Middle East Technical University - METU - Ankara - Turkey

Middle East Technical University has 42 academic departments, most of which are organized into 5 faculties, to contribute to the development of Turkey and Middle East countries and specially to train people so as to create a skilled workforce in the fields of natural and social sciences. The new METU Northern Cyprus Campus, about 50 km west of (Nicosia) on the island of Cyprus, admitted its first students during the academic year 2002 - 2003, but the doors were officially opened in Cyprus in 2005. METU has about 40 undergraduate programs within the faculties of Engineering, Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Economic, and more. Therefore, Middle East Technical University aims to reach, produce

, apply and promote knowledge, and to educate individuals with that knowledge for the social, cultural, economic, scientific and technological development from the society and humanity perspectives. All the above missioned may be done by bringing, teaching, research and social services up to the universal standards. Student life at METU is marked with activities of student societies, frequent political protests, and festivals. Moreover, the Cultural and Convention Center continually hosts a wide spectrum of cultural events and regular occurrences such as the METU Jazz Days and METU Art Festival. Nevertheless, an event with the largest number of participants is the annual METU Spring Festival, which is a 5-day-long series of open-air concerts and exhibitions held at the main campus.