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URAP REPORT ANNOUNCED: IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, A WORLD UNIVERSITY!
Izmir University of Economics (IUE) ranked in 1st place in language, communication, and culture based on the “2014 Report of Turkish Universities in World Rankings in terms of General and Field Specific Status” conducted by URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) Research Lab of Middle East Technical University Informatics Institute. Izmir University of Economics ranked among the first 500 universities worldwide where only 23 universities from Turkey were able to make it. IUE, one of the two foundation universities that made it in the world ranking, moved up to 6th place in studies in creative arts and writing, and history and archaeology.
The main objective of URAP, which was established at Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University in 2009, is to develop a ranking system for the world universities based on academic performances which determined by quality and quantity of scholarly publications. Based on the URAP listing, IUE ranked in 431st place in language, communication, and culture, 468th in studies in creative arts and writing, and 471st in history and archaeology among the first 500 universities.
‘Pedalling for excellence’
Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, stated that success of Izmir University of Economics was not a coincidence, and that it was a university improving constantly and working hard to catch up to the future. President Demirtaş stated the following:
“We were dreaming of a student-focused university that would offer education in a foreign language, train enterprising and innovative graduates, reverse the brain drain with their progress. As we are realizing our dreams, our accomplishments come in one after the other. URAP report is an outcome of a collective work by our academicians, staff, and students. If Izmir University of Economics is among the first 500 universities worldwide today, if ranking in first or 6th places in 3 categories in Turkey makes us swollen with pride, it’s all because of our unstoppable perfectionism and stepping on the gas harder. We’ve been honoured by these accomplishments but this only enthuses us even more to work harder. Soon we will be breaking the ground for Bilimpark. We will continue to progress with sure steps for excellence.”
‘Full score for academic performance’
IUE Rector Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen stated that METU URAP Lab results played an important role in academic performance assessment, and they successfully passed this assessment. Prof. Dr. Esen said, "Our University proved its success both in Turkey rankings and rankings worldwide. We are working hard to provide our students with a global education by leading the way in progressing and changing learning methods with our international consultants. High quality, international training our students receive will increase the University’s success each passing day. URAP Lab 2014, listed world universities in 23 sciences. In world ranking, 23 universities from Turkey ranked among 500 universities in at least one area. Our university ranked among the first 500 in 3 different categories, and achieved a phenomenal success by reaching the top in some of the categories.”