Anadolu University
This exchange program is sponsored by SDSU's School of Art, Design and Art History
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

Following the training based on creativity, aesthetics, contemporary technology and productivity principles, the creativity of our students developed encouraging them to become artists. They are trained in seven majors, instiling imagination, scientific thought and productivity. The majors are animation, printmaking, graphic design, sculupture, interior design, painting and ceramics.

The City: Eskisehir is also known as the " student city," because 1/10 of the population of the city is the student of Anadolu University and other Universities in Eskisehir. Eskisehir is a center of education, science and culture. Eskisehir is at the same time, a historical town. The city reflects deep traces of civilizations such as the Hitties, Prygians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljucks and the Ottomans, and plays an important role in the Turkish Republic's modernization efforts. With a known history of 7000 years, it is a cultural mosaic.

Climate: Altough Turkey is situated in a geographical location where climatic conditions are quite temperate, the diverse nature of the landscape, and the existence in particular of the mountains that run parallel to the coasts, results in significant differences in climatic conditions from one region to the other. While the coastal areas enjoy milder climates, the inland Anatolian plateau experiences extremes of hot summers and cold winters with limited rainfall.

Housing: To rent an apartment in Eskisehir ( which has a view of Porsuk River running across the city center) doesn't cost more than $ 150. Students in Eskisehir usually rent and share an apartment together, and it costs around $ 20 per person. There are also residence halls located in the main campus, but students usually prefer renting an apartment because it costs almost the same and the halls are not as comfortable as the apartments.

Travel: A country of sun and history, Turkey is located where the three continents making up the old world, Africa and Europe are closest to each other and straddle the point where Europe and Asia meet. Because of its geographical location, the mainland, Anatolia, has witnesses the mass migration of diverse peoples shaping the course of history. The home to countless civilisations, Anatolia has developed a unique synthesis of cultures, each with its own distinct identity, yet each linked to its predecessors through insoluble treads.

The Turks are mostly overwhelmingly friendly to foreign visitors, the cuisine is frequently excellent, the cities are dotted with majestic old buildings and the countryside is often worth a good old-fashioned gasp. There's an enormous variety of things to see and do ranging from water sports to mountain trekking, archaeology to night-clubbing and river rafting to raki drinking. Eskisehir is almost in the middle of the country, and transportation by bus or railways is convenient and cheap.

BILKENT UNIVERSITY
This exchange program is sponsored by SDSU’s International Student Center and the Department of Arts, Design and Art History
Contact studyabroad@sdsu.edu at the International Student Center for more information

Locations: Ankara, Turkey
Population:  over 5 million
Language of Instruction: English
Spring semester or Academic year exchanges

Bilkent University

Profile:  Bilkent University was founded on October 20, 1984 by Ihsan Dogramaci. Created as a center of excellence in higher education and research, the name ``Bilkent'' exemplifies the founder's aim, as an acronym of ''bilim kenti,'' Turkish for ''city of science and knowledge.'' In October 1986 Bilkent University admitted its first students. That year there were 386 undergraduate and graduate students. Currently there are over 10,000 students in nine faculties, two four-year professional schools, two two-year vocational schools and the School of English Language plus six graduate schools (called institutes). Among them are foreign students from 72 countries.
Locale: Ankara is a center for opera, ballet, jazz and modern dance as well as the home of the Turkish Parliament, ministries, foreign embassies and nine universities. Shopping in Ankara can be exciting in the old part of the town for buying old copper, jewelry, carpets and kilims, antiques and embroidery. Modern shopping malls are scattered in and around the city selling various new items. Small shopping areas, local markets and restaurants are other attractive sights one should not miss. Ankara's location makes it very convenient for "Weekend Escapes" to reach to skiing resorts, cultural and historical sites, and the seaside. İstanbul is only five hours away by bus.

Divisions: Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture: Department of Communication and Design , Department of Fine Arts , Department of Graphic Design, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design; Faculty of Business Administration: Department of Management;  Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences: Department of Economics, Department of International Relations, Global and International Affairs Program, Department of Political Science, Department of Psychology, Department of History; Faculty of Education: Department of Computer and Instructional Technology Teacher Education, Department of English Teacher Education, Physical Education Unit; M.A. in Teacher Education; M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language; M.A. in Management in Education; Faculty of Engineering: Department of Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering; Faculty of Humanities and Letter: Department of American Culture and Literature, Department of Archaeology and History of Art Department of English Language and Literature, Department of Philosophy, Department of Turkish Literature, Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas Program; Faculty of Law: Faculty of Law; Faculty of Science: Department of Chemistry, Department of Mathematics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Department of Physics; Faculty of Music and Performing Arts: Department of Music, Department of Performing Arts; Vocational School of Computer of Technology and Office Management (2 year Programs): Computer Technology and Programming, Bureau Management and Secretarial Training Accounting, Commerce and Administration; Vocational School of Tourism and Hotel Services: Tourism and Hotel Management (2 year), Vocational 2 year Program in Translation, (of the SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ); School of Applied Languages: Accounting Information Systems, Banking and Finance, Translation and Interpretation,  French Preparatory Program; School of Applied technology and Management: Tourism and Hotel Management, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Business Information Management; School of English Language (Busel):  English Language Preparatory Program, Vocational Program in Translation (2 year), Faculty Academic English Program.

Academic notes: See individual departments for more information.

Language notes: All courses taught in English

Room and board: Both Main Campus and East Campus have a variety of eateries at convenient locations for enjoying a quick snack or having a full meal with friends. Snack shops serving sandwiches, salads, soup, coffee, tea, and soft drinks are located in buildings around campuses. For a full meal you can choose either a fixed menu with an affordable price at Table D'hote Cafeteria, or for a wider range of selection you can stop by A la Carte Restaurant or Coffee Break.  Bilkent Center offers fast food restaurants like "Burger King" and "Subway", but you can also enjoy a good dinner at restaurants located in Ankuva (next to the Bilkent Center) where you can enjoy either pizza, or delicacies of Turkish cuisine.

All our dorms have common areas such as self-cook kitchens/kitchenettes, TV/social lounges, study lounges, self-service laundry and ironing rooms, and game and visitors' areas or rooms.  In addition, the Residence halls have small snack bars selling items of convenience as well as food. You may purchase meals on a cash basis.
Special and standard dormitories, all located on our Main and East Campuses, offer single, double, triple, quadruple and suite accommodation alternatives for our students, at varying rates, ranging from $1.150 to $8.150.
To ensure the most convenient and comfortable dorm life for our students, all our rooms are furnished with single beds or bunk beds, desks, desk chairs, bookcases or shelves, wardrobes and wastebaskets, and have local & international direct-dial phones and TV hookups (except for Dorms 15, 77 and 78). All student rooms have UTP connections to Bilkent University's DORM-NET network, which provides high speed ( 100 Mb ) unlimited access to Internet for academic purposes , at no charge.
Central heating and 24-hour continuous hot water are standard in all our dorms, in which fully equipped, well-planned common bathrooms and restrooms are appropriately located on each resident floor.
Exchange dates: Fall - arrival in August or early September, in time for Orientation, Intensive Turkish Courses, and Course Registration.  Classes begin mid-September and conclude mid-January.  Spring – arrival in early February, in time for Orientation, Intensive Turkish Courses, and Course Registration.  Classes begin mid-February and conclude at the end of May.

Special conditions: Please refer to the International Student website.