| Maltepe University | |
| Native Name: | Maltepe Üniversitesi |
| Motto: | "Free in thought, modern in science" |
| Established: | July 9, 1997 |
| Type: | Private university |
| Rector: | Prof. Dr. Şahin Karasar |
| Administrative Staff: | 300 |
| City: | Maltepe, Istanbul |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Coor: | 40.9597°N 29.1942°W |
| Campus: | Rural (Maltepe Education Village, Dragos, Faculty of Medicine) |
| Free Label: | Founder |
| Free: | Istanbul Marmara Education Foundation (İMEV) |
Maltepe University (Turkish: Maltepe Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Maltepe district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was established on July 9, 1997 by "Istanbul Marmara Education Foundation" (İMEV). The institution has a broad scope of education starting from the elementary level to university. The first students graduated in June 2001.
Turkish is chosen as the medium of teaching, unlike many other private universities in Turkey, with the belief that an individual can best learn and perform in the mother tongue. However, having the awareness that English is indispensable in the international scientific arena, the university includes an English teaching program. Those students who are not exempt in the proficiency exam of the English language department enroll in the two-semester intensive English preparatory program. All students take compulsory English courses during their undergraduate education.
As of 2003 academic year, the university holds 300 teaching staff of which 205 are full-time.
Maltepe University has three campuses. The main campus in Maltepe Eğitim Köyü (Maltepe Education Village), located at Maltepe, Büyükbakkalköy, was opened in September 2003. The President's Office and administrative units are situated on this campus, which extends over an area of 100 hectares comprising faculty buildings, indoor/outdoor sports facilities, an olympic-size swimming pool and student social activities centers.
The university's Dragos campus is located at Dragos, close to the shore on an area of 15,000 m2. The Vocational School, The Science Institute, The Social Sciences Institute and The Continuous Education Center are all located on this campus.
The Faculty of medicine and its hospital, which serves its students as an application hospital, are both located in Maltepe, on the campus where the university was first founded.
The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[1]