Afyon Kocatepe University

Along with twenty new universities, Afyon Kocatepe University, which was established with the law numbered 3837 on July 3, 1992, started education activities on November 10, 1992. However, the history of the university dates back to 1974 when the Afyonkarahisar Finance Accounting School, which was established under the Eskişehir Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences at that time, was opened.

As of December 2013, there are 13 faculties, 5 institutes, 5 colleges, 15 vocational schools, and 26 application and research centers within Afyon Kocatepe University.

As of December 2013, there are about 40 thousand students at Afyon Kocatepe University, which has graduated over 100 thousand graduates until today.

As of December 2013, 752 lecturers, including 80 professors, 139 associate professors, 324 "assistant professors; 287" lecturers, 59 "lecturers, 373" research assistants, and 33 "lecturers. The total number of academic staff is 1.295. The number of administrative staff is 904 ".

SOCIAL LIFE

There are discos, swimming pools, entertainment and music halls of shopping centers, restaurants and five-star hotels for thermal tourism, located near the campuses and in the city center. There are also many cafeterias and movie theaters in the city center. In the area called Student Valley located on the Ahmet Necdet Sezer Campus, 1000-person Valley Cafe and 1000-person student cafeteria serve.

There is also Fincan Cafe in Ahmet Necdet Sezer Campus, which is offered to students and staff. There are canteens that can serve a large number of students at the same time with the educational blocks on this campus, Ali Çetinkaya, and Ahmet Karahisarı Campuses.

SCHOLARSHIP FACILITIES

All students studying at the university have the right to benefit from the scholarships provided by the state. Credit and scholarships are granted to the students who want to by the General Directorate of Credit and Hostels Institution every year. Successful and needy students at the university are also offered the opportunity to work part-time in university units.