The vision of Yasar University is to identify Yasar University as a "boutique university" which is loyal to scientific, ethical and moral values, responsive to global change, practising efficiency as an indispensable part of quality, developing rapidly in a disciplined manner and making efficient progress resulting in success, coordinated by carefully-considered decisions , educating experts who have the highest "designing skills", "project-based work experience" and "artistic sensitivity"..

The mission of Yaşar University is to educate our students as " Turkish intellectuals" who are sensitive to the environment , not being satisfied with what has already been achieved, comprehending problems, always researching and questioning everything , acting with social consciousness, organising and participating in civil community activities, having an analytical way of thinking, being mentally developed and proud of recognition in their specialities and distinctiveness, considering science as the unique driving force behind design as a distinctive and superior value, producing with the energy derived from their artistic sensitivity and with intellectual and innovative sensitivity, informing the public about their efforts, checking the usefulness of what they have produced through experience, being industrious and competitive, defending their ideas, being knowledgeable and experienced about democracy, being capable of defending the revolution and principles of Atatürk by being able to defend these beliefs and principles, being able to distinguish between right with the awareness of being a student or graduate of Yasar University.

To add "university common classes" consisting of Arts, Designing, Humanities, Project-based work, Research and Methodology classes which are included in 2-4 year- department/ faculty programs to our Academic Curriculum.

To enrich our academic staff by hiring native and non-native scientists who are successful and well-known internationally in their fields, and to increase the number of distinguished works which have been introduced to the universal science literature by Yasar University and to increase the range and depth of research in this field.

To change our academic consultancy services into efficient, productive and high-quality academic contributions.

To develop our vocational education programs in order to address the shortage of "vocational school graduates" .

To re-construct the educational opportunities of the university by rearranging them as "certificate programs" in a way that meets the demands of artistic, vocational and foreign language educational needs off campus.

To increase the number of our sports activities by putting emphasis on personal values and giving priority to mentally-strategic sports, and to encourage academic, administrative and off-campus participation as well as student participation in these activities.

To diversify our artistic activities regarding the demands and sensitivity of Ýzmir and promote these activities off- campus.