Dear Student,
Dokuz Eylül University, which is one of Türkiye’s prestigious higher education institutions and undertakes the mission of “Research University” with its successful performance, celebrates its 42nd anniversary this year. You, our esteemed students, have left behind a difficult exam after a preparation process full of labor and sacrifices and you have been entitled to become a student at our University. Dokuz Eylül University, which will bring you a little closer to the profession and career you have dreamed of for years and will prepare you in a well-equipped manner, will play a critical role in revealing your potential with the education it will provide. We would like you to know that we will support you every step of the way as you take the first step into university life.
Dear Young Friend,
During your university life, which is an important stage of your education life, you will acquire academic knowledge in the field of your choice; you will reinforce this knowledge with professional and cognitive skills. In this process, we, as the University, will guide you not only with teaching activities but also with integrated education programs. Dokuz Eylül University, a principled and well-established higher education institution that marches towards the goal of the world’s top 500 universities with its increasing success graph every year; 18 Faculties, 10 Institutes, 1 State Conservatory, 2 Colleges, 7 Vocational Schools, 42 Research and Application Centers carry out academic activities at associate, undergraduate and graduate levels. Our institution, which is a brand in the field of health with its Research and Application Hospital and Oral and Dental Health Application and Research Center providing regional services, establishes close dialogue with the business world and carries out projects to improve university-industry cooperation.
In addition to DEPARK, the first health-themed technopark in Türkiye, our institution also attaches importance to promoting the culture of innovation with DETTO and BAMBU Pre-Incubation Center, which support entrepreneurship and innovative ideas: Pre-Incubation Center, which supports entrepreneurship and innovative ideas. Through all these exemplary organizations, our University provides our esteemed students with different perspectives and offers career opportunities. Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Central Library, one of the few libraries of our country, offers over 415 thousand printed works and a large electronic archive to its users; thus, it is at the center of scientific research.
Dear Students,
In our University, which serves at different points of our city with its campuses spread throughout İzmir, we produce and offer you services in every field from transportation to housing and health services; from social and cultural activities to sports activities. We encourage you to take part in the international arena with exchange programs abroad; we guide you in internship and scholarship issues. We make a difference with our units that have accessibility certificates in space and education, accredited at national/international standards, and our principles of equal opportunity and lifelong learning. Our expectation from you is to make the best use of the opportunities offered by our University, to improve yourself and to start life as individuals who will carry our country forward in the Turkish Century. In this process, we will be ready to provide you with all the support you need. Thus, you will be the greatest work of our University with your determination to succeed and your development. We have full confidence in you. We welcome you to our Big Family and wish you a successful higher education life.
Prof. Dr. Bayram YILMAZ
Rector