Political Science and International Relations Bahçeşehir University (BAU)

Overview

The social prestige of English-medium PSIR graduates is exceptional: they are seen as Turkey’s cosmopolitan, multilingual elite who represent the country on the global stage and shape its strategicfuture. Inn short, the Political Science and International Relations programme from BahçeÅŸehir University (BAU) produces analytically razor-sharp, globally connected, and diplomatically sophisticated leaders who occupy the most strategic and respected positions in government, international affairs, academia, and global business, enjoying extraordinary career mobility, intellectual influence, and the privilege of directly contributing to Turkey

Key Facts

Graduates are immediately recruited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (through the highly competitive career-diplomat entrance exam), Turkish embassies and permanent missions abroad, Presidency of Strategy and Budget, international organizations (UN, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe, OECD, World Bank, IMF country offices), global think-tanks and foundations, risk-consulting firms (Control Risks, Eurasia Group), multinational corporations’ public-affairs and government-relations teams (Google, Microsoft, Shell, BP, Siemens, Coca-Cola), international media and journalism, top graduate and PhD programmes worldwide (Harvard Kennedy School, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Sciences Po, Fletcher School, Georgetown), and an increasing number launch their own policy startups or become influential commentators and columnists.