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    Akdeniz University

    http://www.akdeniz.edu.tr/web/english/index.htm

    Mission

    The main goal of our university is to provide higher-education which includes vocational schools, bachelor degree, master degree, doctorate and medical doctorate to meet the qualified person needs of our country. Besides Akdeniz University aims to constitute a research field, to encourage the projects in basic and practical sciences and to make known the products through the science world to contribute science in a global way. The universal and the local dimensions of scientific researches are observed. Akdeniz University wants its higher education students to be sofisticated, democratic, peaceful, to guard the national, cultural and global values, talented in solving problems, and to have a futuristic vision. Akdeniz University is aware that the higher education does not only provide an expertise for a profession. We are aware that the world we are living in is a changing world and the information also changes rapidly so that reveals a truth. Continual education is as important as the higher education.

    Moreover our university aims to provide education by means of organizing certificate programs to contribute the economy and the culture of the region. Akdeniz University is in favour of observing and producing idea and knowledge for every kind of universal, national; environmental, social, political problems. To realize this, our university gives the most importance to the love of human being, environment, and nature, to human rights, democratic principles, and individual and social peace principles.

    Our History

    Akdeniz University was founded in 1982 in Antalya and was comprised of  the higher education institutions established in Antalya, Isparta and Burdur. In 1992 our University turned over the institutions located out of Antalya to Süleyman Demirel University. And now we have 12 faculties working;

    Faculty of Medicine

    Faculty of Agriculture

    Faculty of Arts and Sciences

    Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

    Burdur Veterinary Faculty

    Faculty of Law

    Faculty of Fine Arts

    Faculty of Engineering

    Faculty of Communication

    Faculty of Aqua Cultures

    Faculty of Theology

    There are 4 Vocational Schools activating within Akdeniz University at the level of bachelor degree. These are:

    School of Tourism and Hotel Administration

    Vocational School of Training and Sports

    Antalya Vocational School of Health

    Akseki Vocational School of Health

    There are 8 Vocational Schools established in Antalya and in it’s districts which give 2 year of education. These are:

    Vocational School of Technıcal Scıences

    Vocational School of Social Sciences

    Vocational School of Health Services

    Elmalı Vocational School

    Kumluca Vocational School

    Korkuteli Vocational School

    Serik Vocational School

    Akseki Vocational School

    There are 4 graduate schools in Akdeniz University giving education at the level of master degree and doctorate. These are:

    Institute of Health Sciences

    Institute of Science

    Institute of Social Sciences

    Institute of Fine Arts

    Office of Press and Public Relations

    The office of Press and Public Relations of Akdeniz University was established in 1986. Public Relations is a necessity for the time we are living in. Our Public Relations office aims to make known our university’s social, cultural and scientific activities world wide in various ways.

    In order to announce the activities, organisations held by our university our public relations office publishes every month a publication which is called “Akdeniz University Bulletin”.

    To prepare introduction films and catalogs; to organize press meetings, to prepare press bulletins, to organize meetings and conferences, to communicate with press institutions, to represent our university in exhibitions and fairs, to organize programs for the guests come to know our university are all among Public Relations Office’s missions.

    Faculties

    1.     Faculty of Medicine

    2.     Faculty of Agriculture

    3.      Faculty of Arts and Sciences

    Department of Archeology

    Department of Biology

    Department of Physics

    Department of Chemistry

    Department of Mathematics

    Department of History

    Department of Sociology

    Department of Ancient Period Languages and Cultures

    4.     Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

    Department of Economics

    Department of Business Management

    Department of Public Administration

    Department of Public Finance

    Department of International Relations

    5.      Faculty of Fine Arts

    Department of Painting

    Department of Sculpture

    Department of Graphic Arts

    Department of Ceramics

    Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

    6.      Faculty of Engineering

    Environmental Engineering

    Civil Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering

    7.      Burdur Faculty of Veterinary

    8.      Faculty of Law

    9.      Faculty of Communication

    Department of Public Relations and Presentation

    10.  Faculty of Aqua Culture