to increase the number of and to facilitate joint R & D
projects, and to apply for national and international funds for financial support within this scope.

Securing Ideas and Inventions:

To carry out necessary research and applications in order to secure new ideas and inventions under patent and
protect intellectual property rights. To support licensing and commercialization of secured intellectual property rights.

For more information: didem.turkoz@khas.edu.tr

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Career Office
As Career Office, we aim to help our students comprehend the opportunities and challenges of today's business
environment conditions and create a career plan that best suits their personal goals and competencies. For this
purpose, we organize training programs, seminars and activities for our students in order to enable them to get to
know different sectors, business fields and professions and to establish close relationship with the professional world.
We not only help our students to develop their education, knowledge and skills in line with their career plans and gain
work experience before they graduate, but also support those who want to become future entrepreneurs to start up
their own businesses.

Our objectives and fields of activity can be grouped under three main titles as Industrial Relations, Internship and
Career Consultancy, Training, Seminars and Consultancy Services.

Industrial Relations, Internship and Career Consultancy

Industrial Relations
In order to improve the internship and job opportunities of our students and graduates, we continuously develop our
industrial relations with the leading companies from different industries. In order to support the internship, full-time and
part-time recruitment processes of the companies, we provide free service in three main areas: informative services,
CV scanning, candidate referral and corporate promotion organizations.
Our students can apply to the job and internship openings of the co-operated companies through our University
website. Preliminary interviews with candidates may also be held in the campus of our University within the framework
of the collaboration agreements. Our students can develop their own professional network in their own major and get
ideas about their career plans from executives by participating in corporate organizations held in our University.

Internship Support
We aim to support our students via internship experiences in addition to the academic and theoretical skills we
provide, and train them as successful professional candidates for the professional world.
In order to facilitate the internship application process of our students, we have developed a software where they can
manage their entire internship process through the online system and thus achieved a first that no other university has.
 
 

Training and Seminars

Career Days
Each year in the first week April, we organize Career Days, where we host leading domestic and international
companies from different industries such as IT and telecommunications, finance, energy and consultancy and facilitate
our students to meet professionals from these industries and obtain clues on potential career paths.

In this way, companies also have the opportunity to reach qualified candidates by sharing their corporate structures,
job openings and recruitment criteria with students.

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 Seminars on Introduction to Professional Life
Our Seminars on Introduction to Professional Life, periodically organized with the aim to enable our students to get to
know the executives from different markets and benefit from their industrial and professional knowledge and
experience as well as different corporate cultures while making their career plans, attract attention.
 

Career Development Trainings

Every year, we organize training sessions on stress management, CV writing techniques, image and time
management in order for our students to complete their personal development, to acquire effective job search methods
by making conscious career choices and even to be successful after stepping into professional life.
Company Visits
In addition to meeting with our students and graduates in campus, companies are given the opportunity to make
presentations and to receive applications from students qualified to adapt to their corporate culture via the company
visits organized for the purpose observing the business activities in place and to better understand the corporate
climate and corporate culture.

Consultancy Services
Professional Career Consultancy
We provide career-oriented professional consultancy to all our students and graduates. In particular, our students who
are in the process of applying for a job, prefer CV and Letter of Intent writing and successful interview techniques.
 
In cooperation with Adler International Learning which provides advanced coaching, training and leadership
development programs for individuals and institutions, we offer at least 8 sessions of free coaching opportunity via
professional coaches for junior and senior students.
The program includes evaluation of student and certified coach applications, matching the coach and student,
introducing coaches and students to each other, and monitoring coaching sessions.

https://kariyer.khas.edu.tr/tr
You can follow up-to-date internship, part-time and full-time job offerings, directly apply to these openings pursuant to
your career goals by regularly visiting https://kariyer.khas.edu.tr web site. You can also track all your internship
processes, including compulsory and voluntary internship, on our website.
We recommend that you create your account and CV in advance by logging into our website as soon as possible with
your Khas Wi-Fi user name and password.

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Alumni Relations Office
Alumni Relations Office aims to provide our graduates the core values of Kadir Has culture and the spirit of being a member of Kadir
Has University. It has been established to strengthen the ties of our graduates within each other, to existing students and to the
university, to keep their feelings of belonging alive, to increase solidarity, and to improve communication.
Our university provides our graduates up-to-date information on the developments in the university by notifying them on news about
events and organizations. In order to ensure that this information is available to our graduates in the most accurate way, it keeps
regular updates on the database of our graduates.
Our university attaches great importance to the opinions and suggestions of our graduates and conducts surveys with graduates in
order to measure and evaluate their satisfaction and employment rates.
Alumni Relations Office serves as a unit where our graduates can drop in at any time and consult on all kinds of issues related to
their professional lives besides bringing our students and graduates together via the activities organized throughout the year,

Activities for Graduates

In addition to our annual Alumni Meetings where our graduates come together every year, we host periodical Rector-
Graduate meetings, seminars, interviews and different organizations. In “Back in Campus” seminars where we bring
together our graduates who are successful in their professional life with our students, we create a warm chat
environment where our graduates convey their experiences and recommendations about professional life to our
students.
With the support of our graduates, we also organize various activities in cooperation with HASMED Alumni Association
in order to contribute to the development of our university and our students.

Contact:
Sibel U. Kuseyrioğlu
kuseyrioglu@khas.edu.tr

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 Khasfest
Khasfest is one of Turkey's most challenging university festivals, traditionally held each year in May. Unlike other
festivals, it has already welcomed many foreign artists and performers.
KhasFest is a festival organized by our students. The biggest feature of the festival is that it is organized professionally
with an amateur spirit. The aim of the festival is to get rid of the fatigue of the year with dance, music and concerts. It is
the most comprehensive organization organized by our students, offering pleasant time with its huge entertainment
areas, where popular and famous national and international performers take the stage.

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Rezan Has Museum
Rezan Has Museum, which has been organizing authentic exhibitions and cultural events since its
establishment in 2007, has a rich collection of archaeological artifacts, the earliest of which dates
back to 9,000 years ago. One of the most comprehensive, restored Urartian jewelry collections in
the world is exhibited in Rezan Has Museum. Rezan Has Museum, which has enriched its
collections in 2009, by including documents and objects belonging to the Cibali Tobacco Factory,
shares its collections which shed light on the industrial, economic, political and socio-cultural history
of Republic of Turkey with visitors through periodic exhibitions.
The museum consists of two main sections; thus thematic exhibitions of the museum are held in the
hall located in the upper floor whereas the collection of archaeological artifacts are exhibited in the
area surrounding two buildings from two different Imperial periods. Thus, the museum becomes an
extraordinary place that connects the past to the future with its 11th century Byzantine water cistern
and 17th century Ottoman structure.

Rezan Has Museum Contact Info: www.rhm.org.tr – info@rhm.org.tr Kadir Has Cad. 34083 Cibali – İstanbul

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 Gallery KHAS
Kadir Has University Kadir Has Campus, which had been used as Tekel Cibali Tobacco
Factory between 1884 and 1997, became the center of the modern art thanks to "Gallery
KHAS". Gallery KHAS has opened with the exhibition named "Yalnızlık ve Kalabalık
(Loneliness and Crowd)" in 2014.
The gallery, which aims to quicken the city's art life with its identity and unique
architecture, is designed as a platform in which modern art-related local and foreign
organizations, artists and other communities gather.

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Student Activity Calendar
16-17 September 2019

September 2019

April 2020

6-10 April 2020

April 2020

April 2020

May 2020

27 June 2020

Dates may vary during the year. Our students can follow the changes in the calendar at
www.khas.edu.tr web page.

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Academic Calendar of
2019-2020 Academic Year
19 - 23 August 2019
2 - 3 - 4 September 2019
26 August – 17 September 2019

12 - 17 September 2019
18 September 2019
23 - 27 September 2019
17 December 2019
20 - 30 December 2019
14 January 2020

27 - 29 January 2020
30 January 2020
3 - 7 February 2020
6 - 10 April 2020
6 May 2020
8 - 22 May 2020
1 June 2020

11 - 12 June 2020
15 June 2020
16 – 18 June 2020
25 July 2020
27 - 29 July 2020
21 August 2020

GRADUATION CEREMONY: 27 June 2020

Dates may vary during the year. Our students can follow the changes in the calendar at www.khas.edu.tr web
page.

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 Info and Contact
Kadir Has University Cibali Campus
The Tekel Cibali Facility, which had priorly been used as a tobacco warehouse and a cigarette factory of Tekel since
1884, has been repaired faithfully to its origin and has started to serve as the campus of our university. Scientific
education and research is currently being carried out in an impressive and ‘Europa Nostra Award’ winning building
with historical traces, in a historically significant area of Istanbul. The indoor space of our Kadir Has Campus is over
40.000 square meters. Our campus is home to all Faculties, Institutes, Rector’s Office and Dean’s Office along with
classrooms, laboratories and Information Center.

KADİR HAS CAMPUS

Cibali Mahallesi, Kadir Has Caddesi
34083 Fatih – İstanbul
Tel:+90 212 533 65 32 Fax:+90 212 631 91 50

danisma@khas.edu.tr

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