Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
	Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi
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Motto	In the light of science, In the way of modern civilization...
Established	1970
Type	Public
Rector	Prof. Dr. Hasan GÖNEN
Admin. staff	1233
Students	20,000
Postgraduates	2302
Location	Eskişehir, Turkey
Website	http://www.ogu.edu.tr

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Eskisehir Osmangazi University (Turkish: Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi), abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey. Since there is a large student body, the city of Eskişehir is influenced by the two city universities and is called a "university town."

[edit] History

Eskişehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU) is a state university that dates back to the foundation of the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and the Faculty of Letters and Applied Sciences in 1970. These pioneering faculties became the founders of Anadolu University in 1972. These three faculties together with Eskişehir School of Health, Eskişehir Vocational School of Health Services, Institutes of Health Sciences, Metallurgy, and Applied Sciences, newly founded Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences and Institute of Social Sciences have formed Eskişehir Osmangazi University on 18 August 1993. Afterward other faculties and higher schools were founded.

ESOGU has now become one of the leading universities in central Anatolia with nine faculties, three schools, four vocational schools and five graduate schools, that are on five campuses. Currently, it has over 18,000 students and 1233 teaching and research staff. In the body of ESOGU, there are fourteen research, development and innovation centres operating in cooperation with state and private institutions.

[edit] Facilities

The campus has a central library, a 1,284-bed university hospital, oncology center, heart and thorax center, restaurants, sports facilities, two parks (a botanical garden, Cumhuriyet Parkı, covering an area of 80,000 m2 and Porsuk River Recreational Area located on an area of 72,000 m2).

[edit] Medium of instruction

The instruction language is Turkish except for the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and the Department of Computer Engineering.

[edit] Admission

Students are admitted according to their scores in the examinations of Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) for higher education programs in Turkey.

[edit] Faculties and departments

[edit] Faculty of Medicine

Bachelor’s Degree of Medical Practitioner, integrated master’s degree program at 40 departments under three main divisions (9 Basic, 17 Internal and 14 Surgical Medical Sciences).

[edit] Faculty of Education

Teacher Training in Computer Sciences and Teaching Technologies
Guidance and Psychology Counseling
Teacher Training in Religious And Moral Studies
Teacher Training in Science,
Teacher Training in Primary Education
Teacher Training in Education of the Mentally Disabled

[edit] Faculty of Letters and Applied Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Physics, Statistics Departments
Turkish Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, History Departments

[edit] Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences

Business Administration Department
Economics Department
Public Finance Department
International Relations Department

[edit] Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

The main purpose of the faculty is to educate engineers and architects. In addition to occupational laboratories and classes, shared physics and chemistry laboratories, technical and social elective courses are available in the faculty.

Mechanical Engineering Department
Industrial Engineering Department
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
Computer Engineering Engineering Department
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
Geological Engineering Department
Mining Engineering Department
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Architecture Department

[edit] Faculty of Agriculture

Department of Field Crops
Department of Horticulture
Department of Animal Science

[edit] Faculty of Theology

Basic Islamic Sciences Department
Islamic Theology Department
Islamic Arts Department

[edit] Faculty of Dentistry

Bachelor’s Degree of Dental Practitioner, integrated master’s degree program in eight departments.

[edit] Faculty of Art and Design

[edit] Eskişehir School of Health

Health Official Department
Midwifery Department
Nursing Department

[edit] School of Tourism and Hotel Management

Hospitality Management Department

[edit] ESOGU State Conservatory

[edit] Associate degree schools

[edit] Vocational School of Health Services

Ambulance and Emergency Care Technicians Program, Medical Documentation and Secretary Program, Medical Laboratory Program, Opticians Program, Prosthesis and Orthesis Program, Radiology Program, Geriatric Care Program

[edit] Eskişehir Vocational School

Mechatronics Program
Environmental protection and control Program
Quality control systems and performance management Program

[edit] Sivrihisar Vocational School

Accounting Program
Climating and Refregiration, Computer Technology and Programming, Construction, Mechanics Programs

[edit] Mahmudiye Vocational School

Horsing Management, Farriery Programs

[edit] Master's and doctorate programs

[edit] Graduate School of Health Sciences

Anatomy, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Deontology, Histology Embryology, Medical Biology, Medical Genetics, Microbiology, Microbiology/Parasitology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Public Health Programs

[edit] Graduate School of Educational Sciences

Educational Sciences Program

[edit] Graduate School of Applied Sciences

Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Geological Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Agricultural Engineering Programs
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics Programs

[edit] Graduate School of Social Sciences

Business Administration, Business Management, Economics Programs
Comparative Literature, Turkish Language and Literature, History Programs

[edit] Graduate School of Metallurgical Sciences

[edit] Erasmus programs

The university obtained the Erasmus University Charter in 2004 and launched Erasmus exchange activities for students and teaching staff in the academic year 2005-2006.

[edit] Library facilities

The Central Library can accommodate up to 1000 users at a time, and there are private study rooms for researchers. The library has a small collection of books, periodicals, databases and a wireless internet connection.

There is an opportunity of reaching over 25,000 journals, articles, study reports and theses in full text by using many databases such as Science Direct and Web of Science.

[edit] Cultural activities

Students can take part in cultural and sports activities in the university according to their fields of interest. Some of the clubs are Turkish World Friendship, Economics and Administration, Computer, Environment and Art, Youth and Sports, Mountaineering, Theatre, Modern Dance, Turkish Art Music, Folk Dance and Pop Music.

Every year in May, students actively participate in the ESOGU spring fest.
There are seminars, symposia, panels and conferences, given by invited speakers.
Exhibitions in ESOGU Art Gallery take place all year round.
A monthly university newspaper, Eskisehir Osmangazi Haber, is published with contributions from students and academicians.
A weekly university bulletin, ESOGÜ İstikbal Gazetesi, is published for citizens.
Radio OGU broadcasts popular music and interviews with academicians through their website.

[edit] External links

Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversity Official Website