Anadolu University
Higher EducationEskişehir, Turkey5001-10000 Employees
Anadolu University, based in Eskişehir, Turkey, traces its origins to 1958 when it was founded as the Eskişehir Academy of Economy and Commercial Sciences and was renamed Anadolu University in 1982. It is described as one of the most modern, dynamic, and innovative universities, with a multi-campus layout including the Yunusemre Main Campus in central Eskişehir and the nearby İki Eylül Campus housing various faculties and an airport. The university's structure includes twelve faculties (three of which offer distance education), seven schools, four vocational schools, nine institutes (four graduate schools and five other institutes), and 28 research centers and units. It operates one of the world's most successful distance education programs, enrolling about 930,000 students across the three distance education faculties. Its academic staff is described as being dedicated to teaching and research within an academically and technologically enhanced environment.