Sakarya University
state university in Sakarya, Turkey
Sakarya University (Turkish: Sakarya Üniversitesi), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, Sakarya.
Considered one of the largest universities in Turkey with more than 85,000 students, Sakarya University has very high research activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Humanities, as well as professional degrees in business, medicine, law, nursing, social work and dentistry. It hosts five different institutes: Educational Sciences, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and Middle East Institute.
In Turkey, Sakarya University is the first and only public university receiving the ISO-2002 Quality Certificate and "the EFQM Excellence Quality Certificate of Competency Level".
History
Sakarya University traces its origins back to the establishment of the School of Engineering and Architecture in 1970, initially affiliated with Istanbul Technical University. In 1971, this institution was restructured as the Sakarya State Academy of Engineering and Architecture. By 1982, it was reorganized as a faculty within İTÜ and began offering Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs, administered by the İTÜ Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences. During the same period, vocational schools in Sakarya and Düzce were integrated into its structure. Efforts to elevate the institution to university status date back to the 1970s, with Sakarya Deputy Hayrettin Uysal introducing a parliamentary bill to establish a university named "Sakarya University." Despite its inclusion in the legislative agenda, the proposal did not succeed at the time.
In 1992, Sakarya University was officially established through Law No.
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