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Anadolu University

Coordinates: 39°47′29″N 30°29′59″E / 39.7914°N 30.4997°E / 39.7914; 30.4997
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Anadolu University
Anadolu Üniversitesi (Turkish)
Latin: Universitas Anatolia
Motto
Yaşam boyu eğitim
Motto in English
Education for life
TypePublic
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
RectorFuat Erdal
Academic staff
1,729[1]
Administrative staff
1,776[2]
Undergraduates22,622 (Resident)[2]
Postgraduates1,672[2]
Other students
1,945,439 (Distance education)[2]
Location
Eskişehir
,
Turkey
ColoursBurgundy - Blue
   
AffiliationsCaucasus University Association
Websitewww.anadolu.edu.tr Edit this at Wikidata
Building details
Library building
Map
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3]184 (2022)

Anadolu University (Turkish: Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered the best in Turkey.[4] The campus is named after Yunus Emre.

History

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Anadolu University is based on Eskişehir Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, which was established in 1958.[5] Anadolu University was established in 1982 from the union of four existing higher education institutes in Eskişehir: the Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences of Eskişehir, the State Academy of Architecture and Engineering, the Institute of Education, and a medical school.[6] As the Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences was founded earliest (in 1958), Anadolu University has adopted that year as their date of establishment.

Campus

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Most of Anadolu University's faculties and schools, including the Open Education Faculty, are located at the Yunusemre Campus in the centre of Eskişehir. The Yunusemre Campus also contains student housing, Anadolu's university hospital, and most of the university's administration buildings.

To serve its distance education students, Anadolu University operates 88 administrative centres, or bureaus, in urban areas throughout Turkey, many of which offer academic counselling and optional evening classes.[7][8]

Distance education

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The Higher Education Act of 1981 nominated Anadolu University as the national provider of distance education, upon which it has placed strong emphasis since its creation in 1982. The university's goal is to educate Turks who live in rural areas and others "who do not have the time or resources to enroll in conventional schools."[9] This effort has been largely successful, as enrollment in open education programs has increased from under 30,000 in 1982-83 to over 870,000 in 2005-06 and is now also available to Turkish communities in Northern Cyprus and the European Union.[9][10]

Programs offered via distance education include 4-year Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in Economics and in Business Administration and nineteen 2-year associate degrees in a variety of fields. Anadolu University has received a mandate from the Turkish Ministry of National Education to educate Turkey's preschool and English language teachers and does so by distance education,[9] though students in the latter program are also required to take two years of in-person classes.

Anadolu University and SUNY Empire State College offered distance education eMBA degree from 2005 to 2010.

Courses are delivered by a variety of methods, including pre-recorded television and radio broadcasts, videoconferences, and via internet. Students can also access academic counseling or attend optional evening classes at some of the Anadolu University bureaus located throughout Turkey.

Faculties and schools

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Faculties

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Schools

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Vocational schools

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  • Eskisehir Vocational School
  • Bozüyük Vocational School
  • Bilecik Vocational School
  • Porsuk Vocational School

Affiliations

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The university is a member of European Universities Association.[11]

Notable alumni

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Honorary doctorates

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References

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  1. ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "About Anadolu University". Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "İletişim Bilimleri Fakültesi Genel Bilgi | Anadolu Üniversitesi". www.anadolu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. ^ "Eskişehir üniversiteleri - 3 devlet üniversitesi". Gazete Banka (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. ^ "Anadolu University: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  7. ^ "Bureau Services". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  8. ^ "Face-to-Face Academic Advising Services". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  9. ^ a b c MacWilliams, Byron (22 September 2000). "Turkey's Old-Fashioned Distance Education Draws the Largest Student Body on Earth". Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  10. ^ Colin, Latchem; Özkul, Ali E.; Aydin, Cengiz H.; Mutlu, Mehmet E. (November 2006). "The Open Education System, Anadolu University, Turkey: e-transformation in a mega-university". Open Learning. 21 (3): 222.
  11. ^ [1] eua.be
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