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Background

Erciyes University began as the Gevher Nesibe Medical Faculty, which was opened as an affiliation with Hacettepe University 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 into Erciyes University. See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... Hacettepe University Hacettepe University, situated in Ankara,is a prominent and academically developed university in Turkey. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Kayseri (Greek: Καισάρεια), in the antiquity Mazaka and later Caesarea, is an industrialized city in Turkey. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ...

The name of the university has an inspiration from Mount Erciyes, which is 15 kilometres to the south-west of the university, and is 3917 metres high. 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, 4 institutions and 9 research centers, and a highly developed research hospital with 1,000 beds. Mount Erciyes (tr. ... Anatolia and Europe Anatolia (Turkish: from Greek: Ανατολία - Anatolia) is a peninsula of Western Asia which forms the greater part of the Asian portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion (Thrace, or traditionally Rumelia). ...

Faculties, departments and schools

The university faculties are listed as follows: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The following these faculties were added after 1992: in 1992 Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts, in 1993 Yozgat Architecture and Engineering Faculty, in 1995 Faculty of Veterinary in Kayseri, and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Yozgat and in 1997 Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration) in Nevşehir were established. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... NevÅŸehir is the capital of NevÅŸehir Province in Turkey. ...

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. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–November 10, 1938), Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and anti-imperialist statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. ...

Vocational Schools provide a two year education. and they are: 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 Doctorate students continuing their education in the Institutes of Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences.

Staff

The number of the teaching staff at the university has reached a desired level and currently there are 205 professors, 86 associate Professors, 274 assistant professors, 164 lecturers, 171 instructors, 47 experts and 602 research assistants. We employ a total of 1549 academic personnel and 1488 administrative personnel. Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...

Despite the fact that it is a new educational institution, Erciyes University is highly developed and thus well organized compared to the standards of our country. Moreover, it caters to the needs of its neighbourhood, particularly in the field of education and health and it has united with it. Some important parts of sub-structures and service facilities of Erciyes University have been built by the charitable businessmen in the vicinity. Some of the faculties have already been completed and they are in use at the moment and others are under construction.

Contact

Address: Erciyes University 38039 Kayseri,Turkey.

Tel: +90 352 437 49 01

External links

• Erciyes University
• Universitem.erciyes.edu.tr

Unofficial sites by students / student groups

• Çan Eğrisi Erciyes University Unofficial Student Portal
• Engineering Society
• Mekatronik
• Univerciyes

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