Kocaeli University

It became a part of Yıldız University in 1982, and split from it in 1992. In July 1992, the Turkish government decided to build 22 universities nationwide, including Kocaeli University. Before the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which can be regarded as the turning point for the rebirth of the university, Kocaeli University had approximately 20,000 students, 1,150 educational staff, and a campus of 650,000 square meters. University lost nearly 75% of its physical structure in the earthquake, but its prior expansion site, Arslanbey Campus, rapidly compensated for the university's losses. The university moved to Umuttepe Campus in 2004. Central Umuttepe Campus is located just outside Izmit in the region of Kocaeli, the most heavily industrialized region of Turkey. Most of its faculties are on this campus, except the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Faculty of Architecture & Design, the Faculty of Dentistry, and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry. Istanbul is only 90 km away, and its secondary international airport was developed on a site 50 km from Izmit, making the university much more accessible in recent years. Since Kocaeli is a near neighbor of Istanbul, many of its students come from Istanbul. The university has established a department of international relations that monitors Bologna developments closely and oversees KOU's participation in the Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci student mobility schemes. The university, while focusing on technical and engineering subjects, offers an extensive selection of courses in social sciences and arts as well.

• Name — Kocaeli University • Native Name — Kocaeli Üniversitesi • Motto — Educating, researching, and producing for Turkey • Established — 1976 (as Academy of Engineering and Architecture of Kocaeli) 1992 (as Kocaeli University) • Type — State university • Rector — Prof. Dr. Nuh Zafer Cantürk • Students — 63.886 • Colours — green Green black Black • Language — Turkish, English • City — Izmit, Kocaeli • Country — Turkey • Affiliations — European University Association • Website — www.kocaeli.edu.tr