Civil Engineering

Hello, I am Prof. Dr. Vail KARAKALE. I am the head of the civil engineering department. Our civil engineering department started its education activities in 2018. In 2022, we gave our first graduates. In our 2023 teaching staff, we have 2 professors, 2 associate professors, 3 lecturers and 2 research assistants. The duration of education in our civil engineering department is 4 years. In the first year, we give general courses: maths, physics and chemistry. Starting from the second year, we give vocational courses. These are: hydraulics, fluid mechanics, reinforced concrete structures design, steel structures design and basic construction design. We have 4 laboratories within the department. They are hydraulic laboratory, soil mechanics laboratory, building materials laboratory and topography laboratory. We have modern and high quality devices in our laboratories. Internship period is 60 days. Our students have to do internship in the summer term. At the end of 4 years of education for graduation projects, each student has to do a graduation project. These projects can be: design of buildings, bridge design, shopping centre design. In addition, they have to prepare a project related to the application project. You have agreements with 7 countries under the ERASMUS exchange programme. We are able to send our successful students with a high level of foreign language skills to study abroad for one semester as a scholarship. Every year, we organise a seminar with national and international speakers both in metropolitan municipalities and abroad. Within the scope of these seminars, we inform our students about the latest technologies and projects related to civil engineering or the sector. Civil engineering is a prestigious profession. Its working areas are very wide. They can work not only in housing construction, but also in large projects such as nuclear power plant construction, airport construction, bridge and tunnel construction, road maintenance. I think every student will be successful if they work hard. Our students may have difficulty in design courses here. They may have difficulty in designing reinforced concrete, durable and steel structures. But we support them until they succeed. As you know, our country is an earthquake country. Therefore, we attach importance to this training. We do not graduate our students without this knowledge. In other words, we provide intensive training on earthquake resistant structures. Istanbul Medeniyet University is a state university, not a private university. The education here is free of charge, thanks to our state. It is in a central location. It is easy to reach. Our laboratories are modern. We have a very good library. Our library is the second largest library in Turkey. I think these are great opportunities. Civil engineering is a prestigious profession. The field of work is wide. An engineer candidate who receives a good education will never be unemployed. Therefore, I recommend our students to prefer Istanbul Medeniyet University Civil Engineering Department. I wish success to our students who will enter the university exam. I am waiting for you at the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Medeniyet University.