Erciyes University
Encyclopedia
Erciyes University is a Turkish
institute of higher education located in Kayseri
, Turkey
. As of 4 April 2006, a total of 28,474 students were studying for their bachelors degree and postgraduate studies.
in 1969, and Kayseri
Business
Administration Faculty, which opened in 1977, constituted an independent university under the name of The University of Kayseri in 1978. In 1982, the other two higher education institutions in Kayseri were incorporated into the same university as Faculty of Engineering
and Faculty of Theology
. Then its name was converted to Erciyes University.
The name of the university has an inspiration from Mount Erciyes
, which is 15 kilometres to the southwest of the university. Today, besides a campus in Kayseri's city center, the university runs its activities in central Anatolia
, which provides education in 17 faculties, 14 vocational high schools, four institutions and nine research centers, and a highly developed research hospital with 1,000 beds.
The following faculties were added after 1992: Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts (1992), Yozgat
Architecture and Engineering Faculty (1993), Faculty of Veterinary in Kayseri (1995), and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Yozgat; in 1997 Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Faculty of Economics
and Business Administration) in Nevşehir
were established. Faculty of Dentistry was found in 2001.
These colleges provide a four-year education: Vocational School of Physical Education and Sports, Atatürk Health College, School of Foreign Languages Civil Aviation College in Kayseri, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Nevşehir Health College in Nevşehir and Yozgat Health College in Yozgat.
Vocational schools provide a two-year education: Kayseri Vocational College, Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Safiye Çıkrıkçıoğlu Vocational College and Kocasinan Vocational College in Kayseri and Yozgat Vocational College in Yozgat and Nevşehir Vocational College in Nevşehir.
students continuing their education in the institutes of Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
institute of higher education located in Kayseri
Kayseri
Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. As of 4 April 2006, a total of 28,474 students were studying for their bachelors degree and postgraduate studies.
Background
Erciyes University began as the Gevher Nesibe Medical Faculty, which was opened as an affiliation with Hacettepe UniversityHacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
in 1969, and Kayseri
Kayseri
Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...
Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
Administration Faculty, which opened in 1977, constituted an independent university under the name of The University of Kayseri in 1978. In 1982, the other two higher education institutions in Kayseri were incorporated into the same university as Faculty of Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and Faculty of Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
. Then its name was converted to Erciyes University.
The name of the university has an inspiration from Mount Erciyes
Mount Erciyes
Mount Erciyes is a massive stratovolcano located 25 km to the south of Kayseri in Turkey.Erciyes is the highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching...
, which is 15 kilometres to the southwest of the university. Today, besides a campus in Kayseri's city center, the university runs its activities in central Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, which provides education in 17 faculties, 14 vocational high schools, four institutions and nine research centers, and a highly developed research hospital with 1,000 beds.
Faculties, departments and schools
The university faculties are follows: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences.The following faculties were added after 1992: Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts (1992), Yozgat
Yozgat
Yozgat is a city and the capital district of Yozgat province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2009 census, population of the district is 113,614 of which 73,835 live in the city of Yozgat.-History:...
Architecture and Engineering Faculty (1993), Faculty of Veterinary in Kayseri (1995), and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Yozgat; in 1997 Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Faculty of Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Business Administration) in Nevşehir
Nevsehir
Nevşehir, formerly Muşkara, , is a city and the capital district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 117,890 of which 85,634 631 live in the city of Nevşehir...
were established. Faculty of Dentistry was found in 2001.
Undergraduate programs
The bachelor's degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an eight-semester course of study (approximately 120 credit units). Students must fulfill all the degree requirements determined by their department; at graduation their cumulative grade point average must be 2.00 or higher on a scale of 4.00.These colleges provide a four-year education: Vocational School of Physical Education and Sports, Atatürk Health College, School of Foreign Languages Civil Aviation College in Kayseri, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Nevşehir Health College in Nevşehir and Yozgat Health College in Yozgat.
Vocational schools provide a two-year education: Kayseri Vocational College, Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Safiye Çıkrıkçıoğlu Vocational College and Kocasinan Vocational College in Kayseri and Yozgat Vocational College in Yozgat and Nevşehir Vocational College in Nevşehir.
Postgraduate studies
At Erciyes University, postgraduate studies have begun to increase, particularly since 1984. Currently there are 1114 Master of Arts and Sciences and Social Sciences, students and 248 DoctorateDoctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
students continuing their education in the institutes of Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences.