Kütahya Dumlupınar University

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Kütahya Dumlupınar University
Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi
Established	1992
Type	Public
Rector	Ahmet Karaaslan
Undergraduates	25,000
Postgraduates	1,485
Location	Kütahya, Turkey
Member of	EUA
Website	www.dpu.edu.tr/english

Kütahya Dumlupınar University is one of the newest universities in Turkey.The university began to operate as a new institution under the name of Kütahya Dumlupınar University on July 3, 1992 , with the force of governmental decree numbered 3837; before it's been a part of the Anadolu University with The Faculty of Kütahya Economics and Administrative Sciences which was established on October 12, 1974 as The Business Administration High School of Kütahya under the name of The Economics and Commercial Sciences Academy of Eskişehir.

The university has established and is keeping up close ties with universities abroad including University of Virginia in the USA, Brunel University in the United Kingdom, University of Pécs in Hungary and universities located at the member states of the former Soviet Union. Moreover, DPU hosts or takes part in the conferences, symposia, and cultural events organized by the collaborating institutions. Also the university is a member of the European University Association.

Institute of Social Sciences

Main campus

Located on the Kütahya-Tavşanlı highway, the main campus houses the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Education, Department of Information, Institute of Social Sciences, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Main Library, Health Centre and various indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

Germiyan campus

The Germiyan campus is located on the Afyon-Kütahya highway eight kilometres away from the city center. The campus houses Kütahya Vocational School, the School of Physical Education and Sports and various indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

The students are being hosted either at public or private dormitories that have the capacity to host all the incoming students; the former located at the city center has a capacity of 2,000 students. Also there are dormitory buildings at the main campus with a capacity of 1,500 students.

DPU provides both its students and the local community with a wide collection of selected publications and regularly updated electronic sources in various fields through its libraries. The university provides its students with computing services offering Internet access in several computer laboratories throughout the university. Moreover, it offers competitive opportunities of research in various areas with its research and development laboratories that hold the latest technological improvements.

External links

• Dumlupınar University Students Portal
• Official website of Dumlupınar University
• Official website of Kütahya Dumlupınar University Institute of Social Sciences
• List of EUA Members
• Kütahya Photo Forum