Mardin Artuklu University

Mardin Artuklu University is a university established in 2007. It started education with 1 104 students in the first academic year . Focusing on the human being in line with the mission of our university, adopting an original, innovative and critical perspective in the fields of education, research and development, culture-art, science and technology based on local and universal values; It continues to work towards raising exemplary individuals who are equipped with moral values, care about the environment, have social and professional responsibility, have assimilated to comply with institutional and quality standards, contribute to the accumulation of humanity, and become a leading university that conducts original research in these fields. Today, our university has 12 faculties (Faculty of Architecture, Faculty Of Engineering And Architecture, Faculty of Kızıltepe Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Faculty Of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Tourism) , 3 colleges, 8 vocational schools and 2 institutes. With 600 (40 foreign national) academic staff, 610 staff and 15 811 (about 2490 foreign national) students working in all units, it is on the way to achieving its goals. Syrian immigrant youth constitute the majority of foreign students. The geographical location of the city and the fact that the Arabic language is a widely spoken language have been effective in Syrian immigrants to prefer our university. Especially for Syrian students, 6 departments with 100% Arabic education have been opened at our university. Again, 33 Syrian lecturers are employed in these departments. There are many facilities that young people can benefit from within the 30.000 m2 area arranged by the Health, Culture and Sports Department of our university. In these facilities, students can study art-painting; They can take part in many activities in the fields of health and sports. The Presidency enables students to benefit from arts and cultural activities to a wider extent by organizing painting and photography exhibitions, organizing concerts, conferences, theater and similar activities in the fields of art and culture and cooperating with institutions for this purpose. Cultural centers at our university organize activities such as free cultural courses, cultural competitions and Culture and Art Days. Spring festivals and various sports competitions organized every year are also among the activities prepared for young people. There are 64 student societies where young people interact and organize various activities. There are many centers on the campus where youth groups can come together and carry out social, cultural and sports activities. There is a semi-olympic swimming pool, a youth center where a wide variety of activities can be done and a library with a very rich content. As a city, Mardin has a very rich historical and cultural heritage. The city, which has hosted many civilizations and communities, has historical buildings reflecting hundreds of past. This rich structure also shows itself with language diversity today. Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish and Syriac are the languages spoken in the region. This ancient multiculturalism has brought tolerance with it. People are used to accepting all differences as wealth and living in tolerance. Today, Mardin Artuklu University is progressing by focusing on technology in agriculture, tourism, trade, design and medicine with all these riches.