Kafkas University

{{Short description|Public university in Kars, Turkey}} {{Infobox university | name = Kafkas University | image = Kafkas University logo.svg | image_upright = .7 | native_name = Kafkas Üniversitesi | established = July 11, 1992 | type = [[Public university|Public]] | rector = Sami Özcan | city = [[Kars]] | country = [[Turkey]] | coor = {{Coord|40|35|04.2|N|43|04|17.6|E|display=inline, title}} | motto = | mottoeng = | students = 40,000 | staff = | campus = | website = {{URL|https://www.kafkas.edu.tr/}} }}

'''Kafkas University''' ({{langx|tr|Kafkas Üniversitesi}}) is a public higher educational institution established on July 11, 1992, in [[Kars]], [[Eastern Anatolia]] in [[Turkey]]. It has six faculties, three institutes, three colleges, four vocational colleges and several research and application centers. The university campus is situated {{convert|3.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Kars.

== History == Kafkas University was established on July 11, 1992, by Law No. 3837.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411125225/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21281.pdf |title=Arşivlenmiş kopya |url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21281.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> The university, which started its activities with the appointment of its Founding Rector in November 1992, had one faculty transferred from Atatürk University and a single-program vocational school, with 245 students and 40 teaching staff at the time of its establishment. Prof. Dr. Hüsnü Kapu was appointed as rector in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210092400/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/10.12.2022 |title=T.C. Resmî Gazete |url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/10.12.2022 |work=resmigazete.gov.tr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126032634/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2018/11/20181123.htm |title=T.C. Resmî Gazete |url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2018/11/20181123.htm |work=resmigazete.gov.tr}}</ref>

==Academic units== ;Faculties: * Veterinary * Science and Letters * Economics, Business Administration, Political science and public administration * Education * Medicine * Dentistry * Engineering and Architecture

;Institutes: * Sciences * Health Sciences * Social Sciences

;Colleges: * [[Sarıkamış]] Physical Education and Sports * Kars Health Sciences * Foreign Languages

;Vocational colleges (VC): * Kars VC * [[Kağızman]] VC * Sarıkamış VC * Atatürk Health Services VC * Social Sciences VC

;Research and application centers: * Atatürk's Thoughts and Reforms, History Research and Application Center * Livestock Research and Application Center * Caucasus and Central Asia Research Center * Strategic Research Center * Continuous Education Research and Application Center * Health Research and Application Center * Disabled Problems Research and Application Center * Women Problems Research and Application Center * Turkish Anthropology Research and Application Center

===Collaboration and MoU with foreign universities and institutes===

*[[Islamic University, Bangladesh]] (MoU)

==Affiliations== The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.<ref name="Tüm_Uyeler">[http://kunib.com/?id=10&baslik=Tum_Uyeler#arubaslik Tüm Uyeler]. kunib.com</ref>

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