Balikesir University: Location
• In the Province (City) of Balıkesir.
• North-west of Turkey• Main Campus in the City
of Balıkesir• 3 Schools in the town of
Bandırma• Vocational Schools of
Higher Education in other towns
BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY CAGIS CAMPUS
Cagis Campus is located on the way of Bigadic 17th km.Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Vocational School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Balikesir Vocational School, Faculty of Science and Literature, Faculty of Medicine, Education and Research Hospital, Rectorate, Gymnasia, Wellness Center, Tourism Practice Hotel, Convention Center, Central Refectory, Campus Shopping are there in
Balkikesir University Cagis Campus.
Province of Balikesir
• AREA: 14.292 km²
• POPULATION: 1.140.085 (2009)
• City Population: 317.839
• TRAFFIC CODE: 10
• Telephone Code: 266
Province of Balıkesir
• Sources of Income
• Agriculture: olives, tomatoes, sunflower, tobacco, melons, rice, wheat and beans.
• Livestock: Poultry (chicken), red meat, milk, cheese
• Fishing
Province of Balikesir
• Industry: sugar, vehicles for agriculture, paper, canned food, olive oil, flower tea, soap, chemical fertilizer, mining, etc.
• Tourism: Aegean coast, South Marmara Coast
Province of Balikesir
• What to do or see?• Kuş Cenneti (bird sanctuary)
National Park, • Kapıdağ Peninsula
• Ayvalık coastal beaches and Şeytan Sofrası, Alibey (Cunda) Island,
• Erdek and Gönen open air museums Kyzikos ruins,
• Balıkesir Yıldırım Mosque (Eski Cami), Zağnos Pasha mosque complex,
• Churches in Ayvalık,
Province of Balikesir
• What to do or see?
• Sarımsakli beach, Ayvalik• Ocaklar Beach• Hiking in the Kazdağları• Eating fish at Cunda
restaurants• Best season to come: May,
June, early September
Balıkesir University
• Balikesir University, 1992• State (goverment) university• Acceptance of students:
University Entrance Exam scores
• Type of Education: day and evening, full-time attendance
• Payment: from around 120 Euros to 400 Euros
Balıkesir University:Basic Facts
• Basic Details
• About 740 Academic Staff
• About 30,000 students• Master’s: 687• Doctorate: 205
Balıkesir University:Basic Facts
Faculties and Schools• 7 faculties, 4 – 6 years
of education• 4 schools of Higher
Education, 4 years• 13 Vocational Schools
of Higher Education• 5 Institutes• 5 Departments• 10 research centers
Balıkesir University: Contact
• University
www.balikesir.edu.tr/en
-----International Office
http://ulaum.balikesir.edu.tr/
[email protected] İsmail İKİZ
[email protected] Seher ÇOLAK