International Student Office

Hello, I am Associate Professor Pelin Baran. I am working as the director of Yalova University International Student Coordination Application and Research Center. As a center, our duty is to guide international students on the issues they need from the registration process, to introducing the history, culture and values of Turkey, and to provide them with the opportunity of social, artistic and sports activities to facilitate their adaptation to both our country, our university and Yalova. They can apply to our university with the YÖS exam, and their high school GPAs. Students who are registered to our university primarily receive Turkish language education at TÖMER (Turkish and Foreign Language Research and Application Center). English language education is provided at the School of Foreign Languages for our departments provide education also in English. We carry out orientation activities to ensure that international students at our university adapt to both our university and our country. We organize orientation meetings in order to increase the academic success of the students and to introduce them to Turkey, as well as to provide guidance on the subjects they need to know about. In addition, we organize various trips with our students to cities such as Kocaeli, Bursa and Istanbul. An orientation coach is appointed for each undergraduate student, and weekly meetings are held where presentations about Turkey are made. Students can stay in state or private dormitories. They can also rent houses. International students can live their life in touch with the beautiful nature in Yalova. In addition, thanks to the ease of transportation, students have more time both for education and social life. We are happy to see international students, whom we see as volunteering ambassadors, at our university.