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GENERAL INFORMATION
Çukurova University occupies a foremost place
among other Turkish universities with its 10 faculties, 1
state conservatory, 3 colleges, 9 vocational colleges, 3
institutes and 29 research and application centers. The
university campus is located 10 kilometers away from the city
center, and is situated in a serene environment conducive to
learning. This tranquil setting by the Seyhan Lake is
complemented by a motivated staff, innovative labs and modern
libraries. The university considers providing highly qualified
graduates to Turkey as a top priority.
The university, with its 1909 member teaching
staff, offers courses to over 32.700 undergraduate, post
graduate and doctorate students.
The faculty and students alike enjoy the
Internet and CD-ROM Database in the Central Library which
houses a wide variety of national and international
publications. The university has well-equipped computer
hardware, and the computer rooms are available for student use
campus-wide. These computer rooms are also used for
computer-assisted education and scientific research.
The university also offers its faculty and
students a variety of recreational facilities including: an
indoor sports center and swimming pool, a boathouse and a
variety of sports grounds.
Students can make the best of their leisure
time in any of the 29 student clubs.
The students of the university have the
opportunity to do practical training abroad through AIESEC and
similar organizations.
Transportation to the Balcalı Campus is
offered by private bus services.
HISTORY OF THE CUKUROVA
UNIVERSITY
The Faculty of Agriculture, founded in 1969
by Ankara University, and the Faculty of Medicine, founded in
1972 by Atatürk University, were combined to form Cukurova
University in I973. The number of the faculties rose to five
when the faculties of Basic Sciences, Administrative Sciences
and Engineering were founded. In 1982, the Faculty of Basic
Sciences was reorganized as the Faculty of Sciences and
Letters, and the Faculty of Administrative Sciences was
combined with the Department of Economics and Administrative
Sciences forming the Faculty of Administrative Sciences and
Economics. The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture emerged
from the combination of the Faculty of Engineering and the
Engineering Department of the Adana Academy of Administrative
and Commercial Sciences. Also, the Faculty of Education was
established when the two-year Foreign Language Colleges of the
Ministry of
 Education in Adana, Mersin and Hatay
were combined.
By 1992, the university helped to lay the
foundation of 3 new universities in Turkey. Two colleges,
complete with modern buildings, laboratories and educational
equipment were turned over to Mersin University, and 3
colleges were turned over to Hatay Mustafa Kemal University,
and the Research and Application Center in Kahramanmaras was
taken over by Sutcu Imam University.
Despite this relative downsizing in 1992, it
is observed that the university had grown even stronger by
1993 when the 20th anniversary of the University was
celebrated. The number of the faculties rose to 10 when the
faculties of Fisheries, Theology, Dentistry and Fine Arts were
established.
Adana Vocational College of Health and Kozan
Vocational College were opened to education. With the addition
of 3 post-graduate institutions and The State Conservatory of
Çukurova University, the number of academic bodies increased
to 23. The Karatas College of Tourism and Hotel Management was
set up in 1994, while the Karaisali Vocational College was set
up in 1995. The Department of Physical Education was
reorganized as the College of Physical Education and Sports,
and in 1996, the Vocational College of Health Services was
reorganized as the College of Health Sciences.
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