for science and culture in the region. In accordance with the regulations of the Bilkent Erzurum High School, 8th Grade Primary School students who have graduated successfully from their schools will be considered for acceptance to the school through a two-phase examination period conducted in Erzurum, Ankara, and İstanbul. This is separate from the nationwide examination which every Turkish student must take in order to continue to high school (secondary education) after they complete their primary education. Bilkent Erzurum accepts 100 students every academic year. 70% of the students receive a “Full Tuition Scholarship” and 30% of the students receive a “Partial Tuition Scholarship”, in accordance with how well the students performed in the exams evaluating their ability to think globally and critically in various subjects required by the international curricula of the IGCSE and IB. The Bilkent Erzurum family unites students from all over Turkey, including the successful and skilled students who have limited educational facilities in the East of Turkey. Students of Bilkent Erzurum have several state of art facilities available to them. All students are provided with laptops to use in lessons when necessary. All books essential for the international and national curricula are provided. Curricula Turkish National Education The lessons required by the Ministry of Turkish National Education systems are studied in Erzurum Bilkent over the course of 5 years of education, which includes a prep year. In the prep classes English as a second language and other national courses are taught in order to prepare students for further studies,n the MEB, IGCSE and IB curricula. International Education According to law No. 5526, “in the laboratory schools when students complete 10th grade and move on to 11th grade, they need to pass international examinations which will be decided by the Bilkent University Senate. In order to graduate from these high schools, students have to have an International Baccalaureate Diploma”. Bilkent Erzurum is now fully authorised by CIE and had an IB Authorisation Visit on February 8 and 9, 2010. IGCSE Programme and Examinations Fulfilling the law's requirements, the Bilkent University Senate decided that the IGCSE program from CIE should be applied in the Bilkent Erzurum School. Bilkent Erzurum was certified as an IGCSE centre in July 2008. The IGCSE programme hss been taught since the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year. The validity and quality of CIE and the IGCSEs are recognized internationally and all courses