Mersin University

Mersin University
Mersin Üniversitesi
Established	1992
Type	Public
Rector	K. Suha AYDIN, M.D. [1]
Academic staff	1405
Admin. staff	866
Students	26.644
Location	Mersin, Turkey
Website	mersin.edu.tr/

Mersin University is a state university, built in 1992 in Mersin province, Turkey. The university has about 25,000 students, 1,405 academic staff and a number of foreign and guest academic staff.

The university has a number of research and sports facilities, situated in Mersin town centre and in other towns. ^[2]

In 2005 the Mersin Technology Development Zone (Technoscope) was set up, creating a partnership between the university's research and development departments and industry, with the aim of developing new technologies that could be directly translated into industrial production. ^[3]

Departments

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Economics and Managerial Sciences
• Faculty of Arts and Science
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Water Resources
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Educational Sciences
• Faculty of Tarsus Technical Education
• Faculty of Communication

External links

• Mersin University website
• Website of Mersin University Students

References

1. ^ Former rectors Vural Ülkü and Uğur Oral
2. ^ "University of Mersin, Mersin, Turkey". Math-Net (Russia). 2009. http://www.mathnet.ru/php/organisation.phtml?option_lang=eng&orgid=2864. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
3. ^ "Technoscope". Mersin Technology Development Zone. 2009. http://www.technoscope.com.tr/eng/docs/Technoscope_Information_Note_Dec'08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-06. ^{[dead link]}

Coordinates: 36°47′10″N 34°31′33″E / 36.7861°N 34.5258°E / 36.7861; 34.5258