Dokuz Eylül University

Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Type Public
Established July 20, 1982
Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Füzün
Academic staff
3,028 (as of 2010)
Students 48,447 (as of 2010)
Location İzmir, Turkey
Website deu.edu.tr

Dokuz Eylül University (Turkish: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi) (DEÜ) is a university in Turkey. It is located in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 10 schools. DEU is the first university which applied the problem-based learning method in Turkey, beginning in the School of Medicine in 1997.

Several components of Dokuz Eylül University have attained a goal of continuous development in education, research and practice through the ISO 9001 2000 Quality Management System certificate: Social Sciences Institute and School of Maritime Business and Management (2001), University Presidency (2003) and Medical Faculty and Health Sciences Institute (2004).

History

Founded on 20 July 1982, the university's name ("September 9th") refers to 9 September 1922, the date of the Liberation of İzmir from the Greek occupation of the city, one of the final events of the Turkish War of Independence. Seventeen previously established schools, including some of the faculties of Ege University and other institutions of higher education, were affiliated with the university the same year. The university has ten faculties, five schools, five vocational schools, five graduate schools, and five institutes.

Organization

There are 12 schools of discipline into which the university is divided:

Campus sites

Notable alumni


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Coordinates: 38°25′50″N 27°08′14″E / 38.4306°N 27.1372°E / 38.4306; 27.1372

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