Policy and Strategy Studies Division was founded in the second half of 2012, as a part of the process of re-organization of the Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies. The Master of Science program of the division aims to provide theoretical and practical background on data collection as well as policy making in public organizations, following the concept of evidence driven policy making which is rapidly expanding world-wide. The program has a multi-disciplinary nature and involves many elective courses specialized in different areas of research. The medium of instruction is English. The institute provides computerized research units for educational purposes.