In 2001 the Academy was restructured in accordance with passed legislation to gain a university status by including the Faculty of Security Sciences, the Institute of Security Sciences, Police Vocational Schools of Higher Education, and Faculty and Higher Education Institutions offering the training programs concerned.
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In 2002, the foundation of the Institute of Security Sciences was fully completed to admit students upon the approval of the Council of Higher Education on 18 March 2002.
The Institute also offers PhD programs to train academic personnel to meet the needs of the faculty and vocational higher education schools.
High school graduates who obtain a certain amount of score from the university entrance exam take rigorous written, verbal, and physical tests to be admitted to the PVSHEs as police cadets.
The cadets thought to be unable to complete the program within five-year-duration of study are declared ‘school dropout’ irrespective of their academic year level.
The Police College is a boarding state high school whose graduates are all academy-bound and are admitted to The Faculty of Security Sciences.
These countries are: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo, Moldavia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Jordan, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Somali, Sudan, Ethiopia, Libya.
The Police Academy is involved in EU Education and Youth Programs and holds Erasmus University Charter-EUC.
The Academy has signed mutual agreements with the higher education institutions to exchange students and staff members within the scope of Socrates/Erasmus Program.
Within the same academic year two Lithuanian postgraduate students came to the Institute of Security Sciences to do some research for their master's thesis.
In addition to the lecture halls, there are also simulation rooms designed for traffic and forensic science courses for the students to follow and take part in them while learning how to investigate the scene of the accident or the crime committed.
Its main campus (smaller in size) is in Anittepe, where the Institute of Security Sciences operates and runs its own programs.
There is a language lab with computer assisted programs backed up with sound track for listening practice and viewing audio-visual materials.
The conference hall, holding 750 people, serves for viewing movies, organizing symposia and panel discussions besides recreational activities produced and directed by the students.
The Golbasi campus has a post office, three barbers, three tailors and two shoe-repairers employed to meet the daily needs of the cadets and also the personnel.
In addition to these, there is one sports hall, fitness center, and a small-sized football field on Anittepe Campus for physical education and self-defense courses to be done.
In the 2001-2002 season, 22 cadets were chosen to be on the National Team in shooting, cross racing, ice hockey, karate, skiing, judo and taekwondo.