GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Afyon Kocatepe University was founded in 1992, and started the educational activities at 1992-1993 academic year. However, the history of university goes back to 1974 with Afyonkarahisar Finance and Accounting High School, a branch of Eskişehir Economics and Trading Sciences Academy.
  • Now, the university has educational activities with 15 faculties and 5 schools at Bachelor of Science degree level, 15 vocational colleges at Associate Degree level, 5 institutes for graduate education.
  • The educational activities consist of many different fields including;

    • Engineering education (Engineering Faculty and Faculty of Technology and many programs in several vocational schools),
    • Economics and Administrative sciences education (Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Bolvadin School of Applied Sciences and many programs in several vocational schools),
    • Tourism Education (Faculty of Tourism)
    • Veterinary medicine education,
    • Teacher education (Education Faculty and School of Physical Training and Sports)
    • Art education (Faculty of Fine arts and State Conservatory).
  • Research and graduate education is one of the most substantial issues for Afyon Kocatepe University. These activities are carried out at graduate institutes (Graduate Institute of Science and Engineering, Graduate Institute of Health Sciences, Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, Institute of Educational Sciences and Institute of Fine Arts). The university also consists of several research groups in the faculties as well as the research laboratories.
  • There are three main campuses in the city center. The Ahmet Necdet Sezer (One of the former president of Turkish Republic, raised at Afyonkarahisar) Campus is used for faculties and research centers while the Ali Çetinkaya (One of the politicians having important roles at the establishment of the Turkish Republic) Campus is used for Health Education units and University Hospital and Ahmet Karahisari Campus is used for the faculty of Islamic Studies.
  • Afyon Kocatepe University has more than 40 000 registered student and about 120 000 graduates.
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