ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
Ege University, the fourth founded university of Turkey, is established in accordance with the law No. 6595 issued on May 20th,1955 and began its educational life on November 5th, 1955. The first two faculties of Ege University are Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture, which were founded in 1955. School of Nursing was also established within the same academic year. Ege University, having completed its entire establishment in a span of 20 years, added new faculties, institutions, and schools to its academic units in different dates. In 1982 bisection of Ege University facilitated the foundation of Dokuz Eylül University with the handover of many pre-established faculties and graduate schools. Furthermore, the faculties and graduate schools of Ege University in various provinces and districts were later assigned to become the first faculties and graduate schools of Afyon Kocatepe University, Pamukkale University, Celal Bayar University, and Adnan Menderes University. By the year 2018, Ege University includes 15 Faculties, 9 Institutes, 5 Graduate Schools, 1 State Conservatory of Turkish Music, 10 Vocational Schools, 6 Rectorate Units, 35 Application and Research Centers. By the academic year 2017-2018, Ege University hosts a total number of 65.587 students, 55.875 of which are undergraduate and associate degree students, and 9.712 are postgraduate students. The university has 3125 academic staff and 6.879 administrative staff.
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