Fırat University

Firat University

Fırat Üniversitesi
University Seal
Former names	Elazığ Technical College, Elazığ State Academy of Engineering and Architecture
Type	Public
Established	1975 (1975)
Rector	Prof. Dr. Kutbeddin Demirdağ
Academic staff	1,134
Administrative staff	339
Students	31,361
Undergraduates	29,164
Postgraduates	1,682
Doctoral students	515
Location	Elazığ, Turkey
Campus	Urban
Language of Education	Turkish and English
Colors	Burgundy and White
Website	www.firat.edu.tr

Fırat University is a state university based in Elazığ, Turkey. The university was founded in 1975 and named after the Turkish name of the Euphrates River which originates near Elazığ. Being one of the major academic institutions in the Eastern Turkey, the university has twelve schools, four institutes, one state conservatory, three vocational high schools and twenty one research centers with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological advancement and research.

Initially opened as Elazığ Technical College in 1967, and renamed as Elazığ State Academy of Engineering and Architecture, Fırat University was established and gained its current name in 1975 with the School of Veterinary Medicine making up the core program and structure of the university. The School of Veterinary Medicine which was founded in 1970 as a distant school of Ankara University Elazığ, still continues to be one of the best veterinary schools in the country. With the opening of the university, the School of Arts and Sciences was created and The Academy of Engineering and Architecture was restructured and renamed as the School of Engineering. School of Medicine and School of Technical Education were established in 1983, followed by the School of Fisheries in 1992, the School of Education in 1998 and School of Communication in 2001.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the first departments established with Department of Civil Engineering in 1967. With a history stretching back over 34, students, research studies of academic stuff and local industries have been served with the Manufacturing and Machine tools Lab, Internal Combustion Engineer Lab, Mechanic Lab, Mechanism and Machine Design Lab, Material Lab, Materials Lab, Measurement Lab, Heat Transfer Lab, Heat Technique Lab, Fluid Mechanics Lab and Hydraulic Mechanics Lab. Department of Mechanical Engineering continues activities of education training and researches by using all possibilities of the modern technology with its building total usage area of around 6,450 m² consisting of two blocks, each of them has classrooms, offices and laboratories.