A University City : ISPARTA
Isparta is located in one of the beautiful regions of Turkey, named as Lakes Region.
The city is very rich in terms of its surroundings including Eğirdir, Burdur, Kovada, Karamık and Gölcük Lakes, a number of streams, canyons, forests, national parks, a skiing centre and in terms of natural beauties.
On the other hand, this region resembles to an open-air museum all, with such antique cities as Psidia, Antiocheia, Sagalassos, Adada, Selenkeia Sidrea, Men Temple, Limenia Island, and with Turkish-Islamic works of art consisting of ma-drasahs, foundation libraries and mosques that all belong to the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
At the same time, with its Davraz Mountain covered with snow in summer and winter and rooted at the foot of Taurus (Toros) Mountains full of caves and canyons, Isparta is located in a very suitable place for some popular sports activities of today such as mountaineering, water sports and paragliding, and it gives our students the opportunity to spend their free time in the the most efficient way.
Today’s Isparta is a “University City”. It is shining like a star above our country with its natural, historical beauties, peaceful environment, educational, cultural and health facilities .Having been famous for its rose, carpet and lakes for years, Isparta is now a modern city known for its university.
Isparta became a university city entirely with the establishment of SDU. Although it is a new university, SDU succeeded in becoming one of the best universities in a very short time, and today it is one of the distinguished higher education foundations of our country with its academic units, academic mem-bers, number of students, physical capacity, scientific researches, and social, cultural and sports activities.
Founded in 3 July 1992, the university has got 11 faculties that offer undergraduate education, 2 schools, 11 vocational schools providing two-year degrees, 4 institutes giving graduate education and a number of research and application centres.
Most of the university buildings are in the central campus which is lo-cated in Isparta city centre.8 km away from the Centrum, the central campus is really easy to arrive. With a ten-thousand decare land, the central campus was projected as to include all faculties, laboratories, workshops, computer centres, libraries, culture centres and other social and sportive facilities now and then.
The rate of closed area per capita, both in terms of completed buildings and facilities in the central campus and those taken over from public and private sector in the city and in the districts, is above the average in Turkey.
SDU has put its signature on many changes and innovations in the region in the fields of industrialization, agricultural development and technology under-taking a leadership role. It largely contributes to the development of Lakes Region with its modern education facilities and strong academic staff. Part-time working students, in different units of our university in respect to their interests and abilities, are important components that bring dynamism to many services offered at the university.
In all academic and administrative units, SDU’s only aim is to provide the best education and instruction environment to almost 36 thousand students.
Our final word is :
Give yourself a chance to spend one or two semesters as Erasmus exchange student in our university and see the wonderful places of our city.
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