“Our true mentor in life is science” Mustafa Kemal Atatürk DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY 2016 - 2017 STUDENT GUIDEBOOK PREPARED BY DEU The Office of Career Planning and Alumni Relations DEU Coordinatorship for Corporate Communication and Interuniversity Relations DEU International Student Coordination Office DESIGN Dokuz Eylül University Printing House, Graphic-Design Department PRINTING Dokuz Eylül University Printing House DEU Tınaztepe Campus 35390 Buca – IZMIR/TURKEY Phone: +90 (232) 301 93 00 - Fax: +90 (232) 301 93 13 PRINT DATE August 2016 Dear Students, I congratulate you because you are entitled to be a student of Dokuz Eylül University by crowning your education with a new success. I say 'Welcome to our family'. During your education period in our university while you are being prepared for your professional life, you will also continue your individual progress by social and cultural interactions and will get personal gains regarding your whole life. Dokuz Eylül University; is the largest university in Izmir, with over 70.000 students including more than 1.500 foreign students from 126 countries. Our university, living the complete dynamism of a city university with education units all around Izmir, has been awarded to be one of the 10 Turkey universities among the best 1.000 universities in the world with the rapid gains in science and technology. Great Leader Atatürk has been entrusted the Republic of Turkey to young people with the words of “The Rising New Generation! The future is yours. We have founded the Republic, you're the one that will keep it and raise it". As Dokuz Eylül University administrators, we see our youth as the future of our country and we build our development strategy on raising a new generation who will bring our country to the level of contemporary civilization. With the belief and confidence of being a Dokuz Eylül University member is a privilege and being its graduate is a reference, I congratulate you all once again and I wish you success. Better together… Prof. Dr. Mehmet FÜZÜN Rector CONTENTS OVERVIEW Dokuz Eylul University Overview......................................................................................6 Dokuz Eylül University Campuses and Settlements........................................................10 DEU Units And Contact Informations. .............................................................................12 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY General Description of Educational System.....................................................................15 Academic Calendar...........................................................................................................18 The Process of Adaptation to the European Higher Education Area...............................25 International Student Coordination Office.......................................................................30 Student Exchange Programs............................................................................................32 Technology Transfer Office Project and Support Unit......................................................36 Library Facilities.................................................................................................................39 Continuing Education Facilities.. ..................................................................................... 44 LIFE AT DOKUZ EYLÜL Food Services.....................................................................................................................54 Accommodation................................................................................................................56 Dormitories of Credit and Dormitories Institution............................................................61 Scholarships and Part-Time Working Opportunities.......................................................63 Career Planning and Alumni Relations.............................................................................65 Corporate Communication and Interuniversity Relations................................................67 Entrepreneurship, R&D And Innovation Relationships of Students.................................69 Health.................................................................................................................................75 Security..............................................................................................................................77 Transportation to Campuses.............................................................................................78 Banks.................................................................................................................................80 Social Facilities..................................................................................................................81 Youth Counselling.............................................................................................................91 Student Equipment House................................................................................................92 DEU Smartcard..................................................................................................................94 Student Council.................................................................................................................97 Student Societies and Clubs.............................................................................................98 Social Services Operations................................................................................................116 Accessible Dokuz Eylul......................................................................................................118 Culture And Sports Activities............................................................................................119 LIFE IN IZMIR Transportation to Izmir.....................................................................................................123 Transportation within Izmir..............................................................................................124 Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Railway Network Map.................................................126 Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Sea Transport Map.......................................................127 Historical and Touristic Places to Visit in Izmir.................................................................128 Culture, Art and Medical Life in İzmir...............................................................................135 Emergency Numbers.........................................................................................................140 Consulates..........................................................................................................................141 Brand City Projects.............................................................................................................143 AN OVERVIEW 5 DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW Dokuz Eylül University which aims to undertake the mission of “increasing the economic, socio-cultural richness through its education and scientific research” it does commits itself to the goal “to become one of the best education and science centers in the world”, which makes up its vision as well. Carrying out its educational activities with such commitment, Dokuz Eylül University has taken its place among the greatest and rooted universities in Turkey. In the belief that Turkish Republic is a democratic, secular, social state, under the guidance of Atatürk's principles and reforms, Dokuz Eylül University aims a bright future, with a qualified and contemporary education as well as human and social values which in turn makes it to reach a privileged position among universities in Turkey. Our university, which was founded in accordance with the “Executive Order concerning Higher Education Institutions” no 41 published in the official gazette on 20th of July 1982, in İzmir, the third largest city and a window opening to the west, has entered into the process of growing rapidly as the second state university in İzmir after Ege University. As of the academic years 2015-2016, our university has carried out its educational activities on various campuses located at Buca (Tınaztepe, Center, Dokuzçeşmeler), Balçova, 6 İnciraltı, Alsancak, Narlıdere, Hatay, Urla, Seferihisar, Karşıyaka, Foça, Torbalı, Bergama and Selçuk with a total area of 5.731.800 m2. Our university lives the unique identity and dynamic spirit of the city with its campuses across the city in different locations and is a big educational institution where 71.356 students who come to study all across Turkey and 1.544 international students from 126 countries. Dokuz Eylül University has a colorful fabric with its diversity and number of students and has 165 student clubs and societies, 42 of which are directly affiliated with the Rectorate and provides students with the environment and opportunities needed for cultural, artistic, and athletic activities of our students. Dokuz Eylül University decided to establish a technology development zone where universities, research labs, and industrial enterprises develop scientific, technological, and R&D projects all together in one place and took action in this direction by setting up DEPARK (Dokuz Eylül Technology Development Zone) in accordance with the decree no 2012/4085 published in the Official Gazette on 3rd of January 2013. Thus, as a part of DEPARK, a multi-purpose technopark was established in an