Zirve Üniversitesi | |
Motto | From the summit of education to the summit of life |
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Type | Private |
Active | 2009–23 July 2016 |
Rector | Prof. Dr. Adnan Kisa |
Location | , |
Campus | Kızılhisar |
Colors | Green, white |
Website | http://www.zirve.edu.tr/en/ |
The Zirve University (Turkish: Zirve Üniversitesi) was a private university established in 2009, located in Gaziantep, southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. The university had eight faculties. It was a mix-oriented (research and education) institution. English language was the primary medium of teaching in College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Design, and College of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Turkish language was the primary medium of teaching for the rest of colleges while several courses were also offered in English. The university had total enrollment of more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 2016.
Around 20% of the students were offered tuition-free education while another 20% were offered 50% tuition scholarship based on their success at National University Entrance Exam done by ÖSYM. [1] The university also offered full scholarships for those who has significant sport excellence and/or national license of sport. [1] The university was listed among the top 50 most entrepreneur and innovator university list by TÜBİTAK. [2] On 23 July 2016, the university was forced to close by the Turkish government. Zirve University facilities were transferred to Gaziantep University.
The establishment of the university was supported by President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ministers: Fatma Şahin, Mehmet Şimşek, Ali Babacan, Bülent Arınç, Egemen Bağış, Hüseyin Çelik, Kürşad Tüzmen, Zafer Çağlayan, Mehmet Ali Şahin, Taner Yıldız, Beşir Atalay, Vecdi Gönül, Cemil Çiçek, Binali Yıldırım, Ertuğrul Günay, Veysel Eroğlu, Faruk Çelik, Murat Başeskioğlu, Cevdet Yılmaz, Nimet Çubukçu, Kemal Unakıtan, Faruk Nafiz Özak, Recep Akdağ, Mehmet Aydın, Nazım Ekren. [3]
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