Welcome to the Faculty of Pharmacy!
Celebrating a quarter-century of educational excellence, İstanbul Okan University proudly announces the establishment of its Faculty of Pharmacy in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Our faculty is dedicated to advancing health education and research through excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit.
We serve our prospective students and stakeholders with state-of-the-art education and research facilities in the Health Sciences Complex on our university's İstanbul-Tuzla campus.
Dear Prospective Students,
Our Faculty of Pharmacy is dedicated to creating a learning environment that emphasizes academic excellence, the critical thinking, innovation, needs-based problem-solving, and the the importance of both the healthcare and the education being compassionate and professional.
Our teaching and research staff consists of distinguished researchers in their fields who are pushing the boundaries of research and advances in pharmaceutical sciences, working in integration with the industry and the scientific world, and aiming to contribute to the global advancement of health services.
Our commitment to teaching and mentoring ensures that our young colleagues receive an advanced standard of education, preparing them to become the next generation of leaders in both in pharmacy and health services.
We see our students not as students, but as young colleagues and our young colleagues are at the center of everything we do.
We empower them with a thorough, well-structured educational program, integrating theoretical learning and practical application. Our program, carefully crafted to include both professional and social elements, ensures they are ready to navigate the complexities of modern healthcare.
As management, we encourage our students and all our staff to think critically, follow innovations, and approach their work with curiosity and integrity.
We know that their professional passions and constantly rising personal development goals will drive us and our institution to constantly develop, adapt, and excel.
Our Faculty of Pharmacy aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to become:
- A researcher interested in the discovery, development, and production of drugs,
- A pharmacist who helps patients use their medications safely and effectively,
- A manager who holds leadership positions in the pharmaceutical industry,
- An entrepreneur who develops innovative solutions in the health sector.
On your journey, we are ready to accompany you with our experienced and expert academic staff, high-quality education and hands on experience, certificate and exchange programs, a dynamic and supportive student community, and our mentorship.
Dear Stakeholders,
We believe that professional education should align with the realities of life and adapt to the changes of the times.
To enhance our students' career prospects, we've embedded internships and collaborative programs within our curriculum. This allows them to experience real-world work environments and corporate cultures, while also gaining academic credit through institutional training.
Together with you, we aim to graduate successful teammates who are equipped to work in different sub-branches of pharmacy such as academia and industry, who have a vision, are compatible with the corporate culture, and have developed social and critical thinking skills.
For graduates and colleagues looking to launch or expand their businesses, our PharmHub program provides comprehensive entrepreneurial support, including strategic guidance, physical resources, training, and consulting.
Our faculty, comprised of internationally experienced experts, provides stakeholders with personalized project-based learning, certified training programs, and expert consulting. We further enhance this with advanced laboratories, pilot-scale R&D facilities, and comprehensive virtual-physical campus resources.
We recognize and value the essential partnership with our stakeholders in the constant evolution of our faculty, educational practices, and the pharmacy field.
As Faculty of Pharmacy we are fully prepared to meet the expectations of the next generation of pharmacy and pharmacy education.