Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, one of the notewhorthy univesities in our country, located in an area surrounded by natural beauties between two metropolis İstanbul and Ankara, was founded on 3 July 1992. The university, which has been developing rapidly since its foundation, has campuses in the city centre and three districts of Bolu (Gerede, Mengen, Mudurnu). The main campus of the university, namely İzzet Baysal Campus, is located in Gölköy, which is 8 km from the city center and surrounded by a unique natural beauty.

The university comprises 16 faculties, 1 institutes, 1 schools, 8 vocational schools and 20 research centers. 1400  faculty members and 1200  administrative staff in the university are proud to provide a quality and modern educational setting for about 35000 students.