Ondokuz Mayıs University
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| Type | Public University |
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| Established | April 1, 1975 |
| Rector | Sait Bilgiç |
| Location | Samsun, Turkey |
| Language | Turkish, English, French, German |
| Website | omu.edu.tr |
Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) is a major state university founded in 1975 in Samsun, Turkey. The university bears the name “19 May”, which marks the date when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, came to Samsun in order to start the War of Independence.
OMU consists of 16 Faculties, 1 Conservatoire (OMU Samsun State Conservatoire), 3 Schools (School of Civil Aviation, School of Foreign Languages, Samsun Health School), 11 Vocational Schools and 5 Institutes (Educational Sciences, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences). Its 2,175-acre main campus is centred on Atakum municipality in Samsun.
Based on University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) data, OMU ranks 14th among Turkish universities with medical schools. (http://tr.urapcenter.org/2013/2013_t3.php)
Ondokuz Mayıs University was founded on April 1, 1975 pursuant to the Law no. 1873 and its first classes were held in the same year with a total of 50 students. Samsun Faculty of Medicine, which was established in 1973 within the scope of Hacettepe University, was incorporated into newly founded Ondokuz Mayıs University in accordance with the Article 2 of the Law no.1873. As per the Article 3 of the above-mentioned Law, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering was established as the second faculty within the framework of Ondokuz Mayıs University. Faculty of Agriculture, the third faculty, was founded pursuant to the Decree no. 11.5/0 dated August 31, 1976 of the Board of Higher Education.
Certain higher education institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education were incorporated into Ondokuz Mayıs University in accordance with the Decree Law no. 41 regarding the Organization of Higher Education Institutions issued on July 20, 1982 pursuant to the provisional Article 28 of the Higher Education Law, and the afore-said institutions were reorganized.
OMU was reshaped in accordance with the subclauses (c), (d) and (e) of the Article 27 of the Law no. 2809 and Article 18 and Additional Article 29 of the Law no. 3837. As a result of this reorganization, Ondokuz Mayıs University consists of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science and Letters (previously named “Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering”), Faculty of Education, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayıs Samsun State Conservatory, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Vocational School of Health Services established by the Board of Higher Education in 1988 in the city center, Vocational Schools founded in Samsun and Bafra in 1992, in Havza in 1993, Vezirköprü in 1994, in Kavak in 1995, Faculty of Engineering founded in 1992 in accordance with law no. 3837, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences established in accordance with the decree no. 95/7515 of the Council of Ministers, Samsun Vocational School of Health founded in 1997 in accordance with the decree no. 96/8655 of the Council of Ministers, Yaşar Doğu Vocational School of Sports Sciences established in accordance with the decree no. 97/9414 of the Council of Ministers, Terme Vocational School founded in 1999 by the Board of Higher Education, Çarşamba Vocational School founded in 2000 by the Board of Higher Education, and the Faculty of Law established in December, 2008 pursuant to the decree no. 2008/14492 of the Council of Ministers.
Certain units separated from Ondokuz Mayıs University formed the basis for 3 universities in 3 cities: Amasya Faculty of Education, Amasya Faculty of Science and Letters, Faculty of Professional and Technical Education and Faculty of Architecture, Amasya Vocational School of Health, and Amasya and Merzifon Vocational Schools were incorporated into Amasya University which was founded pursuant to the law no. 4567 issued in the Official Gazette no. 26111 dated March 17, 2006. Ordu Faculty of Science and Letters, Ünye Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Fatsa Faculty of Marine Sciences, Ordu Vocational School of Health, and Mesudiye, Ünye and Fatsa Vocational Schools were incorporated into Ordu University which was founded pursuant to the law no. 4567 issued in the Official Gazette no. 26111 dated March 17, 2006. Sinop Faculty of Aquaculture, Sinop Faculty of Science and Letters, Boyabat Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Sinop Vocational School of Health, Sinop, Boyabat, Gerze and Ayancık Vocational Schools were incorporated into Sinop University which was founded pursuant to the law no. 5662 issued in the Official Gazette no. 26536 dated May 29, 2007 *.
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