Karabuk University

Who are we?
Karabuk University was founded as Non-profit public university on 28 May 2007 in Turkey. Karabuk University is one of the youngest and the most dynamic universities of our country, which is heading for global education and international progress. With more than 40,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of Turkey more than 700 faculty members and administrative staff, 20 faculties, 4 institutes, 6 Vocational Schools, 8 research centres, 3 applied schools, no two days are ever the same at Karabuk University.
Where are we?
Karabuk University is located in Karabuk on the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey and near Safranbolu, a district and 8 km away from Karabuk, which is famous for its ancient historical wooden Ottoman Houses, many of which are under legal protection and used as lodging-houses, and it is thus in “the List of World Heritage Cities” by the UNESCO.
What are our accreditations?
KU has afforded much to organize its programmes and education in line with the Bologna Process and the Framework of European Qualifications, and as a result of this strenuous effort, now it holds a valid (2008-2013) Erasmus Extended Charter and is currently involved in the process of ECTS accreditation. In addition, Karabuk University has been awarded Diploma Supplement Label (DS) 2011-2014 by European Commission. Karabuk University has adopted the use of ECTS system with the level requirements of both the Turkish National Framework of Qualifications and the Framework of European Qualifications and its fields of studies in Higher Education. Karabuk University, along with other 13 universities, was awarded the Diploma Supplement Label. Therefore, Karabuk University, upon this award, has been accredited by the European Commission in terms of conferring of a diploma supplement.
KU was accredited EURODESK Contact Point in 2013.
Karabuk University’s objectives are:
- to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence and generate universal knowledge with the help of critical thinking, science and technology
- to provide the proper and efficient use of project resources, to do studies about educational, scientific and vocational activities relevant to projects, to offer consultation and information service
- to promote non-formal education projects with the aim of developing artistic and cultural skills for future trainers, even orientated to research between European countries
- to promote the European idea of friendship, tolerance and respect of human rights.
- To exchange of best practices and experiences that relate to the whole of Europe , thus raising the quality of interventions aimed at different types of art and creativity skill-making
- To implement workshops and projects about inclusion, youth unemployment, professional development and intercultural and cultural trainings.
- to contribute to the active involvement of the young people, the civil society and related institutions, the promotion of growth and development, mutual understanding and international dialogue