TOP-20 prestigious schools, colleges and universities in Turkey where international students can get high-quality higher education

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Nowadays, there are 117 universities in Turkey: 91 state and 26 are private universities. Turkey has adopted a three-tier system: Bachelor's, Master's and postgraduate courses. Due to the list of TOP-20 best schools, colleges and universities in Turkey, you will definitely make the right choie.

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What are the most prestigious universities in Turkey for foreign students?

Among the most ranking, prestigious and popular there are following institutions:

Turkey is a member-country of the Bologna Agreement, and many universities take part in the Erasmus Charter. Basically, studying is conducted in Turkish, and there is also an opportunity to choose the institution where studies are conducted in English.

There is a special organization that deals with enrollment and selection of foreign students - OSYM (note that it does not engage in postgraduate education). Actually, competition between foreign applicants is quite high - this is due to the limited number of places in universities.

What are the most attractive features of studying in Turkey for foreign students?

In recent years, the stream of foreign students who have chosen to get higher education in Turkey is growing. The country is a strategic, trade and cultural partner for many countries in Eastern Europe and the CIS. It maintains high educational standards, diplomas received in Turkey, are increasingly listed on the international labor market. In addition, it is worth noting rather affordable cost of education, low prices for accommodation and meals during studying, modern infrastructure and, of course, a unique cultural flavor.

Note that every university in the country can establish its own criteria for admission of foreign students. Most likely, you will need to present a diploma / certificate / certificate of secondary education, high results of international tests (including language tests).

Learning programs-summary information

Name	Meaning	Equivalent	Min. age	Duration, years	Next stage	Cost
GCSE	General certificate of secondary education	secondary education (non-accomplished)	14	1–2	A-Levels	15,000 USD+
A-Levels	Advanced level	secondary education (accomplished)	16	2	University	15,000 USD+
BTEC	Business and Technology Education Board	secondary special education	14	2–3	University/ work	15,000 USD+
Oxbridge Preparation	Preparing for Oxford and Cambridge	secondary education (accomplished)	17	1	University	15,000 USD+
International Baccalaureate	International baccalaureate	secondary education (accomplished)	16	2	University	18,000 USD+
Foundation/ Pathway Year	Preparatory year	admission to the 1st year of university	17	1	University	14,000 USD+
NCUK	The Northern consortium	2 year university	17,5	1	2 year University of NCUK	13,000 USD+
Special Preparation (Medics/Math/Business)	Specialized training	-	14	optional	optional	4,000 USD+
Academic English	Academic English	Language school	8 +	6–12 months	School or University	8,000 USD+

Top 15 best universities in Switzerland 2020

1	Glion Institute of Higher Education Switzerland
2	Les Roches International School Montana
3	César Ritz Colleges Switzerland
4	IHTTI School of Hotel Management
5	Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne
6	Geneva Business School
7	EU Business School Montreux
8	HIM Hotel Institute Montreux
9	Swiss Hotel Management School
10	Webster University Geneva
11	Business and Hotel Management School
12	Luzern IMI
13	Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) Caux
14	International University in Geneva
15	Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland

Top 10 best universities in Netherlands 2020

1	University of Amsterdam
2	Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ONCAMPUS
3	Webster University Leiden
4	Holland International Study Center
5	Erasmus University Rotterdam
6	The Hague University of Applied Sciences
7	University of Twente
8	Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
9	VU University Amsterdam
10	Delft University of Technology

Top 35 best universities and colleges in Canada 2020

1	University of Toronto
2	McGill University
3	University of British Columbia
4	University of Alberta
5	Simon Fraser University
6	Montreal University
7	University of Windsor
8	York University
9	University of Guelph
10	McMaster University
11	University of Manitoba
12	University of Waterloo
13	Royal Roads University
14	Vancouver Film School
15	Kwantlen Polytechnic University
16	University of Calgary
17	Dalhousie University
18	Fanshawe College
19	University of Ottawa
20	Laval University
21	Sheridan College
22	University of Regina
23	Brock University
24	Thompson Rivers University
25	Humber College
26	Vancouver Island University
27	Mohawk College
28	Centennial College Toronto
29	Niagara College
30	Capilano University
31	Seneca College
32	Algoma University
33	Saint Clair College
34	Douglas College
35	LaSalle College

Times Higher Education’s top 50 best universities in USA 2021

World University Rank 2021	US Rank 2021	University	City	State
2	1	Stanford University	Stanford	California
3	2	Harvard University	Cambridge	Massachusetts
4	3	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	California
5	4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	Massachusetts
7	5	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley	California
8	6	Yale University	New Haven	Connecticut
9	7	Princeton University	Princeton	New Jersey
10	8	University of Chicago	Chicago	Illinois
12	9	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	Maryland
13	10	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
15	11	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California
17	12	Columbia University	New York City	New York
19	13	Cornell University	Ithaca	New York
=20	14	Duke University	Durham	North Carolina
22	15	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	Michigan
24	16	Northwestern University	Evanston	Illinois
26	17	New York University	New York City	New York
28	18	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
29	19	University of Washington	Seattle	Washington
33	20	University of California, San Diego	San Diego	California
38	21	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta	Georgia
44	22	University of Texas at Austin	Austin	Texas
48	23	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	Illinois
49	24	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison	Wisconsin
50	25	Washington University in St Louis	St. Louis	Missouri
53	26	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	California
=54	27	Boston University	Boston	Massachusetts
=56	28	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	North Carolina
61	29	Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island
=64	30	University of California, Davis	Davis	California
68	31	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	California
=80	32	Ohio State University (Main campus)	Columbus	Ohio
=85	=33	Emory University	Atlanta	Georgia
=85	=33	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota
90	35	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park	Maryland
=94	36	Purdue University West Lafayette	West Lafayette	Indiana
=98	37	University of California, Irvine	Irvine	California
=101	38	Dartmouth College	Hanover	New Hampshire
105	39	Michigan State University	East Lansing	Michigan
=111	40	Vanderbilt University	Nashville	Tennessee
=114	41	Penn State (Main campus)	State College	Pennsylvania
117	42	University of Virginia (Main campus)	Charlottesville	Virginia
120	43	Georgetown University		Washington D.C
=121	44	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	Ohio
=124	45	University of Arizona	Tucson	Arizona
=124	=45	Rice University	Houston	Texas
=131	47	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	Colorado
=133	48	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
=140	49	Indiana University	Bloomington	Indiana
=147	50	University of Rochester	Rochester (NY)	New York

Top 50 best universities in the UK 2021

1	Cambridge
2	Oxford
3	St Andrews
4	London School of Economics
5	Imperial College London
6	Loughborough
7	Durham
8	Lancaster
9	University of Bath
10	East Anglia (UEA)
11	University College London
12	Warwick
13	Exeter
14	Birmingham
15	Bristol
16	Edinburgh
17	Leeds
18	Manchester
19	Southampton
20	Glasgow
21	King's College London
22	Nottingham
23	York
24	Newcastle
25	Royal Holloway, University of London
26	East Anglia (UEA)
27	Aberdeen
28	Queen's University Belfast
29	Sheffield
30	Heriot-Watt
31	Cardiff
32	Dundee
33	Swansea
34	Liverpool
35	Surrey
36	Queen Mary, University of London
37	SOAS University of London
38	Leicester
39	Reading
40	Sussex
41	Essex
42	Harper Adams University
43	Aston
44	University for the Creative Arts
45	University of Stirling
46	Nottingham Trent
47	Kent
48	Arts University Bournemouth
49	Oxford Brookes
50	Lincoln

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Camila

Hello, for 15 years I want to continue my studies abroad after the 9th grade, in the profile: hotel and restaurant business, is it possible?

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Ilya

Camila, good afternoon. Thank you for your request. We will be happy to help you choose the best educational institution for you.

Arkady Sergeevich

Hello ! To my grandson 15 years (08.06.2003 of a birth). We plan to continue studying abroad on the profile: hotel and restaurant business. What can you say about the school: the International Tourism Academy Antaliya (International Tourism Academy Antaliya) or can you offer something else at this price of training?

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Elena Krupysheva

Good afternoon, Arkady Sergeevich! Thank you for contacting Smaps! Please send your data (phone number and e-mail) to us by mail: mail@smapse.ru and we will select the best training program for you.