Turkey

Yildiz Technical University

Istanbul, Turkey

Unit: Department of Geomatic Engineering and Urban and Regional Planning Department

The geomatic engineering department under the Faculty of Civil Engineering offers several 2-year thesis-based master’s programs, including the MSc in Geomatics, MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS, and MSc in Geo-Engineering, and also a non-thesis course-based Master’s degree in Geomatic Engineering, Real Estate Appraisal and Development. The dpartment also operates PhD programs, including PhD in Remote Sensing, PhD in Geomatics and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering. The urban and regional planning department offers a MSc in Landscape Planning, a MSc in Regional Planning and a MSc in Urban Planning. It also has a PhD in Urban Planning program.

Middle East Technical University

Ankara, Turkey

Unit: Geodetic and Geographical Information Technologies Programs

The METU’s Civil Engineering Department operates a 2-year master’s program and a 4-year PhD program in geodetic technology and geoinformation. The aim of these programs is to pursue research in space geodesy (SG), geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS). The program is designed to meet the growing demands for skilled manpower at the graduate level particularly in areas of contemporary space technologies and their applications in various fields, GIS, spatial data analyses and remote sensing technology.

Dokuz Eylul University

Izmir, Turkey

Unit: Department of GIS

The Dokuz Eylul University offers thesis-based MSc degree, non-thesis MSc and PhD degree in GIS.