Manisa Celal Bayar University

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Manisa Celal Bayar University
Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi
Manisa-celal-bayar-universitesi-logo.png
Former names
Manisa Physical Education and Military Sports School (1959–1982)
Dokuz Eylül University at Manisa (1982–1992)
MottoScience And Human
TypePublic
Established1959 / 1992
President Rana Kibar
Students55,473 (including associate's) (fall 2017) [1]
Undergraduates 29,566 (fall 2017) [1]
Postgraduates 5,360 (fall 2017) [1]
Location
Manisa
,
Turkey
CampusSuburban
Language Turkish, English
Colors
Affiliations ERASMUS
UNIMED
Website www.mcbu.edu.tr
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia [2] 351-400 (2022)

Manisa Celal Bayar University or (CBU) is a public research university located in Manisa, Turkey. CBU traces its root back to 1959 [3] as an independent sports and teachers' college in Manisa. The main campus is in Muradiye district of Manisa. The university is composed of 14 colleges, 3 schools, and 15 vocational schools. As of 2017 university offers over 70 different undergraduate and over 90 graduate programs.Physical Education and Sports College is also one of oldest in Turkey that began offering sports science and physical education programs. [4]

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It is one of the largest universities in Aegean Region with more than 55,000 student body and 1,156 faculty members. [1] As of Fall 2017 there are 652 international students. [5]

History

Early years

The university's roots date back to 1959, when Turkish Armed Forces founded a school named Manisa Armed Forces Physical Education and Sports School. [6] This school then converted to a four-year college in 1975, one of the oldest of its kind in Turkey. Today it is still serving as The School of Physical Education and Sports.

In 1964 Demirci Normal School began its education in Demirci, Manisa, [7] to train high school graduates to be teachers in various parts of Anatolia. Demirci normal school was then converted to a four-year degree offering education college where it continues to serve as The College of Education.

A unique and the only one of its kind, School Of Tobacco Expertise was established in 1975 and then relocated to Akhisar, Manisa in 1987. [8] Today, the school is still serving as School Of Tobacco Expertise.

One of the first higher education in the city of Manisa came to life with Manisa Vocational School of Accounting which was founded in 1975. [9] Between 1975 and 1982 its administration was under Ege University. From 1982 to 1992, with sports and education colleges, it was moved under Dokuz Eylül University administration. Today it is known as The College of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

In 1982, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education, and School of Physical Education and Sports became Dokuz Eylül University at Manisa

Name change: Celal Bayar University

In 1992, with the merger of already established colleges, Celal Bayar university began its education. [10] Four new colleges; College of Art and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences; three colleges that were under Dokuz Eylül University administration; College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education, and School of Physical Education and Sports and a college that was under the administration of Ege University; School of Tobacco Expertise, and finally other vocational schools that are in and around city limits of Manisa, Celal Bayar University was formed. The university has continued adding new colleges to respond the dynamic needs of communities and students.

University is proud to carry the name Celal Bayar, who is the third president of Turkey.

In order to emphasize its location, the university asked the higher education department to add Manisa in its name. Finally, since 2016 the university became Manisa Celal Bayar University.

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Mount Sipylus General View

Timeline of name changes

The school has had several names in the past:

Campuses

Celal Bayar University is composed of three main campuses; Muradiye, Uncubozkoy, and Downtown Manisa campuses. MCBU also has colleges and schools that are located in its different districts.

Layout

Muradiye Campus

Campus was renamed as "Şehit Prof.Dr. İlhan Varank" campus after professor Varank, [11] who lost his life during 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. College of Art and Science, College of Engineering, College of Economic and Administrative Sciences, School of Business, and School of Applied Sciences are all located at this Campus. Varank campus has a couple of dormitories and a library as well.
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Celal Bayar University College of Medicine Hospital

Uncubozkoy Campus

Uncubozkoy Campus is located just outskirts of Mount Sipylus. The campus is home to College of Medicine, Hafsa Sultan Celal Bayar University Hospital, College of Health Sciences, and Suleyman Demirel Cultural Center.

Downtown Manisa campus

College of Sports Sciences, College of Theology, and School of Foreign Languages can be found at this location.
  • Demirci Campus: College of Education is located in the historical district of Demirci which is 3 hours away from the city.
  • Turgutlu Campus: is established in 2012 for Hasan Ferdi Turgutlu College of Technology.
  • Salihli Campus: is a new campus of Salihli College of Economic and Administrative Sciences.
  • Akhisar Campus: is home to School of Tobacco Expertise.

Landmarks

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Museum of Medicine History
Manisa city view from Mevlevihane Manisamevlevihanedengorunum.jpg
Manisa city view from Mevlevihane

The Museum of Medicine History

It was constructed for Hafsa Sultan, the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, in 1539. It served as a hospital until the Turkish Republic was founded. It also served as an asylum after the 1850s.

It was restored from time to time during the Republican era. Later in 1994, it was left to Celal Bayar University and reopened as a Health Museum in 2013.

Mevlevihane

Mevlevihane was constructed in 1368–1369, by the architect Osmanoğlu Emetullah on an order by Sarunhanoğlu İshak Bey. During the Ottoman Empire it was restored three times, in 1664–1665, in 1681 and in 1693–1694.

In 1960, it was restored again; however, it became a ruin after a short time. It was lastly restored by Celal Bayar University in 1999–2001. Mevlevihane turned into a museum in 2005.

Organization

Ahmet Ataç became the seventh president on July 29, 2019. [12] President Ataç has three vice presidents and three advisers.

Presidents

NameCommenced termEnded term
1.Ümit Doğay Arınç19921994
2.Tuna Taner19942002
3.Cemil Özcan20022006
4.Semra Öncü20062010
5.Mehmet Pakdemirli20102014
6.A. Kemal Çelebi20142019
7.Ahmet Ataç2019N/A
MCBU Academic Divisions
College/schoolEstablished [13]
College of Medicine1992
College of Economic and Administrative Sciences1975
College of Engineering1992
College of Arts and Sciences1992
College of Education1964
College of Sports Sciences1959
College of Health Sciences1996
Hasan Ferdi Turgutlu College of Technology2012
College of Theology2012
College of Business2012
College of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture2012
Salihli College of Economic and Administrative Sciences2017
College of Dentistry*2017
College of Communication*2017
School of Tobacco Expertise1975
School of Applied Sciences1997
School of Foreign Languages**2011
Graduate School of Social Sciences1993
Graduate School of Natural Sciences1993
Graduate School of Health Sciences1995
*Degree-granting unit of MCBU but not started education yet
**Not a degree-granting unit of MCBU

Academic staff

As of fall 2017, MCBU employed 1,609 academic staff, including 1,037 instructional staff (faculty). [14]

Colleges and academic divisions

There are 14 colleges, 3 schools, and 3 graduate schools at Manisa Celal Bayar University (see the table). MCBU is also responsible of governing 15 vocational schools, which are granting associate degrees.

Graduate schools

Manisa Celal Bayar University has 3 graduate schools that are responsible for its all graduate programs. Social and natural sciences graduate schools were established in 1993 and health sciences in 1995.

Academics

Classification

Manisa Celal Bayar University is one of the largest universities in Turkey and its programs are accredited by Diploma Supplement. Students may transfer their earned credits with confidence. [15]

Also MCBU has accreditation for its engineering programs; EUR-ACE label and its medical degrees.

Degrees conferred

MCBU offers over 70 different undergraduate programs and over 90 different graduate programs.

MCBU conferred 9,755 degrees in the 2016–2017 academic year, including 4,116 bachelor's degrees, 283 master's degrees, and 36 doctorates degrees. The remaining 5,320 were associate degrees. [16]

Research

Manisa Celal Bayar University has 14 research centers. Some examples are; Research Institute of Atatürk's Principles, Research Institute of Local Governance, Research Institute of the Turkish Handcraft of Manisa District, Research Institute of the History and Culture of Manisa District, Research Institute of Computing, Research Institute of Environmental Problems, and Research Institute of Health.

MCBU also houses a research center called Teknokent.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Enrollment Numbers" (PDF). MCBU.
  2. ↑ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia" . Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Okuma Yazma Okulları (Ali Okulları: 1959-1975)".
  4. ↑ "DSpace Home" (PDF).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ "international student enrollment" (PDF).
  6. 1 2 "History of The Celal Bayar University School of Physical Education and Sports" . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 "History of The Celal Bayar University Faculty of Education" . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Change, Economics, Health, Culture and Tourism of Tobacco Experts and Tobacco Technology Engineers" . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "The origins of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences-Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "HISTORICAL BACKGROUND-Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "campus name change". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  12. ↑ "President".
  13. ↑ "Intro book".
  14. ↑ "faculty".
  15. ↑ "accreditation".
  16. ↑ "conferred degrees" (PDF).

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