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 17 faculties, 1 institutes, 1 schools, 8 vocational schools and 19 research centers. 1.586 faculty members and 1.125 administrative staff in the university are proud to provide a quality and modern educational setting for about 31.509 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.
Ethics Committee Members
Prof. Dr. Yaşar DÜRÜST | Chairman of the Board | yasardurust@ibu.edu.tr |
Prof. Dr. Nimet KABAKUŞ | Councilor | nimetkabakus@ibu.edu.tr |
Prof. Dr. Hamit COŞKUN | Councilor | coskun_h@ibu.edu.tr |
Assoc.Prof. Fatma TÖRE | Councilor | tore_f@ibu.edu.tr |