Anadolu University
Anadolu Üniversitesi ( Latin: Universitas Anatolia | |
Motto | Yaşam boyu Eğitim |
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Motto in English | Education for life |
Type | Public |
Established | 1958 |
Rector | Fuat Erdal |
Academic staff | 1,729[1] |
Administrative staff | 1,776[2] |
Undergraduates | 22,622 (Resident)[2] |
Postgraduates | 1,672[2] |
Other students | 1,945,439 (Distance education)[2] |
Location | , |
Colours | Burgundy - Blue |
Affiliations | Caucasus University Association |
Website | www Building details |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3] | 184 (2022) |
Anadolu University (Turkish: Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered the best in Turkey.[4] The campus is named after Yunus Emre.
History
Anadolu University is based on Eskişehir Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, which was established in 1958.[5] Anadolu University was established in 1982 from the union of four existing higher education institutes in Eskişehir: the Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences of Eskişehir, the State Academy of Architecture and Engineering, the Institute of Education, and a medical school.[6] As the Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences was founded earliest (in 1958), Anadolu University has adopted that year as their date of establishment.
Campus
Most of Anadolu University's faculties and schools, including the Open Education Faculty, are located at the Yunusemre Campus in the
To serve its distance education students, Anadolu University operates 88 administrative centres, or bureaus, in urban areas throughout Turkey, many of which offer academic counselling and optional evening classes.[7][8]
Distance education
The Higher Education Act of 1981 nominated Anadolu University as the national provider of
Programs offered via distance education include 4-year Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in Economics and in Business Administration and nineteen 2-year associate degrees in a variety of fields. Anadolu University has received a mandate from the Turkish Ministry of National Education to educate Turkey's preschool and English language teachers and does so by distance education,[9] though students in the latter program are also required to take two years of in-person classes.
Anadolu University and
Courses are delivered by a variety of methods, including pre-recorded television and radio broadcasts,
Faculties and schools
Faculties
- Distance Education Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Communication Sciences
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Design and Architecture
- Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Schools
- School of Physical Education and Sports
- School of Music and Drama
- School of Industrial Arts
- School for the Handicapped
- School of Tourism and Hotel Management (faculty since earlier 2012)
- School of Foreign Languages
- State Conservatory
Vocational schools
- Eskisehir Vocational School
- Bozüyük Vocational School
- Bilecik Vocational School
- Porsuk Vocational School
Affiliations
The university is a member of
Notable alumni
- Yılmaz Büyükerşen - Metropolitan Mayor of Eskişehir, former rector of Anadolu University
- Fethi Heper - Football player
- Pelin Karahan - Actress
- Ayşe Hatun Önal - Model, Actress, Singer-Songwriter
- Beyazıt Öztürk - Television Personality, Standup Comedian and Actor
- Levent Üzümcü - Actor
- Nurgül Yeşilçay - Actress
- Sara Kaya, Politician, former mayor of Nusaybin
Honorary doctorates
- Sakıp Sabancı, 1984
- Turgut Özakman, 1998
- Ali Erdemir, 1998
References
- ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "About Anadolu University". Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "İletişim Bilimleri Fakültesi Genel Bilgi | Anadolu Üniversitesi". www.anadolu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Eskişehir üniversiteleri - 3 devlet üniversitesi". Gazete Banka (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Anadolu University: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ "Bureau Services". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Face-to-Face Academic Advising Services". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ a b c MacWilliams, Byron (22 September 2000). "Turkey's Old-Fashioned Distance Education Draws the Largest Student Body on Earth". Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ Colin, Latchem; Özkul, Ali E.; Aydin, Cengiz H.; Mutlu, Mehmet E. (November 2006). "The Open Education System, Anadolu University, Turkey: e-transformation in a mega-university". Open Learning. 21 (3): 222.
- ^ [1] eua.be