APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES FOR APPLICATION TO PREFERENCES FOR INTERNATIONAL QUOTAS
 

  Preferences application will be accepted online via https://uludag.edu.tr/en/uluyos between the dates of May 25th and June 15th, 2026. (It will end at 17.00 Turkish Time.)

* Application Conditions;


* BUÜ International or Foreign Student, Preference and Placement Guide;

* Preference, evaluation and placement procedures; The conditions of Higher Education Council accepting students from abroad;

   A- General conditions, 2.c) item; “The continuation of the practice of applying for foreign student admission quotas within the framework of the criteria determined by the universities in accordance with Article 45/f of the Higher Education Law No. 2547, amended by Law No. 6287, and the Principles Regarding the Admission of Students from Abroad, determined by the Higher Education Council, it is possible to apply for the quota for student admission from abroad; candidates who are Turkish nationals at birth but have lost their Turkish Citizenship by obtaining permission from the Ministry of Interiar Affair to renounce it, candidates who document that they posses a blue card issud to those have lost their Turkish Citizenship upon request and candidates with dual citizenship (one of which is Turkish) and Turkish Citizenship who have completed all their high school educuation in high schoos abroad  (except TRNC high schools), and also;
         i) The continuation of determining student quota for the departments of Teaching, Law, Medicine and Dentistry, which accept foreign students and are recommended by the Higher Education Councils 
        ii) However, not exceeding 10% of the quota in the aforementioned fields for these candidates, specific to these programs,” is done in accordance with the procedures and principles.
 In accordance with the article "Not to exceed 10% of the quota in the aforementioned areas for these candidates, specific to these programs", the candidates who will apply for the mentioned quotas must make their preference applications by taking this situation into account when applying for preference.

* During the application, information must be entered into the system without errors, documents must be uploaded legibly and completely, and no changes can be made to the information and preferences.  (Each applicant may only apply once. There can be no changes after the preferences are made.)

* The applications of the candidate's who have submitted missing or false information will not be processed.

* During certain registration, the authentic and approved copy of the documents must be provided.

* Personal candidate statements will be taken into account in applications whether they meet the application requirements or not. Candidates not meeting the application requirements, and candidates making applications and submitting preferences with misstatements will not be granted any rights even if they are placed in a program.

* Candidates who do not meet the application requirements during the application, placement, and registration proces, their registration will cancel at any stage if they are found to have submitted falsified, fake, incomplete, or incorrect documents or information, even if their registration has been finalized as a result..If they graduate, their diploma will be revoked. Tuition fees paid will not be refunded. (BUU reserves the right to pursue legal, administrative, and criminal remedies in such cases.)

* Applications submitted in person or via e-mail will not be accepted.

* E-mail address will be used in communication with candidates and it is important that your e-mail address is current and correct. The Notifications to candidates' e-mail addresses are deemed to be served.

* During the student selection process, candidates who have earned the right to definitive enrollment will learn about the placement results by logging into the placement result inquiry screen on the Bursa Uludağ University ULUYOS web page. Candidates may obtain printouts of their acceptance letters from our university's ULUYOS web page. (Acceptance letters are not sent to candidates via email.) Candidates can use this document to apply for a visa from Turkish foreign missions in their country.

* The rules prescribed in this guide can be changed if it is necessitated by the decision taken by the Higher Education Council after the publication of this guide.

* Dates and conditions specified are subject to changes to be made by Uludağ University. Changes will be announced to the candidates on University’s website (ULUYOS) to implementation.

* Preferences and registration procedures will be made on the ULUYOS website, which is the official communication channel of Bursa Uludağ University, and the information and sharing should not be respected.

* Bursa Uludağ University is free to fill the announced quotas or not. Meeting the requirements for application does not require acceptance. The right to enroll becomes final with the approval of the relevant Faculty/School Administrative Board. If the approval is not given, the right to registration does not arise.

* Applicants who wish to enroll in higher education programs that require special skills such as art, music, and physical education are selected through  special talent examinations. In order to apply for the units that accept students through special talent exams, the students are required to obtain an acceptable exam score that is deemed valid by the Senate of our University. The exam and application dates of the Special Talent exams will be announced by the relevant units. Candidates applying to placement quotas must submit  submit their applications to the relevant units. The placements to programs in departments that accepts students with a special talent examination will be carried out by commissions formed by the relevant units. Results will be announced by the relevant units as well. Candidates applying to departments or programs accepting students with special talent examination must meet the acceptance requirements, and pass the special talent examination administered by the Faculty/Conservatory as well.

      ATTENTION:
     1- Since it is essential to be educated in the relevant country during high school education, those who have graduated from the Open Education High School abroad program affiliated with the Ministry of National Education by documenting that they have been in the relevant country for the years corresponding to the high school education will also be able to apply for student admission quotas from abroad.

      2- The decision taken at the General Assembly meeting of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) on November 21, 2024, regarding the continuation of the practice of accepting applications from candidates from Balkan countries who have completed/graduated from high schools in Türkiye to the international student admission quotas of various universities, refers to candidates from Balkan countries who have completed/graduated from high schools in Türkiye.
     In addition to those who are citizens of Balkan countries, those residing in Türkiye;
-Dual nationals who hold Turkish citizenship and also citizenship of one of the Balkan countries,
-Those who lose their Turkish citizenship by obtaining permission from the Ministry of Interior to renounce their Turkish citizenship,
-Applications for international student quotas from individuals who have lost their Turkish citizenship and can document that they hold a blue card (issued upon request) have been deemed ineligible.

      3- According to the first clause of the application requirements, which states: "Foreign nationals (provided that they have not received/graduated from secondary education institutions in Turkey [excluding those who have completed their high school education in embassy schools/international private educational institutions listed in the MOBIS system, and foreign nationals who have come to our country within the framework of projects conducted by the Ministry of National Education or the Higher Education Council])", candidates who fall into this category and will apply must also upload a document from their schools/official institutions stating that they have completed or will graduate from the aforementioned high school education during the application process.

      4- In accordance with the decision that international students can change the university they are registered in only once within the same academic year, candidates who will apply for preference or have already applied should consider this and make their preference application accordingly. The university reserves the right to evaluate the preference applications of candidates in this situation and delete  their  registrations. If the registrations of candidates in this situation are deleted, the contribution fee/tuition fee paid will not be refunded.

      5- Individuals who do not have a legal right of residence in Türkiye cannot be enrolled in university. (For final registration, your unit will request a document showing your legal right to stay when submitting the documents to the Student Affairs Office.) The status of whether candidates have a legal right of residence in Türkiye (visa/residence permit) is evaluated within the scope of legislation determined by relevant Ministries and the Presidency of Migration Management. If it is determined that candidates do not have a legal right of residence in Türkiye, their registrations will be cancelled, and no refunds will be provided to these candidates.(You can learn whether you have a legal right to stay by calling YİMER communication center at 157 and get information about the procedures to be carried out.)

     6- In the applications, the applicants' own declarations regarding whether they meet the application requirements will be taken into consideration. Even if those who do not meet the application requirements and make an incorrect statement have started their education, they will not have a right to continue their education. If students are found to have failed to comply with the application requirements or have applied with incorrect information after  registration, they are dismissed from the university. The contribution fee/tuition fee paid will not be refunded.

      7- A candidate's application for preference for the quota means that he meets the above-mentioned application requirements and accepts all the issues in the Guide and Bursa Uludağ University's Directive on Foreign Student Admission.

     8- The information, explanations and rules in the Guide can be changed if necessary by the decisions of Bursa Uludağ University Senate and/or Higher Education Council (YÖK) and other official institutions that may come into force after the publication date of the Guide. In this case, the path to be followed is determined by YDOKK. In cases not specified in the Directive and the Guide, action is taken according to the decisions made by YDOKK, ULUYOS Coordinator.

      9- Announcements on the website (ULUYOS- https://uludag.edu.tr/en/uluyos) are in the form of notification to the candidates.

    10- Additional Placements to available quota at the end of enrollment procedures will be among the candidates that are not placed to any Faculty/Vocational School, the results will be announced on  July 27, 2026. (Preference applications from candidates will not be accepted again.)
 

 * Please read the Guide carefully before applying for a Preference.  

 * CLICK HERE for the Preference Application.  (It will be active on the preference application dates.  25 May - 15 June 2026)