WELCOME TO

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

Boğaziçi UniversityThe Office of

International RelationsPresentation Content:• Boğaziçi University and the Office• Online course registration• Residence permit online application

process• Student certificates and Student ID• Transportation card• Student cafeteria usage• Library usage• Campuses• Campus animals

Who are we?

Who are we?

Dr. Taner Bilgiç

Vice Provost

Dr. Hilmi Luş

Erasmus Institutional Coordinator

Who are we?

Ece GünayDivision Manager & Assistant to the Vice Provost

Who are we?Asu Nisa Kırdar

Global Outreach Coordinator

Who are we?

Jana StolárikováMüge Gülmez

Senior Advisor Incoming students Erasmus Advisor Outgoing students

Who are we? Ege Uysal Zuzana TroubilovaExchange Advisor Exchange Assistant

Who are we? Can Koparan

Erasmus Advisor & Bilateral

Agreements

Mesut KardaşBudget Advisor

Who are we? Nilüfer Kırıcı

Senior Advisor for Foreign Degree Students’

and Scholars’ Assistant

Tuna AyparExecutive

Assistant

Important Dates for Online RegistrationSeptember 14th, 2015 Monday On-line Registration System Opens (10:00)

September 16th, 2015 Wednesday Day for all students to meet with their advisors

September 17th, 2015 Thursday Registration System closes to student access (19:00)

September 18th, 2015 Friday Registration System closes to advisor access (23:59)

September 28th, 2015 Monday Classes begin for the 1st semester of 2015 - 2016

September 28th, 2015 TuesdayOnline Registration System opens (10:00) only to students whose schedules have been rejected by their advisors (the system closes to students access at 23:59). Students must request approval again.

October 05th– October 07th, 2015 Monday - Wednesday Course add-drop Period and Late Registration

Internet Info

• On-campus access: You can use the computer laboratories in the South and North campuses.

• Visit the South Campus Computer Center to obtain a ‘boun’ e-mail account (address)

• Wireless connection is accessible in almost every building with name Boun_Wlan and it is free, it does not require any password. For the eduroam connection, use the username and password provided you.

Withdrawal

• If you think that you will fail a course and you do not want the grade F to appear on your transcript, you should withdraw from that course.

• Last week of November (TBA) • Send your modified schedule for an

approval.

Academic Advisor

• Your academic advisor will be assigned to you during online course registration your department.

• If you cannot see advisor’s name on the registration page, please contact our office directly as soon as possible.

• Your advisor is the contact person for all academic issues.

Early exams• If you have to leave university before

the final exam’s period is over, please note that early exams must be requested during the first week of classes.

• Early exams are not automatic and the department/Professor may decline to offer you an early exam.

• Early exams usually take place during the last week of classes (till December 25th)

PE courses / Fine Arts courses

• Letter grades are not given in Physical Ed and Fine Arts courses; they are either Pass or Fail

• Under no circumstances can our office or any other office provide you with a letter grade for these courses

EMERGENCY

BÜREM-Boğaziçi University Guidance and Psychological

Counseling Center• BÜREM is the counseling center for

Boğaziçi University students, offering a variety of services to students including individual and group counseling.

• For an appointment, students have to go to BUREM and fill out an application form.

• http://www.burem.boun.edu.tr/

Extention for Spring 2016

• We will need a confirmation from your home institution (Erasmus/Exchange). You will need to drop by our office and sign a petition which will be sent to the relevant department for evaluation.

• We strongly advise that you start this process in late October since extensions are accepted only until late November.

• The extension is not automatic and the department may decline to offer you an extension.

How to get a discount travel card?

• You need the following:1. Official ID2. Proof of Student Document from

institution3. Receipt (2 copies)

• You need to deposit 10 TL to "İETT paso account" at Vakıf Bank (Branch Code: 345, Account Number: TR280001500158007282473579). They will give you a receipt showing that you deposited the money. You SHOULD NOT lose that until you get your travel card.

• Please refer to http://skart.iett.gov.tr/Eng/Reduced-Fare-Cards.aspx?id=2&k=form for more information.

Student Cafeteria• There are 2 student cafeterias, one in North Campus (below

New Hall) the other in South Campus (below Administration Hall).

• Use your Boğaziçi University Student ID card. • Each meal is 1.5 TL, lunch (12:00-14:00) and dinner (17:00-

19:00).• Each meal consists of 4 types of food: A bowl of soup, main

course, a selection from rice/bulgur/pasta and a selection from ayran/fruit/salad/desert depending on the date and meal.

• There is breakfast for 1 TL in the morning, 7:30-9:30 am on weekdays.

• Refer to the announcement boards at the cafeterias in case of a change in meal dates and times.

• Daily food list can be found at http://www.boun.edu.tr/Assets/Documents/Content/Public/kampus_hayati/yemek_listesi.pdf (Turkish page)

Library• You can use the library starting on

October 07th.• You can use the library showing your

letter of acceptance at the entrance until your ID cards are ready. You cannot borrow books until you have your student ID card.

• Special students need to pay a deposit (120 TL) at the beginning of the semester in order to use the library. You will get your money back before you leave the school if you bring the recipt back to the library.

• You must return the borrowed books to the library at the end of the semester.

• Students who keep checked out books will not be given their transcripts unless they return them.

Transcript of Records• Transcript of Records (2 copies) will

be sent by our office via regular post in early February to the same address which appears on your Acceptance Letter.

• Note that it may take up to 2 months for your transcripts to reach your university after you complete your final exams at Boğaziçi.

• Please check the address before you go back home to avoid any errors. If required, you may change the address at our office during your study period.

Residence Permit

Animals on the campus• The cats and dogs on the

campus are fairly harmless and very playful.

• Campus dogs are down to earth and friendly whereas campus cats often come off as sassy and sneaky. Be careful with your food if you are eating outdoors, cats can be cheeky.

• In case you get bitten or scratched by a cat, please go get vaccined.

• It is a good thing to pet the animals. Campus cats’ favorite thing to do is to crawl in your lap as you are sitting on a bench. Well, if you find an empty bench to sit in first place.

• If you are allregic, the best way of keeping a cat away is to threaten to wet them with a bottle of water.

CampusesSouth campus ( Güney Kampüsü )

- South Campus is the historical campus of Bogazici University situated on a hill overlooking the Bosphorous and the fortress, Rumeli Hisari.

- South Campus also houses two dormitories, Hamlin Hall and Theodorus Hall as well as a number of service facilities including the Infirmary, Kennedy Lodge Faculty Center, University Cultural Heritage Museum, and the Mithat Alam Film Center.

CampusesNorth campus ( Kuzey Kampüsü )• Abdullah Kuran Library is the main

library of the University.• Sciences and Engineering Building

houses laboratories, offices of the academic staff, seminar rooms, and the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

CampusesHisar campus ( Hisar Kampüsü )

Overlooking the Bosphorus and the Fatih Sultan Bridge, Hisar Campus with its 7.942 square area, is one of the recently built campuses. The School of Applied Disciplines, Institute of Environmental Sciences, more than 20 classrooms, 3 amphitheaters and a cafeteria are located in this campus. The campus also includes an indoor swimming pool and a gymnasium.

CampusesUçaksavar campus

Uçaksavar Campus has housing facilities for the academic staff members as well two dormitories for students (Superdorm and Uçaksavar Dorm). There is a sports complex with its stadium and fully equipped gym.

CampusesKandilli campus

This campus is home to Kandilli Observatory which was built in 1868 and later became part of the University in 1982. An Earthquake Research Institute was added to the campus. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and BU-TUBİTAK Theoretical Physics Institute are also located on this campus.

CampusesKilyos campus ( Sarıtepe kampüsü )

Sarıtepe Campus which is situated on the shores of the Black Sea with its 1.272.600 square meter land, has been given to Bogazici University by the Ministry of National Education in 1985. There are dormitories for students, housing for academic staff members, classrooms for the English Preparatory School students, offices and a library on the campus. A small hotel and two cafeterias serve the needs of the residents.

The Office of International Relations

Work Hours: 09.00 – 12.00 and 13.30 –

17.00

A copy of this presentation is available on our website at the end of FAQ

page.

The Office of International Relations

HAVE A GOOD SEMESTER AT

BOĞAZİÇİ