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Other name
  
ESOGU

Established
  
18 August 1993

Administrative staff
  
1,507

Phone
  
+90 222 239 37 50

Postgraduates
  
5,077

Type
  
Public

Rector
  
Prof. Dr. Hasan Gönen

Location
  
Eskişehir, Turkey

Number of students
  
29,822

Address
  
Dede Mahallesi, 26030 Odunpazarı/Eskişehir Province, Turkey

Founded
  
18 August 1993, Eskişehir, Turkey

Motto
  
In the light of science, In the way of modern civilization...

Similar
  
Anadolu University, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Gazi University, Dokuz Eylül University, Karadeniz Technical University

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Eskisehir Osmangazi University (Turkish: Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi), abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey.

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About the University

Eskişehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU) is a state university that dates back to the foundation of the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and the Faculty of Letters and Applied Sciences in 1970. These pioneering faculties became the founders of Anadolu University in 1972. These three faculties together with Eskişehir School of Health, Eskişehir Vocational School of Health Services, Institutes of Health Sciences, Metallurgy, and Applied Sciences, newly founded Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences and Institute of Social Sciences have formed Eskişehir Osmangazi University on 18 August 1993. Afterward other faculties and higher schools were founded.

ESOGU has now become one of the leading universities in central Anatolia with 11 faculties, 1 school, 4 vocational schools and 5 post-graduate schools, that are on 5 campuses. Currently, it has 29,822 students and 1507 teaching and research staff. In the body of ESOGU, there are 21 research, development and innovation centres operating in cooperation with state and private institutions.

Facilities

The campus has a central library, a 1,284-bed university hospital, oncology center, heart and thorax center, restaurants, sports facilities, two parks (a botanical garden, Cumhuriyet Parkı, covering an area of 80,000 m2 and Porsuk River Recreational Area located on an area of 72,000 m2).

Medium of instruction

The instruction language is Turkish except for the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and the Department of Computer Engineering. Students who will study in any of the following programs have to attend a one-year compulsory English course: Electrical&Electronics, Computer, Mechanical, Mining Engineering, International Relations, Tourism&Hotel Management. Apart from the university entrance exam language score which they use for application, Comparative Literature students must also attend a one-year compulsory language course to study English, German or French.

Admission

Students are admitted according to their scores in the examinations of Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) for higher education programs in Turkey.

Faculty of Medicine

Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine was established in 1970 and accepts nearly 200 new students every year. The education period is six years and the programme is annual. The education language is Turkish.

The faculty is composed of three departments, namely Basic Medical Sciences, Internal Medical Sciences and Surgical Medical Sciences.

Faculty of Letters and Applied Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Sciences was established in 1973 as the School of Basic Sciences. In 1980, the Mathematics Department started education (the name of the department was changed as the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences in 2008). The Departments of Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Statistics were established in 1982. The Departments of History, Turkish Language and Literature and Comparative Literature were founded in 1983, 1996 and 2000, respectively.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences consists of eight departments: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, History, Turkish Language and Literature and Comparative Literature. These departments also offer evening education programs.

Departments

  • Department of Comparative Literature
  • Department of Turkish Language and Literature
  • Department of History
  • Mathematics - Computer Department
  • Statistics Department
  • Depertmant of Biology
  • Chemistry Department
  • Physics Department
  • Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

    Faculty was established as Eskisehir State Academy of Engineering and Architecture then Departments of Mechanical and Civil Engineering started education with a total of 160 students in 1970. In 1982, it was attached to Anadolu University, Then On August 18, transferred to newly established Osmangazi University.

  • Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Industrial Engineering Department
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
  • Computer Engineering Department
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering Department
  • Geological Engineering Department
  • Mining Engineering Department
  • Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
  • Architecture Department
  • Evening education program is also available for 5 departments. Education in the departments of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is 100% in English, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture is in 30% in English 70% in Turkish, The others are in Turkish.

    Erasmus programs

    The university obtained the Erasmus University Charter in 2004 and launched Erasmus exchange activities for students and teaching staff in the academic year 2005-2006.

    Library facilities

    The Central Library can accommodate up to 1000 users at a time, and there are private study rooms for researchers. The library has a small collection of books, periodicals, databases and a wireless internet connection.

    There is an opportunity of reaching over 25,000 journals, articles, study reports and theses in full text by using many databases such as Science Direct and Web of Science.

    Cultural activities

    Students can take part in cultural and sports activities in the university according to their fields of interest. Some of the clubs are Turkish World Friendship, Economics and Administration, Computer, Environment and Art, Youth and Sports, Mountaineering, Theatre, Modern Dance, Turkish Art Music, Folk Dance and Pop Music.

  • Every year in May, students actively participate in the ESOGU spring fest.
  • There are seminars, symposia, panels and conferences, given by invited speakers.
  • Exhibitions in ESOGU Art Gallery take place all year round.
  • A monthly university newspaper, Eskisehir Osmangazi Haber, is published with contributions from students and academicians.
  • A weekly university bulletin, ESOGÜ İstikbal Gazetesi, is published for citizens.
  • Radio OGU broadcasts popular music and interviews with academicians through their website.
  • Affiliations

    The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.

    References

    Eskişehir Osmangazi University Wikipedia