5.3.3 Women's access schemes

Boğaziçi University offers various programmes and services to support women's access to university education. These programmes cover many different areas such as mentoring, scholarships and social networks.

1. Scholarships

Boğaziçi University Scholarship Office provides scholarships to students from three different sources: state institutions, university-based scholarships and scholarships from foundations, institutions and organisations. In addition, special scholarships for female students are offered by various organisations. These scholarships play an important role in increasing female students' access to university education.

Scholarship Office Coordinatorship prepares the scholarship budget and comparative reports of the expenditures at the end of each academic year. The activity report of the last 5 years is given below.

2. Mentoring Programmes

Boğaziçi University offers mentoring programmes to support students' academic and personal development.

Through social responsibility projects such as the Student Coaching Programme and ENSO Mentorship, university students guide high school students and support them in their university preparation processes.
Through mentoring programmes run by the Boğaziçi University Career Centre, Boğaziçi students benefit from the experiences of alumni and gain important information about business life. These programmes are open to all students and female students can specify their needs on the application form to be matched with the most suitable mentor.

3. Social Networks and Women-Focused Clubs

Boğaziçi Network is a professional social network where alumni, students, academics and administrative staff of the university can come together and share their experiences.
BÜKAK (Boğaziçi University Women's Research Club) is a student club that organises activities on gender studies, women's rights and combating sexual harassment.

4. Education Programmes

Boğaziçi University Lifelong Learning Centre (BÜYEM) offers various trainings to raise awareness on gender equality and support women entrepreneurship. These programmes take important steps to empower women and ensure social justice.

These programmes and services offered by Boğaziçi University increase women's access to university and support their academic and professional development. The University undertakes an important mission to ensure gender equality through these programmes designed to meet the needs of female students.

Related Links:

2022-2023 Scholarship Office Annual Report:

2023-2024 Academic Year

2021-2022 Academic Year

2020-2021 Academic Year

2019-2020 Academic Year

2018-2019 Academic Year

2017-2018 Academic Year

2016-2017 Academic Year

Boğaziçi University Scholarship Office:

https://bursofisi.bogazici.edu.tr/tr

Individual, Foundation, Institution and Organisation Scholarships:

https://bursofisi.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/kisi-vakif-kurum-ve-kurulus-burslari

Boğaziçi University Student Coaching Programme:

https://haberler.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/news/kampus/2/bogazici-universitesi-ogrencileri-liselilerin/508

ENSO Mentorship:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756CNBhVfvg

https://www.instagram.com/ensomentorship/

Boğaziçi Career Centre Mentorship Programme:

https://mezun.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/mentorluk

Boğaziçi University Mentoring and Consultancy Application:

https://survey.boun.edu.tr/index.php/786743?newtest=Y&lang=en

Mentorship Programme:

Bosphorus Network:

https://bogazici.network/

BounWIB (Bogazici University Women in Business Club):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogazici-university-women-in-business-18615ba9/

https://www.instagram.com/bounwib/?hl=tr

BÜKAK (Boğaziçi University Women's Research Club):

https://ogrencifaaliyetleri.bogazici.edu.tr/kulup-etkinlikleri/kadin-arastirmalari-kulubu

BÜYEM Gender Equality Trainings:

https://buyem.bogazici.edu.tr/course/list?pc=%5B%5D

Mentoring Project within the Scope of Special Events in Tourism and Congress Tourism Course:

https://tourism.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/content/turizmde-ozel-etkinlikler-ve-kongre-turizmi-dersi-kapsaminda-mentorluk-projesi-0

2024 Sustainability Report SDG-5 (Related Section)

Access programmes for women

Boğaziçi University offers various programmes and services to support women's access to university education. These services and programmes provide comprehensive support in different areas such as scholarship opportunities, mentoring and social networks.

Scholarships

Boğaziçi University Scholarship Office provides scholarships to students from three different sources: State institutions, scholarships from the University and scholarships from foundations, institutions and organisations. In addition, special scholarships for female students are also provided by various organisations. These scholarships play an important role in increasing girls' access to university education.

The Scholarship Office Coordinatorship prepares comparative reports of the scholarship budget and expenditures at the end of each academic year. You can access the scholarship reports for the last 5 years from the relevant links at the end of the section.

Mentoring Programmes

Boğaziçi University offers mentoring programmes to support the academic and personal development of its students.

Through social responsibility projects such as the Student Coaching Programme and ENSO Mentorship, university students guide high school students and support them in their university preparation processes.

Through mentoring programmes run by Boğaziçi University Career Centre, Boğaziçi students benefit from the experiences of alumni and gain important information about business life. These programmes are open to all students and female students can be matched with the most suitable mentor by indicating their needs on the application form.

Social Networks and Women-Oriented Clubs

Boğaziçi Network is a professional social network where alumni, students, academics and administrative staff of the university can come together and share their experiences.

BÜKAK (Boğaziçi University Women's Research Club) is a student club that organises activities on gender studies, women's rights and combating sexual harassment.

Education Programmes

Boğaziçi University Lifelong Learning Centre (BÜYEM) provides various trainings to raise awareness on gender equality and support women's entrepreneurship. These programmes take important steps towards empowering women and ensuring social justice.

These programmes and services offered by Boğaziçi University increase women's access to university and support their academic and professional development. The University undertakes an important mission in ensuring gender equality through these programmes designed to meet the needs of female students.