Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, one of the notewhorthy univesities in our country, located in an area surrounded by natural beauties between two metropolis İstanbul and Ankara, was founded on 3 July 1992. The university, which has been developing rapidly since its foundation, has campuses in the city centre and three districts of Bolu (Gerede, Mengen, Mudurnu). The main campus of the university, namely İzzet Baysal Campus, is located in Gölköy, which is 8 km from the city center and surrounded by a unique natural beauty.

The university comprises 16 faculties, 1 institutes, 1 schools, 8 vocational schools and 20 research centers. 1.539 faculty members and 1.176  administrative staff in the university are proud to provide a quality and modern educational setting for about 33.080 students.

Izzet Baysal was born in Bolu in 1907. He completed primary and secondary schools in Bolu and studied in İstanbul for his higher degree in Istanbul Fine Arts Academy and graduated as an Architect.

Baysal started his career as a civil servant, and then became an industrialist by founding the Temper Casting Factory in 1949. He played a leading role for the development of casting industry in Turkey. For many years, he was in the top-ten list for paying income tax in Istanbul.He founded the “Izzet Baysal Foundation” in 1987, which he considered as his greatest achievement, by earmarking from his tax-deduced wealth.

The management of Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University consists of the Rector, the Senate, the Board of Directors and the General Secretariat.

The University Senate consists of vice-rectors, deans, a faculty member from each faculty to be elected by the faculty boards for three years, and the directors of institutes and colleges affiliated to the rectorate, under the presidency of the Rector, according to Article 14 of the Higher Education Law No. 2547. The University Administrative Board consists of deans under the presidency of the Rector, and three professors to be elected by the Senate for four years to represent different education units and fields affiliated to the university, according to Article 15 of the Higher Education Law No. 2547.

Our rapidly developing university has 1 Institute, 16 Faculties, 1 Vocational School, 8  Vocational Schools, 20 Research Centers, 8 Units Affiliated to the Rectorate. Our university provides education with 1.539 lecturers.

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, besides the state and foundation universities in our country, constitutes a third model as a foundation supported state university. Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, a state university, has been supported by the foundation established by İzzet Baysal, one of Turkey's biggest philanthropists, since the day it was founded.

In addition to the opportunities of our state, our University has reached an excellent physical structure and superior technological equipment in a short time with the investments of the İzzet Baysal Foundation. Supporting the international success of academics, the Foundation also provides scholarships to successful students.

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University campuses provide ample social and cultural opportunities for students. The Blue Hall with a capacity of 514 people and the Pink Hall with a capacity of 208 people in İzzet Baysal Cultural Center and the 350-person hall in the Morphology building of İzzet Baysal Medical Faculty throughout the year. events such as theater and film screenings are held.

The Exhibition Hall in the Cultural Center hosts various art events, and the Ballet and Folk Dance Hall is used extensively. There is also a museum reflecting sections of İzzet Baysal's life in the Center, which is constantly used by the student community of more than forty within the university.