Dokuz Eylül University
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Dokuz Eylül University (DEÜ) is one of the preeminent universities 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 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).
occupation of İzmir ended after Turkish Independence War. 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. With ten faculties, five schools, five vocational schools, five graduate schools, and five institutes, Dokuz Eylül University enjoys a nationwide reputation in Turkey.
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Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, 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 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, on which the GreekGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
occupation of İzmir ended after Turkish Independence War. Seventeen previously-established schools, including some of the faculties of Ege University
Ege University
Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture...
and other institutions of higher education, were affiliated with the university the same year. With ten faculties, five schools, five vocational schools, five graduate schools, and five institutes, Dokuz Eylül University enjoys a nationwide reputation in Turkey.
Organization
There are 12 schools of discipline into which the university is divided:- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Letters
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Maritime Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of ArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
- Faculty of Medicine University Hospital
Campus sites
- Alsancak (D.E.U. Rector, DESEM http://www.desem.net/ The Ataturk Institute For Modern Turkish History http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=73)
- Balçova (Faculty of Medicine; University Hospital; School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=91; School of Nursing http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=92; Institute of Health Science http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=81; Vocational School of Health Services http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=90; Institute of Hemodialysis and Transplantation http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=79; Institute of Oncology http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=80 )
- Bornova (Faculty of Engineering; Graduate School of Natural And Applied Sciences http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=56)
- Buca (Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Faculty of Law http://web.deu.edu.tr/hukuk/; Vocational School of Judicial Practices http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=88; Buca Educational Faculty; İzmir Vocational School http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=246; Institute of Educational Sciences; School of Foreign Languages http://www.ydy.deu.edu.tr/english/)
- Buca-Tınaztepe (Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Faculty of Business; Institute of Social Sciences http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=75; Faculty of Architecture http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=31; Faculty of Engineering; Maritime Faculty http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=383)
- Hatay (Faculty of Theology; Vocational School of Religion http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=89; Institute of Religious Studies http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=76)
- Narlıdere (Faculty of Fine Arts http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=78; School of State Conservatory Institute of Fine Arts http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=86)
- Torbalı (Torbalı Vocational School http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=87)
- İnciraltı (Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=74)
- Urla (Maritime Faculty) http://web.deu.edu.tr/maritime/en/index.htm
- Seferihisar (Faculty of Engineering http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English/Icerik/Icerik.php?KOD=32; Department of Geophysics and Geological Engineering)
- Foça (Reha Midilli Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu,) http://web.deu.edu.tr/rmftioyo/
Notable alumni
- Didem and Sinem BalıkBalik sistersThe Balık Sisters are a famous opera act. The act is composed of Turkish identical twin sisters Didem Balık and Sinem Balık . Didem is a mezzo-soprano while Sinem is a soprano...
, (State conservatory) identical twin opera singers - Cengiz KüçükayvazCengiz KüçükayvazCengiz Küçükayvaz is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.-Biography:Cengiz Küçükayvaz graduated in Theatre from Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts. He began his professional acting career at the Tuncay Özinel Theatre and the Hadi Çaman Theatre...
, actor - Emre AydınEmre AydinEmre Aydın is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. He has been referred to as emreaydın on his official site to establish a trademark. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6...
, rock singer - Sarp Apak, actor
- Semih KaplanoğluSemih KaplanogluSemih Kaplanoğlu is a Turkish playwright, film director and producer.-Career:He graduated from the Cinema and Television Section of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Dokuz Eylül University in his hometown...
- Işın Özaksoy
See also
- Dokuz Eylul University Symphony (DESO)
- Balkan Universities NetworkBalkan Universities NetworkThe 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...
- List of colleges and universities
- İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
- Coşkun Can AktanCoskun Can AktanCoşkun Can Aktan is an economist and a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, Turkey. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Dokuz Eylul University and began teaching there in 1986, obtaining full professorship in 1996...
- Dokuz Eylul University IEEE Student Branch (DEU IEEE)
- Dokuz Eylul University Student Dance Union (DEUDANS)
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