İzmir Democracy University
Public university in İzmir, Turkey
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İzmir Democracy University (Turkish: İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi) is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities.[a][1]
İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi | |
| Type | Public university |
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| Established | 20 August 2016 |
| President | Prof. Dr: Selim Karahasanoğlu |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban / Suburban |
| Colors | Orange and dark blue |
| Website | Official website |
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İzmir Democracy University was cited by the press as the successor of İzmir University, which was closed private university by Turkish government on 23 July 2016.[2] But the Council of Higher Education denied it and explained that İzmir Democracy University was not founded in place of İzmir University.[3]
In January 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Prof. Dr. Bedriye Tunçsiper as the rector of the university.[4][5] On June 10, 2020, with a protocol signed with the Ministry of Health, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital started to be used jointly with the university's medical faculty.[6]
Organization
İzmir Democracy University has 10 faculties, 3 institutes and 3 other schools.[7]
Faculties
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Science and Literature
- Faculty of Administrative and Economic Sciences
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Dentistry
Institutes
- Institute of Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering
- Institute of Social Sciences
- Institute of Medical Sciences
Other schools
- School of Foreign Languages
- Vocational School of Health Services
- Vocational School
