Hacettepe University

Hacettepe University, situated in Ankara, is one of the most prominent and academically developed universities in Turkey.

History

The history of Hacettepe University can be traced back to the establishment of the Institute of Child Health on July 8, 1958, and the inauguration of the Hacettepe Children's Hospital. In 1961 the School of Health Sciences and its divisions of Nursing, Medical Technology, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Nutrition were opened, all centered around the Institute of Child Health.

On June 15, 1963, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine was established, and a general teaching hospital was built. Three months later Hacettepe University School of Dentistry was established.

In the Summer of 1964, a School of Basic Sciences was opened, offering courses in the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities. At the time, aIl Hacettepe teaching institutions were affiliated to Ankara University and grouped under the title "Hacettepe Science Center".

Hacettepe University was chartered through Act No. 892 of the Turkish Parliament on July 8, 1967. Hacettepe Institutes of Higher Education formed the core of Hacettepe University, and the Faculties of Medicine, Science and Engineering, and Social and Administrative sciences were established.

In 1969 Hacettepe School of Pharmacy and Health Administration were established. In 1971 with a reorganization, the former schools were given faculty status and thus they became the Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Science. In 1973 the School of Technology was established. In I982 the former faculties were reorganized as the Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences and the State Conservatory was affiliated to Hacettepe University. In 1984 the School of Healt services and in 1989 the School of Sport Sciences and Technology were established. Recently in 1998 the two Polatlı Vocational Schools and Kaman Vocational School have been established.

Faculties

• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Letters
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Science

External links

• Hacettepe University Official Site
• Faculty of Medicine
• Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Department of Computer Engineering