The instructional year in KTU consists of 2 terms of 14 weeks. The first term covering a period from September to January is referred as Fall Term and the second term covering a period from February to June is referred as the Spring Term.

Summer school aims at continuing educational opportunities in summer time. Besides the students who can take the courses they failed, the successful students can also register the courses they are to take in the following semesters so that they can graduate earlier. Moreover, the students enrolled to Double Major, Double Minor and postgraduate programmes can take the advantage of summer school programme. Summer school involves a-7-week programme offering the courses scheduled in the fall/spring semester.

 

KTU, upon the realization of the importance of knowing a language in a globalizing world, has established a modern school of foreign languages to let them cope with the rapid changes in an increasingly competitive world. In some of the courses of a substantial number of the departments, English is used as a medium of instruction, if not all. An intensive year of English Language courses is compulsory in such departments. The departments of Computer Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Forest Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and Literature, Deck, International Affairs, Public Administration and Faculty of Medicine have been within the scope of the programme. Tourism and Hotel Management will also be included in the programme in due course.

Those who do not meet the requirements of ELST (English Language Screening Test) have to attend a one-year demanding programme in the U-shaped classes of 20-25, according to their levels. The programme offers an interactive education, making use of advanced technologies. In addition to speaking, listening, reading and writing, translation and professional English courses are also focused. In the courses, designed according to student-centered approach, projects and presentations are the very opportunities to contain all the premises.

 

For dealing with all kinds of problems of the students, the university provides a unit of information support. Students are counseled by the head of their departments appointed to support them seek for possible solutions. Besides, students are also supported with psychological counseling that may be helpful in the treatment of health problems.

 

In order to let students acclimatize with the university and the environment an orientation programme is carried out. What is sought in the programme is to familiarize students with the new atmosphere and facilitate adaptation.

 

Double major refers to the students’ chance of receiving a second BA/BS diploma after majoring in another. In order to benefit from this, fully succeeding in the courses of the main major as well as having an academic average of 3.2 out of 4 is required. The students admitted to this programme have the opportunity to receive a second diploma on condition that they take a total of 40 credits and attend the courses regularly. Those who can apply to the programme can do so between the third and fifth semester of their education.

 

Double minor refers to another programme for our students who want to receive a double minor diploma. The academic average required is 2.7 out of 4, and the compulsory credit to complete is 20 credits.

 

Students who have been admitted to one of the departments of our university through ÖSS (university entrance exam) and attained an academic average of 2.7 out of 4 at the end of the first year, have the chance to transfer to a department of the same faculty that has the same score type. Finally, depending on the number of students determined by the department, the academic averages are taken into consideration and students are selected accordingly.

 

KTU takes one of the initial seats in sending students abroad through the Socrates-Erasmus programme, which is one of EU Education programmes. So far, nearly 50 students have been sent to partner universities for a period ranging from to 12 months. Students are required to complete their 4 semesters successfully and have a good command of a language of one of EU countries, sufficient enough to listen and comprehend a lecture.

 

Career planning activities are designed for students to help them determine their aims regarding their jobs, familiarize with the market situation in their fields, and take a firmer step in advance. In this respect, in close collaboration with the private sector and government institutions, each year career days are arranged, and seminars are held to inform students about issues such as CV writing or suitable job opportunities. With this goal in mind, KTU, Trabzon Chamber of Trade and Commerce, and KOSGEB are in close cooperation. For coordination, KOSGEB and Trabzon Chamber of Trade and Commerce have a contact office in the main campus. Moreover, career planning sessions as well as introductory activities are arranged for high school students.

 

KTU Central Library, with its modern interior and exterior design, quality and quantity of the materials, qualified staff and innovated service facilities, is one of the libraries that rank among the best in Turkey. The library consists of a periodical reading hall available for 15 clients, a circulation desk of 20, book stacks of 400, free reading halls of 110, two large archive desks and other working units.

In the library are more than 100.000 books written in various languages and over 2000 periodicals. All the periodicals are arranged according to LC, an open service in open-shelving system.

Since all the materials in the library -books, journals, theses, etc. - were transferred by YORDAM 2001, services to access searching, reviewing, borrowing, and loaning can be done on-line. Moreover, in accordance with the agreements between international publication-houses, a considerable number of journals, books, graduation theses and dissertations are available through electronic databases. The students and academicians of KTU can access to all required materials without paying a visit to the library. The materials that cannot be obtained will be accessed through “inter-library loan” system.

 

KTU, with its modern laboratories, provides a great number of opportunities to facilitate the students’ guest for quality and provide a rich background for applied courses. In the laboratories, which are prerequisites of modern educational institutions, the received knowledge is either applied or naturally observed. Moreover, to enable students to benefit from computer technology in the age of communication, almost all the departments are equipped with computer-rooms, printers and OHP’s. All the computers in the laboratories in which Basic Computer classes are carried out are connected to the Internet. The students can make use of computers and Internet services in their free time.

In order to encourage research at scientific and postgraduate levels many other labs besides these education-centered labs were and are still being set up. The foremost of these are as follows:

• Structure & Material Laboratory
• Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering Lab.
• Geotechnical & Transportation Lab.
• Materials Science Lab.
• Heating and Air Conditioning Lab.
• Motors Lab.
• Hydraulic Machines Lab.
• Thermo Turbo Machines lab.
• Flood Mechanics Lab.
• SEM Lab.
• Basic Electrical Engineering Lab.
• Electrical Machines Lab.
• Cover Electronics Lab.
• Logical Circuits Lab.
• Microprocessor Lab.
• Computer Software Lab.
• Communications Lab.
• Microwave and Antenna Lab.
• Control System Lab.
• Energy System Lab.
• XRF and XRD Lab.
• Applied Geology Lab.
• Geochemistry Lab.
• Acid Lab.
• Flood Inclusions Lab.
• Thinsection Lab.
• Research Microscopes lab.
• Surveying Lab.
• Geographical Information System Lab.
• Photogrammetry Lab.
• Research and Project Lab.
• Forest Construction and Geodesy-Photogrammetry Lab.
• Civil Culture Lab.
• Forest Transportation and Ergonomics Lab.
• Seed Technology Lab.
• Plant Physiology Lab.
  

KTU involves in challenging activities and projects in order to deal with, conduct research and create solutions for the problems of people living in the world and living around the geography in particular. To this end, many research and application centers are established. Some of them appeal to the region’s means of subsistence and its improvement while some appeal to sociological and historical missions. The following are the research and application centers:

• Atatürk’sPrinciples and History of Turkish Revolutions RAC.
• Computer Sciences RAC.
• Computer Aided Design, Engineering and Manufacturing RAC.
• Environmental Problems RAC.
• Sea Ecology RAC.
• Electronic Communication System RAC.
• Hazelnut and Tea RAC.
• Landslide RAC.
• Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent RAC.
• Black Sea, Caucasus and Central Asian Countries RAC
• Material Sciences and Manufacturing Technology RAC.
• Pre-school Education RAC.
• Forestry RAC.
• Teaching Foreign Languages RAC.
  

In order to enable the students to meet the requirements of a fast-changing, improving and globalizing world, and encourage them to be the outstanding and distinguished figures of the competitive world in question, KTU has set new goals in terms of both technological and educational domains. At a period in which Turkey is carrying out her negotiation process with the EU, it is the ultimate goal of KTU to comply and compromise with the education systems of EU members. Through the office of International Affairs, bilateral relations between a great number of European, American and Japanese universities and institutes are established, and cultural and scientific collaboration are developed on the grounds ranging from international exchange programmes for students and academicians to joint projects.

To enable the students and academic staff to benefit from the European Union’s funds, many studies are implemented. Socrates and Erasmus programmes, enabling students to continue part of their education in one of EU member countries, are being successfully carried out. In addition to this, organizations such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Youth proved to be successful.

On the other hand, recently involved programmes such as 6th Frame, Cost and Eureka, which encourage academicians’ ongoing developments, participation in research activities, and enable costly research projects, will be the new challenges of the office in due course.

 

E-Campus refers to a set of projects developed for easy access to all educational, administrative and research services at the university. Thus, the students, academicians and other staff may have the opportunity for quick access to various services. E-student, e-academician, e-staff, e-library, e-health and e-card are the affiliations to this end.

The students can register to their courses, follow exam results, and get their transcripts or e-mail addresses or web-pages through e-student service. The academicians, in parallel fashion, can announce exam results, open web-pages and present their lessons via the Internet.

 

Students who are in need are provided with necessary catering and clothing support by the Health Culture and Sports Affairs. Also financial support is provided by the KTU Charity Foundation, together with a scholarship from various support services. In addition, 600 students enrolled to KTU are supplied with a regular scholarship every year.

In order to receive this scholarship entrance score is taken into account for first year students and a certain passing score for the rest. The scholarship is valid for 4 or 6 years.

In addition, students have the opportunity to work part-time on fields such as technical support, software and web design and offices such as computer rooms, Project Production Centre of the Rectorship, library, Culture Centre, Scientific Research Projects Unit, Office of Foreign Affairs and health, sports and social services