'A pioneer university at international level, which transforms its region and the world.'

 

  METU was founded on November 15th 1956 with the mission of attaining excellence in research, education and public service for society, humanity and nature by nurturing creative and critical thinking, innovation and leadership within a framework of universal values.According to the research made by URAP, METU has been selected as the best university in Turkey for 4 years.

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  According to the research made by "Times Higher Education (THE)" in 2013, METU ranked 51. among the world's most reputable universities.

METU ranked 85. on "Times Higher Education (THE)" World University Rankings 2014-2015 results.

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  With that results, alongside being the best university in Turkey, METU is also among the world's top 100 universities and it's the first and only Turkish university in that field.