Kocaeli University
| University of Kocaeli | |
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| Kocaeli Üniversitesi | |
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| Established | 1992 |
| Type | State university |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Sezer Ş. Komsuoğlu |
| Admin. staff | 2.900 |
| Undergraduates | 50.043 |
| Postgraduates | 2.055 |
| Location | Kocaeli, Turkey |
| Website | http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr |
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The University of Kocaeli (KOU) is a state university in Kocaeli, Turkey. The first step for the Kocaeli University was the Academy of Engineering and Architecture of Kocaeli founded in 1976. The electrical and mechanical engineering departments, basic sciences and department of modern languages were the departments of the academy. The Academy was developed as a faculty and became a part of Yıldız University in 1982.
On July 1992, the Turkish Government decided to build twenty-two universities nationwide including Kocaeli University. Before the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which can be regarded as the turning point for the rebirth of the university, Kocaeli University had approximately 20,000 students, 1,150 educational staff and a campus of 650,000 square meter. Kocaeli University had lost nearly 75% of its physical structure and its prior expansion site Arslanbey Campus compensated its losses rapidly and moved to Umuttepe Campus 2004.
Kocaeli University's central Umuttepe Campus is located just outside of Izmit in the region of Kocaeli, the most heavily industrialized region of Turkey. Most of its faculties are in this campus, except the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Faculty of Architecture & Design and the Faculty of Dentistry.
Istanbul is only 90 kilometres (56 mi) away and its secondary international was developed on a site 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Izmit, making the university much more accessible in recent years. Since Kocaeli is a near neighbour of Istanbul, a large number of its students come from Istanbul.
The university has established a department of international relations which monitors Bologna developments closely and oversees KOU's participation in the Erasmus and Leonardo Da Vinci student mobility schemes. With the European University Association membership, KOU is also aiming for more of an internationally recognized academia.
University, being a technical and engineering focused institution, has extensive education in social sciences and arts as well. Some steps toward certification by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) are being taken by the Faculty of Engineering, such as adaptation of course content in engineering majors.
[edit] Faculties
- Faculty of Arts and Science
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Technical Education
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Communication
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Architecture and Design
- Faculty of Dentistry
[edit] Faculty of Engineering
There is a variety of majors offered at the faculty. M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in most of the engineering fields as well as graduate degrees in interdisciplinary engineering programs. Departments existing effective 2006 are:
- Computer Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
- Geological Engineering
- Geophysics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
