The Department of Chemistry at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University is an established department that has been providing 100% English-based education since 1994. With its strong academic staff and research infrastructure, it prepares its students not only for a profession but for the scientific world of the future.
In our department, students combine theoretical knowledge with modern laboratory applications while gaining significant academic and professional experience before graduation thanks to research projects, international exchange programs, and industry collaborations.
Vision: To increase total quality in education, research, service delivery, faculty members, educational facilities, and undergraduate and graduate education; to enhance faculty and student satisfaction; and to rank among the respected chemistry departments nationwide.
Mission: To train researchers with strong academic backgrounds and equipment who can contribute new technologies to science, and talented chemists who can think analytically and produce solutions to meet the needs of the chemical industry.
The department students can actively participate in research groups led by our faculty members starting from the first years of their education.
In addition, our students can:
Serve as the principal investigator of their own projects within the scope of TUBITAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects,
Gain experience in project writing and execution by preparing original research projects alongside their academic advisors,
Find the opportunity to work as researchers in TUBITAK, BAP (Scientific Research Projects), COST, and international projects.
Through these opportunities, our students acquire a scientific research culture during their undergraduate education, develop project management skills, and start their graduate education and academic careers with a significant advantage.
The department has active student exchange agreements with many distinguished universities in Europe within the scope of the Erasmus+ program.
Our students can:
Participate in mobility for studies for one or two semesters,
Do internships in laboratories and industrial organizations in Europe,
Continue their education seamlessly by transferring the courses they take back to our university.
Main partner countries include:
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Slovenia
Lithuania
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Czechia
and universities in many different European countries.
Thanks to these programs, our students get to know different educational systems, improve their foreign language skills, and establish strong connections with international academic circles.
Education and research are conducted in our department in the fields of:
Organic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Our students have the opportunity to work on current research topics in modern laboratories, such as:
Organic synthesis
Medicinal chemistry
Materials science
Nanomaterials
Polymer chemistry
Biotechnology
Environmental chemistry
Electrochemistry
Organometallic chemistry
Surfactants
Chemistry Department graduates can work in R&D, quality control, production, and analysis laboratories across various sectors, including:
Pharmaceuticals
Defense industry
Food
Paint
Textile
Energy
Cosmetics
Glass
Plastics
Petrochemicals
Our graduates can also:
Pursue academic careers at universities,
Work in research centers,
Become Chemistry teachers with pedagogical formation,
Serve as chemists in public institutions.
For students who want to produce science, develop new technologies, gain international experience, and build a strong career, the BAIBU Chemistry Department is the right choice.
We welcome you to our Chemistry Department to be at the center of research, run your own TUBITAK project, study in Europe with Erasmus+, and take your place among the scientists of the future.
