Anadolu University

Anadolu University

Anadolu Üniversitesi
Type	Public
Established	1958
Rector	Naci GÜNDOĞAN
Administrative staff	1,776
Undergraduates	22,622 (Resident)
Postgraduates	1,672
Other students	1,945,439 (Distance education)
Location	Eskişehir, Turkey
Website	anadolu.edu.tr/en

Anadolu University (Turkish: Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a prominent public university in Eskişehir, Turkey.The university is ranked as one of the best universities in Turkey coming next to Middle Eastern Technical University and Istanbul University in Times Higher Education world university rankings.

Anadolu University was created 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. As the Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences was founded earliest (in 1958), Anadolu University has adopted that year as their date of establishment.

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.

Ikieylul Campus, just outside Eskişehir's city centre, houses the School of Physical Education and Sports, the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, and the School of Civil Aviation, along with the associated Anadolu University Airport.

In addition to these two campuses, the Porsuk Vocational School is located separately in Eskişehir, the Bilecik Vocational School in Bilecik, the Bozüyük Vocational School in Bozüyük.

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.