Hittite University

Hitit University
Hitit Üniversitesi
Motto The Sun of Knowledge Enlightening the Civilization
Type State university
Established 2006
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mustafa BIYIK
Rector Prof. Dr. Reha Metin ALKAN
Academic staff
 5928
Administrative staff
 347
Students 15,838
Undergraduates 8245
Postgraduates 1,214
116
Location Çorum, Turkey
Colors Orange, blue, white
Website Official website

Until 2006, the university was affiliated to Gazi University. However, with the decision of the Council of Ministers and the Higher Education Institution, a new university was established under the name of Hitit University and existing educational units were affiliated to this newly founded university in 2006.

Now, Hitit University continues education within its three institutes, eight faculties, two schools and seven vocational schools. The university provides education to 6,263 short cycle students, 8,245 bachelor students, 1,214 master’s degree students and 116 PhD students through 592 academic staff and 347 administrative staff under its roof.

A Brief Portrait

Hitit University takes its name from Hittite Civilization, which has a history of thousands of years in Anatolia.

Emblem

The visual around the text in the emblem is the abstraction of the sun shining light on the universe. The main theme of the emblem is based on the idea of associating illumination and irradiation with the concept of a university. Just as the sun shines light on the universe, the mission of a university is to illuminate the community and shape the future of a country with education and training. Emphasizing the global feature of the university, the stylization of the hemispheric sun used in the emblem reflects the patterns of the sun disk which symbolizes the Hittite Civilization. The reason to use these patterns is to make a stylistic reference to the Hittite Civilization, from which the university takes its name.

The purpose of using the Hittite Sun in the form of a hemisphere is to signify the theme of rising sun. In brief, the design of the emblem is the abstracted form of the modernized Hittite Sun.

Academic units

Faculties

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Faculty of Divinity

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Faculty of Tourism

Institutes

Institute of Social Sciences

Doctorate Programs

Institute of Science

Doctorate Programs

Institute of Health Sciences

-Schools

-Vocational Schools

Academic Research and Application Centers

Hitit University Library

The library offers computer-supported services.

Hitit University library collection

The Yordam Librar0y Automation System enables the users to scan the university catalogue or use online databases through the Hitit University webpage without going to the library.

The library enables visually-disabled students to benefit from printed material by scanning via Eye-Pal scanning system, with the pages read to them by means of Jaws 13 program and 689 audio books. Two computers are allocated to the visually-disabled students and assigned staffs provide them with guidance. The visually-disabled students can access thousands of audio books within the scope of protocol between Hitit University and Boğaziçi University Laboratory for Individuals with Visual Disabilities (GETEM).

Academic research journals

The university publishes biannual journals:

International vision

The university carries out student exchange programs and projects, international academic collaborations, conferences and events worldwide. Having been involved in the Erasmus program and the Mevlana program, Hitit University has opened an opportunity to widen transnational cooperation between higher education institutions by promoting mobility for students and teaching staff.

With the aim of improving recognition, the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering of Hitit University Faculty of Engineering were accredited by Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs (MÜDEK).

An international symposium on Meskhetian Turks in the 70th Year of Exile was hosted by Hitit University with the attendance of national and international participants on 14–15 November 2014. Additionally, 4th International Turkish World Economic Forum was organized with the collaboration of the University of Foreign Languages and Professional Career and Hitit University in 7–9 May 2015. Moreover, Hitit University will host 12th World University Wrestling Championships (WUC) between the dates of 25–30 October 2016 and European Universities Futsal Championship (Futsal’2017).

Student life

During the annual Spring Fest of the university, concerts, dance performances, folk dance shows, and contests are organized. Hitit University has four indoor and nine outdoor sports facilities, for handball, basketball, volleyball, and football teams. Sports activities such as table-tennis, court tennis, fitness, cross country and wrestling are also performed. The university has 83 student clubs.

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