COMU
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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ in Turkish
) is a Turkish
university located in Çanakkale
(Dardanos) province (near Gallipoli
) and its surrounding towns. It is a member of the Balkan Universities Network
and hosted the World Universities Congress
2010.
.
With its new status and intake from Turkey's large youth population, the university developed quickly in terms of the number of students, staff and facilities, spurring the opening of new faculties and colleges.
The university has expanded rapidly over the last few years and in the 2005–2006 academic year there were over 19,000 students participating in a wide variety of programs taught by 960 academic staff in two graduate schools, nine faculties, two polytechnic colleges (four-year programs) and 11 vocational colleges (two-year programs). There are several campuses in Canakkale itself, and some of the academic units are located in other towns of the province.
, a town approximately 70 kilometers from the Canakkale city center. It offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The faculty publishes a quarterly journal: Journal of Administrative Sciences
(YBD).
The departments are International Relations
, Business Studies
, Economics
, Labor economics & Industrial Relations, Public Finance
, Public Management
.
The departments are Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Construction and Irrigation, Agricultural Mechanisation, Animal Production, Field Crops, Horticulture
, Landscaping
, Plant Protection, Soil Science.
Web: http://ziraat.comu.edu.tr
Departments are Computer and Educational Technology Teaching, Education Studies, Fine Arts Teaching, Foreign Language Teaching, Physical Education
and Sports Teaching, Primary School Teaching, Secondary Education Social Subjects Teaching, Turkish Language Teaching.
Web: http://egitim.comu.edu.tr/english
Web: http://muhendislik.comu.edu.tr/english/index.php
Departments are Ceramics, Cinema and Television, Performing and Visual Arts, Graphics, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles, Traditional Handicrafts.
Web: http://gsf.comu.edu.tr
Departments are Aquaculture, Fishing and Processing, Hydrobiology
Web: http://suurunleri.comu.edu.tr/Su_urun_fakultesi0.htm
. As soon as preparations for this new faculty are complete, the students will be transferred to Çanakkale.
Web: http://fef.comu.edu.tr/eng/
is in its own building on the Terzioglu Campus. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to train students who will be able to offer their services to the community as Islam
ic clergymen or scholars or teachers of religious subjects in schools. Students who elect to study appropriate optional courses can also find employment in state archives or similar institutions.
Importance is also given to academic undertakings. Members of the faculty have organized national and international conferences and panel discussions, participated in interdisciplinary and regional projects (one of these funded by the Turkish Academy of Sciences
), and presented papers at national and overseas conferences. Results of research undertakings are presented in publications and information about religious subjects given to the general public through participation in TV programmes and the like.
Departments are Basic Islamic Studies, Islamic History and Art
, Philosophy
and Religious Studies
.
Web: http://ilahiyat.comu.edu.tr/english/english.htm
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
) is a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
university located in Çanakkale
Çanakkale
Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
(Dardanos) province (near Gallipoli
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
) and its surrounding towns. It is a member of the Balkan Universities Network
Balkan Universities Network
The Balkan Universities Network or BUN in its present form was created after the end of the SFR Yugoslavia, the founding of new universities, and the implementation of the Bologna Process in Balkan Universities...
and hosted the World Universities Congress
World Universities Congress
The first World Universities Congress was organized and hosted by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University between October 20-24, 2010 to discuss the question of the responsibilities and duties of universities in the face of global problems....
2010.
History
COMU was founded in 1992 based upon the Faculty of Education on the Anafartalar Campus. Before this the facilities had housed a teacher training institute that was a branch of Trakya UniversityTrakya University
Trakya University , aka University of Thrace, established on July 20, 1982, is a state university located in Edirne, at Turkey's European part Eastern Thrace....
.
With its new status and intake from Turkey's large youth population, the university developed quickly in terms of the number of students, staff and facilities, spurring the opening of new faculties and colleges.
The university has expanded rapidly over the last few years and in the 2005–2006 academic year there were over 19,000 students participating in a wide variety of programs taught by 960 academic staff in two graduate schools, nine faculties, two polytechnic colleges (four-year programs) and 11 vocational colleges (two-year programs). There are several campuses in Canakkale itself, and some of the academic units are located in other towns of the province.
Faculties
- Biga Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Fisheries
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Sciences and Arts
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Communication
Biga Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, BIIBF
The Biga Faculty of Economics and Managements Studies is located in BigaBiga
Biga may refer to:* Biga , a type of pre-fermentation used in Italian baking* Biga and Busca, two Catalan political factions during the 15th century* Biga, Çanakkale, a town and district of Çanakkale Province in Turkey...
, a town approximately 70 kilometers from the Canakkale city center. It offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The faculty publishes a quarterly journal: Journal of Administrative Sciences
Journal of Administrative Sciences
The Journal of Administrative Sciences is an academic journal published by the Biga Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences...
(YBD).
The departments are International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, Business Studies
Business studies
Business studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Labor economics & Industrial Relations, Public Finance
Public finance
Public finance is the revenue and expenditure of public authoritiesThe purview of public finance is considered to be threefold: governmental effects on efficient allocation of resources, distribution of income, and macroeconomic stabilization.-Overview:The proper role of government provides a...
, Public Management
Public management
Public management is a term that considers that government and non-profit administration resembles private-sector management in some important ways. As such, there are management tools appropriate in public and in private domains, tools that maximize efficiency and effectiveness...
.
- Dean: Prof. Dr. Sedat LAÇİNERSedat LaçinerSedat Laçiner , academic, columnist and author, is a Turkish academic specialist on the Middle East and International Relations, with particular reference to Turkish foreign policy. Prof. Dr...
- Deputy Dean: Prof. Dr. Yucel ACER
- Department of International Relations: Prof. Dr. Mete TUNCOKU, Prof. Dr. Sedat LaçinerSedat LaçinerSedat Laçiner , academic, columnist and author, is a Turkish academic specialist on the Middle East and International Relations, with particular reference to Turkish foreign policy. Prof. Dr...
, Prof. Dr. Yucel Acer; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet HASGULER, Asst. Prof. Dr. Yunus YOLDAS, Assist. Prof. Dr. Bulent ULUDAG, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Soner KARAGUL, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bestami Sadi Bilgiç, Didem YAMAN, Dr. Gurol BABA. - Department of Administrative Studies: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim KAYA
- Department of Labour Studies: Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahir GUMUS
- Web: http://biibf.comu.edu.tr/english.htm
Faculty of Agriculture
The Faculty of Agriculture is located on the main Terzioglu Campus in Canakkale and has practical training facilities at its farm in the village of Uvecik and on the Dardanos Campus. All students follow a common programme for the first three years and specialise in their final year.The departments are Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Construction and Irrigation, Agricultural Mechanisation, Animal Production, Field Crops, Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, Landscaping
Landscaping
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including:# living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape.#...
, Plant Protection, Soil Science.
Web: http://ziraat.comu.edu.tr
Faculty of Education
This is the largest faculty of the university, with approximately 4,500 students, and is on the Anafartalar Campus in the centre of Çanakkale.Departments are Computer and Educational Technology Teaching, Education Studies, Fine Arts Teaching, Foreign Language Teaching, Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
and Sports Teaching, Primary School Teaching, Secondary Education Social Subjects Teaching, Turkish Language Teaching.
Web: http://egitim.comu.edu.tr/english
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture is temporarily located in the Faculty of Sciences and Arts building on the Terzioglu Campus, until its own building is complete. Departments are Computer Engineering, Food Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geophysical Engineering.Web: http://muhendislik.comu.edu.tr/english/index.php
Faculty of Fine Arts
The Faculty of Fine Arts is housed in the buildings of Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Theology, Canakkale Vocational College. Nedime Hanim Friendship House is the nest for the departments of Textile, Performing and Visual Arts and Cinema and Television.Departments are Ceramics, Cinema and Television, Performing and Visual Arts, Graphics, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles, Traditional Handicrafts.
Web: http://gsf.comu.edu.tr
Faculty of Fisheries
The Faculty of Fisheries is temporarily housed in the Faculty of Sciences and Arts building until construction of its own building on the Terzioglu Campus. It offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.Departments are Aquaculture, Fishing and Processing, Hydrobiology
Web: http://suurunleri.comu.edu.tr/Su_urun_fakultesi0.htm
Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine received its first intake of students in 2002 and at present they are being educated at another university in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. As soon as preparations for this new faculty are complete, the students will be transferred to Çanakkale.
Faculty of Sciences and Arts
The Faculty of Sciences and Arts is on the Terzioglu Campus. Its departments are Archaeology, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Literature, Geography, History, Mathematics, Physics, Turkish Language and Literature.Web: http://fef.comu.edu.tr/eng/
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of TheologyTheology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
is in its own building on the Terzioglu Campus. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to train students who will be able to offer their services to the community as Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic clergymen or scholars or teachers of religious subjects in schools. Students who elect to study appropriate optional courses can also find employment in state archives or similar institutions.
Importance is also given to academic undertakings. Members of the faculty have organized national and international conferences and panel discussions, participated in interdisciplinary and regional projects (one of these funded by the Turkish Academy of Sciences
Turkish Academy of Sciences
The Turkish Academy of Sciences is an autonomous scholarly society acting to promote scientific activities in Turkey. Although it is attached to the office of the Prime Minister and is largely funded by the government, it maintains financial and administrative autonomy...
), and presented papers at national and overseas conferences. Results of research undertakings are presented in publications and information about religious subjects given to the general public through participation in TV programmes and the like.
Departments are Basic Islamic Studies, Islamic History and Art
Islamic art
Islamic art encompasses the visual arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations...
, Philosophy
Islamic philosophy
Islamic philosophy is a branch of Islamic studies. It is the continuous search for Hekma in the light of Islamic view of life, universe, ethics, society, and so on...
and Religious Studies
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
.
Web: http://ilahiyat.comu.edu.tr/english/english.htm