The General Directorate of Foundations (VGM) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism hosted a delegation of twenty university students from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Istanbul to promote Turkish culture internationally. Delegations consisted of students from the Islamic Sciences department who were taken to the historical places of Istanbul. In alignment with the mission of the General Directorate of Foundations, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University was honored to give this young aspiring delegation a day trip to our Hagia Sophia Campus on September 28th, 2022. At our Hagia Sophia Campus, they were primed about the vision, mission, overall academic outreach, and international education opportunities for students at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University.

About the Hagia Sophia Campus

Our Hagia Sophia Campus was initially the madrasah, which was built next to Hagia Sophia after the conquest of Istanbul and underwent many repairs over time.  It has also served as a Science Center for centuries. Now it is hosting eight research centers affiliated with Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University named as Hagia Sophia Research Center, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, and Period Research Center, Islamic Arts Application and Research Center, Islamic Law Research Center, Manuscripts Application and Research Center, Foundation Research Center, Evliya Çelebi Studies Research Center, Visual Communication and Design Application and Research Center. In addition to hosting centers that carry out necessary research in their fields, there is a library with publications on cultural history in the madrasa, where cultural and artistic events are held in its courtyard.