Afyon Kocatepe University

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Afyon Kocatepe University
Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi
Established1992
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Website aku.edu.tr
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Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia [1] 301-350 (2022)

Afyon Kocatepe University is a state university in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. It was established on July 3, 1992. [2]

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In the 2021-22 academic year, a total of 29992 students were studying as 9534 associate degree, 17458 undergraduate, 2533 graduate and 467 doctoral students. As of 2022, a total of 1047 academic staff, including 164 professors, 114 associate professors, 253 doctors, 310 lecturers and 206 research assistants, were working within the university. [3] As a result of the establishment of the health-themed Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University in Afyonkarahisar, faculties and colleges providing health education were transferred to AFSU.

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References

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  2. "Afyon Kocatepe University - History". Afyon Kocatepe University. Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
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