Hacettepe University
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Hacettepe University is a major state university
in Ankara
, Turkey
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The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre. The Beytepe Campus covers 6,000,000 m² of green land and woodland, and hosts the faculties of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Letters, and Science. In addition to these two main campuses, the School of Social Work is located at Keçiören, and the Turkish State Conservatory in Ankara, affiliated with the University as of 1982, is located at the Besevler Campus.
The history of Hacettepe University can be traced back to the establishment of the Institute of Child Health on July 8, 1958, and the inauguration of the Hacettepe Children's Hospital founded by Prof. Dr İhsan Doğramacı
. In 1961 the School of Health Sciences and its divisions of Nursing, Medical Technology, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Nutrition were opened, all centered around the Institute of Child Health.
On June 15, 1963, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine was established and a general teaching hospital was built. Three months later Hacettepe University School of Dentistry was established.
In the summer of 1964, a School of Basic Sciences was opened, offering courses in the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities. At the time, all Hacettepe teaching institutions were affiliated to Ankara University and grouped under the title "Hacettepe Science Center".
Hacettepe University was chartered through Act No. 892 of the Turkish Parliament on July 8, 1967. Hacettepe Institutes of Higher Education formed the core of Hacettepe University, and the Faculties of Medicine, Science and Engineering, and Social and Administrative sciences were established.
In 1969 Hacettepe School of Pharmacy and Health Administration were established. In 1971 with a reorganization, the former schools were given faculty status and thus they became the Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Science. In 1973 the School of Technology was established. In I982 the former faculties were reorganized as the Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences and the State Conservatory was affiliated to Hacettepe University. In 1984 the School of Healt services and in 1989 the School of Sport Sciences and Technology were established. Recently in 1998 the two Polatli; Vocational Schools and Kaman Vocational School have been established.
deity discovered at the royal tombs in Alacahöyük. Inspired by this archeological symbol common to the region, the Stag was chosen as the symbol of the University, and was abstracted to represent a lowercase "h" – the first letter of the university's name.http://www.hacettepe.edu.tr/ortak/universite/oyku.php
In QS 2010 University ranking it is ranked 285 in the field of life sciences and medicine. In SCImagoir 2010 ranking it is ranked 354 worldwide, 114 in Western Europe, 1 in Turkey and 122 worldwide in the field of Health Sciences. Locally Hacettepe University faculty of medicine is ranked the best in the country.
Main campus is located in Sıhhiye, Ankara. In this campus, the following are located: Faculties of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Institutes of Child Health, Health Sciences, Neurological Sciences, Oncology, Public Health and Population Studies, and Schools of Health Administration, HeaIth Technology, Home Economics, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Health Services, Teaching Hospitals (the Adult Hospital, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital and the Oncology Hospital), a biomedical library, biomedical research units, student dormitories, sports and recreation centers and clubs.
At present, the University has thirteen faculties, eight vocational schools, one conservatory, thirteen institutes and forty one research centres.
Hacettepe University is a state university supported mainly by state funds allocated by the Turkish Parliament. Over 150 different undergraduate degree programs are offered and there are also over 200 different degree programs for postgraduate studies. The University has about 30.000 students enrolled for undergraudate studies and 3011 for postgraduate and an academic staff of 3.279.
University
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in Ankara
Ankara
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, Turkey
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The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre. The Beytepe Campus covers 6,000,000 m² of green land and woodland, and hosts the faculties of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Letters, and Science. In addition to these two main campuses, the School of Social Work is located at Keçiören, and the Turkish State Conservatory in Ankara, affiliated with the University as of 1982, is located at the Besevler Campus.
History
Ihsan Dogramaci
Professor İhsan Doğramacı was a Turkish paediatrician, entrepreneur, philanthropist, educationalist and college administrator of Iraqi Turkmen descent born in Arbil, Iraq, then Ottoman Empire....
. In 1961 the School of Health Sciences and its divisions of Nursing, Medical Technology, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Nutrition were opened, all centered around the Institute of Child Health.
On June 15, 1963, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine was established and a general teaching hospital was built. Three months later Hacettepe University School of Dentistry was established.
In the summer of 1964, a School of Basic Sciences was opened, offering courses in the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities. At the time, all Hacettepe teaching institutions were affiliated to Ankara University and grouped under the title "Hacettepe Science Center".
Hacettepe University was chartered through Act No. 892 of the Turkish Parliament on July 8, 1967. Hacettepe Institutes of Higher Education formed the core of Hacettepe University, and the Faculties of Medicine, Science and Engineering, and Social and Administrative sciences were established.
In 1969 Hacettepe School of Pharmacy and Health Administration were established. In 1971 with a reorganization, the former schools were given faculty status and thus they became the Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Science. In 1973 the School of Technology was established. In I982 the former faculties were reorganized as the Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences and the State Conservatory was affiliated to Hacettepe University. In 1984 the School of Healt services and in 1989 the School of Sport Sciences and Technology were established. Recently in 1998 the two Polatli; Vocational Schools and Kaman Vocational School have been established.
Official Seal
The emblem of the University was designed in 1967 by Dr. Yücel Tanyeri, then a second year medical student, in the likeness of a stag – the symbol of a HittiteHittite mythology
Most of the narratives embodying Hittite mythology are lost, and the elements that would give a balanced view of Hittite religion are lacking among the tablets recovered at the Hittite capital Hattusa and other Hittite sites: "there are no canonical scriptures, no theological disquisitions or...
deity discovered at the royal tombs in Alacahöyük. Inspired by this archeological symbol common to the region, the Stag was chosen as the symbol of the University, and was abstracted to represent a lowercase "h" – the first letter of the university's name.http://www.hacettepe.edu.tr/ortak/universite/oyku.php
Rankings
In 2010, University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) ranked Hacettepe University 399th in the world and best university in Turkey.In QS 2010 University ranking it is ranked 285 in the field of life sciences and medicine. In SCImagoir 2010 ranking it is ranked 354 worldwide, 114 in Western Europe, 1 in Turkey and 122 worldwide in the field of Health Sciences. Locally Hacettepe University faculty of medicine is ranked the best in the country.
Main Campus – Medical Center
Beytepe Campus
This campus is located at Beytepe. The faculties of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Letters and Natural Sciences, Institutes of History of Modern Turkey, Natural Sciences, Nuclear Sciences and Social Sciences and Schools of Foreign Languages, and the Vocational School of Technology, School of Sport Sciences and Technology, and administrative offices, library, student dormitories, sports and recreation centers are located on this campus.At present, the University has thirteen faculties, eight vocational schools, one conservatory, thirteen institutes and forty one research centres.
Hacettepe University is a state university supported mainly by state funds allocated by the Turkish Parliament. Over 150 different undergraduate degree programs are offered and there are also over 200 different degree programs for postgraduate studies. The University has about 30.000 students enrolled for undergraudate studies and 3011 for postgraduate and an academic staff of 3.279.
Other campuses
- Besevler Campus: (Located at the City Center) Houses the Turkish State Conservatory
- Bala Campus: (Located in Bala, 67 kilometers south of Ankara) Houses Bala Vocational School
- Polatli Campus: (Located in Polatli, a district 55 kilometers west of Ankara) Houses the Technical Sciences Vocational School, Health Services Vocational School
Faculties
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Economics
- Business Administration
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health Administration
- International Relations
- Political Sciences and Public Administration
- Public Finance
- Social Work
- Faculty of Education
- Computer Education and Instructional Technologies
- Department of Educational Sciences
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Administration
- Supervision, Planning and Economics
- Psychological Counselling and Guidance
- Testing and Evaluation in Education
- Department of Foreign Languages Teaching
- English Language Teaching
- French Language Teaching
- German Language Teaching
- Department of Primary Education
- Elementary Teaching
- Mathematics Teaching
- Pre-School Teaching
- Science Teaching
- Department of Science and Mathematics for Secondary Education
- Biology Education
- Chemistry Education
- Mathematics Education
- Physics Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Engineering,
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Engineering
- Geological Engineering
- Hydrogeological Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Nuclear Energy Engineering
- Physics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Engineering)
- Faculty of Fine Arts :
- Ceramics
- Graphic Arts
- Interior Architecture And Environmental Design
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Child Development
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy Rehabilition
- Faculty of Letters
- American Culture and Literature,
- Archaeology,
- English Language and Literature,
- French Language and Literature,
- German Language and Literature,
- History,
- History of Art,
- Information Management,
- English Linguistics,
- Philosophy,
- Psychology,
- Sociology,
- Translation and Interpretation
- English Translation and Interpretation
- French Translation and Interpretation
- German Translation and Interpretation
- Turkish Language and Literature
- Turkish Folklore
- Faculty of Medicine
- Medicine (Turkish Medium)
- Medicine (English Medium)
- Faculty of Science
- Actuarial Sciences
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Statistics
Schools
- School of Foreign Languages
- Basic English Division
- Freshman English Division
- German Division
- French Division
- School of Sports Science and Technology
Institutes
- Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History
- Institute of Child Health
- Institute of Population Studies
- Institute of Pure & Applied Sciences
- Institute of Social Sciences
- Institute of Health Sciences
- Institute of Fine Arts
- Institute of Public Health
- Institute of Neurological Sciences
- Institute of Nuclear Sciences
- Institute of Oncology
- Institute of Turcology Research
- Environmental Research and Application Center (ERAC)
Vocational schools
- Bala Vocational School
- Hacettepe Vocational School
- Health Services Vocational School
- Polatli Health Services Vocational School
- Polatli Technical Science Vocational School
- Social Sciences Vocational School