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A BRIEF HISTORY

OF ERCIYES UNIVERSITY

rciyes University was established under the name of Kay-
seri University in 1978. Gevher Nesibe School of Medi-
Ecine, which was established as affiliated to Hacettepe
University, Ankara, in 1968 and Kayseri Faculty of Business
Administration, founded in 1977, both constituted the core of
ERCIYES UNIVERSITY 1977 and thereafter called as the Faculty of Engineering were
Erciyes University. The Institute of Theology, founded in 1967
and thereafter called as the Faculty of Theology, and Kayseri
State Academy of Architecture and Engineering, founded in

incorporated into the university. Immediately after, the Facul-
ties of Science and Arts were established. In 1982, the name
of the university was converted to Erciyes University. Faculty
of Architecture, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Fine Arts
in 1992; Faculty of Engineering-Architecture/YOZGAT in 1993;
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Faculty
of Science and Arts in Yozgat; Economics and Administrative
Sciences/NEVSEHIR; Faculties of Dentistry and Communica-
tion; Faculty of Education in 2001; Law and Pharmacy in 2003;
Develi Seyrani Faculty of Agriculture in 2005 were affiliated to
Erciyes University.

The university has 19 Faculties, 1 School, 7 Institutes, 2 Voca-
tional Schools, 43 Research Centers, 5 Libraries and 140 Stu-
dent Clubs and it also serves with its research hospital with
1350 beds. Except Gevher Nesibe Hospital, Cardiovascular
Hospital, Organ Transplant and Dialysis Hospital, Oncology
Hospital, Children’s Hospital and Bone Marrow Transplant
and Stem Cell Therapy Center are among the most important
health institutions in the region.
Schools; Physical Education&Sports, Kayseri Atatürk School
of Health, Civil Aviation, Foreign Languages, Tourism and Ho-
tel Management, Nevsehir Tourism and Hotel Management,
Nevsehir School of Health and Yozgat School of Health. Vo-
cational Schools; Kayseri Vocational School, Halil Bayraktar
Health Services, Safiye Cikrikcioglu Vocational School, Ko-
casinan Vocational School, Social Sciences, Nevsehir Voca-
tional School, Yozgat Vocational School and Develi Vocational
School. Faculties, colleges and vocational schools in Erciyes
University Yozgat Campus became affiliated to Yozgat Bozok
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