Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas Cumhuriyet University is a public university established in Sivas, Turkey in 1973 at the 50th anniversary of Republic of Turkey. The main campus of the university is located away from Sivas city center, settled in an area of by Kızılırmak River. The campus is the fifth largest university campus in Turkey.
The university offers lectures, educational opportunities, cultural and sportive activities to more than 50,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate students by 2435 academic staff, cultural and sportive facilities, and libraries.
Academics
Cumhuriyet University accepts students to 15 faculties, 5 institutes, 13 vocational schools and 4 separate departments attached to the university presidency in the main campus.The university uses both a 0–100 point grade scale and a relative grading scale. The academic units and the programs are listed below;
Faculties
Faculty of MedicineFaculty of DentistryFaculty of Architecture: Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Interior Architecture, Landscape ArchitectureFaculty of PharmacyFaculty of Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geophysics Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering, Computer EngineeringFaculty of Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and GeneticsFaculty of Letters: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, English Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, History, Modern Turkish Dialects and Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Service, Sociology, Translation and Interpretation, Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish Public Science- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences: Business Administration, Econometrics, Economics, Finance, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Management Information Systems, Public AdministrationFaculty of Education: Science Education, Mathematics Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Elementary Mathematics Education, Turkish Education, Social Sciences Education, Religious and Moral Studies Education, Music Education, Art Education, Psychological Counseling and GuidanceFaculty of Fine Arts: Sculpture, Painting, Music Sciences, Music TechnologiesFaculty of Communication Radio-Television-Film, Journalism, Public Relations and PublicityFaculty of Technical Education Mechanical Education, Electronic-Computer EducationFaculty of Health Sciences: Nursing, Midwifery, Health Administration, Physical Therapy and RehabilitationFaculty of TheologyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineFaculty of Sport SciencesFaculty of Technology Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Optical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Schools
School of Physical Education and SportsSchool of Foreign LanguagesVocational School of Foreign Health ServicesVocational School of SivasVocational School of CumhuriyetVocational School of Divriği Nuri Demirağ: The vocational school was established in 1987 and named after the Turkish industrialist Nuri Demirağ.Vocational School of GürünVocational School of KangalVocational School of Zara Ahmet ÇuhadaroğluVocational School of YıldızeliVocational School of Suşehri Timur KarabalVocational School of GemerekVocational School of Şarkışla Aşık Veysel: The vocational school was established in 1994 and named after the folk poet Aşık Veysel. There is a state dormitory consisting of 4 blocks.Institutes
Institute of Social Sciences Institute of Health Sciences- '''Institute of Applied Sciences '''
Counseling
University administration assigns an advisor to every class in the university. These advisors help students during the school registration and course renewals, about exams and university policies, and also personal problems.Libraries and Computer Labs
The Central Library of Cumhuriyet University provides a studying environment for the students. The study halls at the capacity of 350 students, and 33 independent study rooms are currently available in the library. The collection of the library holds 50,000 journals, magazines and books. 26,000 of this collection is formed by books. Other than the central library, all of the faculties contain their own libraries, too.There are 30 computer labs including more than 700 computers all connected to the internet are available in the faculties and schools.
University life
Transportation
The city has all of the main transportation services such; an airport, a train station, and a bus terminal, so arrival to Sivas is easy from every location in the World. The public transportation is available between the city and the university campus in every 5 minutes, and the bus rides take about 15 minutes.Accommodation
A dormitory managed by '' is serving to students in the campus area. The capacity of the dormitory is 1648 beds for females and 1152 beds for males, a total of 2790 beds. In addition, a student visitor house with 100 beds capacity is available for the students on campus. houses, which are another available housing option, are in 2 kilometers distance to the university. Most of the students are being able to find housing opportunities in the center city area that is about 15 minutes bus ride to the campus.Catering Services
One central dining hall for students and one staff dining hall for academic and administrative staff are available in the campus area. The central dining hall has the capacity to serve 5200 students at the same time. Three courses of meal at the calorie of 1,100-1,500 are served to the students and staff during the lunchtimes. More than 1,250 academically successful and low-income students are able to receive free lunch every day.There are also several cafeteria and cafes available at certain locations of the campus.