Ibn Haldun University

Not to be confused with Ibn Khaldun University.
Ibn Haldun University
Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi
TypePrivate Foundation
Established2015
RectorAtilla Arkan
Location
Başakşehir
,
Istanbul
LanguageTurkish, English, Arabic
Websitehttps://www.ihu.edu.tr/en

Ibn Haldun University (Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi) or abbreviated as IHU, is a private foundation university located in Başakşehir, Istanbul. The university has a strong focus on the humanities and social sciences, and espouses a multilingual approach to education, namely in Turkish, English and Arabic.

History

IHU was established by the TÜRGEV (English: Turkish Youth and Education Service Foundation), set up by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 1996 when he was Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.[1] The current rector is Prof. Dr. Atilla Arkan, who took over from his predecessor, the founding rector and president of IHU, Prof. Dr. Recep Şentürk in 2021.[2] In December 2019, IHU set up a four year project to improve the understanding of the work of Al-Tirmidhi.[3] It also held a seminar to celebrate the work of Fuat Sezgin.[4]

Campus

The university is located in Başakșehir, in the western outskirts of Istanbul, where a new campus opened in the fall of 2020. It also has a campus besides the Süleymaniye Mosque in Fatih, which houses the Alliance of Civilizations Institute (Turkish: MEDIT) and Islamic Studies department.

Schools

  • School of Law
  • School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Islamic Studies
  • School of Communication
  • School of the Humanities and Social Sciences[5]

The various languages of instruction of Ibn Haldun University are Turkish, English, and Arabic, and are under the remit of the School of Languages.[6]

Academic activities

The school of humanities and social sciences include the following departments:

  1. Department of History
  2. Department of Sociology
  3. Department of Economics
  4. Department of Psychology
  5. Department of Comparative Literature
  6. Department of Political Science and International Relations[5]

Institutes of the University

  • Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü (English: Alliance of Civilizations Institute)[7]
  • Educational Science Institute
  • Social Sciences Institute

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ "Founding Foundation: TÜRGEV". IHU. 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ YeniHaber 21 April https://www.sakaryayenihaber.com/haber/6998672/prof-dr-atilla-arkan-rektor-oldu
  3. ^ "İbn Haldun Üniversitesi Hadis Alimi Tirmizî ile ilgili büyük bir proje başlattı". Bolgegundem. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "120 bilim insanı İslam'da medeniyet bilimlerini anlattı". Haber7. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Schools and Departments – International Office". Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  6. ^ "School of Languages – Ibn Haldun University". Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. ^ "Alliance of Civilizations Institute – Ibn Haldun University". Retrieved 2020-06-19.