History of University
The University has begun to run as a new institution under the name of Osmangazi University on August 18, 1993, with the force of governmental decree numbered 496.
Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, and Faculty of Science and Letters were established within this new formation. These faculties have a history of nearly 32 years. Furthermore, with the rule of foundation, two vocational schools and three institutions are turned over to our university; and it is foreseen to open up the faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences.
After the foundation, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Education, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Sivrihisar Vocational School, Eskişehir Medical Services Vocational School, Bilecik Medical Vocational School are added to its constitution. There are also six research centers running today.
Life At The University
Eskişehir Osmangazi University provides higher education for about 12000 students with a qualified academic personnel and scientific information accumulation for over 30 years. Our students are in a contemporary education, art, sports and culture environment which adopted Atatürk’s principles and reforms throughout their education.
In our university Faculty of medicine, Engineering-Architecture, Science-literature, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Education, Agriculture and Theology. Besides these faculties, there are 2 school which gives bachelor2s degree, aimed at a certain vocation and 2 Vocational School which educate expert assistant staff on various subjects. these are Eskişehir Medical Vocational School, Bilecik Medical Vocational School, Medical Services Vocational School and Sivrihisar Vocational School.
According to the Results of the Student Selection Exam 2003 (OSS); Our university will give unrequited success scholarship to the students who enrol undergraduate programmes of our university and become in the first 3000 across Turkey in his/her department or programme and in the first 1000 in language grade. The success scholarship is 120,000,000. TL. monthly for 9 months.
Moreover, some opportunities such as Social Services Scholarship, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health Education Fund (OGÜSEV) and Prof. Dr. Necla Özdemir Fund (NÖVAK) Scholarship are provided to the students who have limited financial income.
The distance of Eskişehir, which are connected to other cities through highway and railway, to İstanbul is four hours and to Ankara 2.5 hours. The transportation to all the university campuses is by municipality buses, public buses and minibuses. In order to ease the students’ and staff’s transportation, free light railway system is used in the Meşelik Campus, which is the first of its kind.
In Eskişehir, Dumlıpınar, Yunusemre dormitories and Cumhuriyet Girl student Dormitory under the management of Grant and Dormitory Institution serves 6000 students. Dumlıpınar Student Dormitory with 3000 bed capacity is next to our Meşelik Campus. In the city, there are also many private dormitories and apart flats.
In Meşelik Campus, a four-storeyed Central Dining Hall serves to all academic, administrative personnel and students. In all other campuses meal is provided to meet students’ nutrition needs. Furthermore, in our university, besides hot and cold drink, fast food is served in student cafeterias, pastry-shop and saloons.
At Eskişehir Osmangazi University Medico-Social Centre deals with students’ health problems. At this centre, after the initial service is provided, if further treatment and diagnosis are required, the student is sent to the University Hospital. Eskişehir Osmangazi Hospital has the opportunities to find solutions to health problems with the contemporary approaches with its 1000 bed capacity and policlinics. All students who ask for help from the Psychological Consulting and Guidance Center are helped to solve their personal and adaptation problems.
In the programmes offering Bachelor’s degrees students have the opportunity to attend optional prep classes for one year within quota, have a second diploma with the double major programme and a certificate with the minor education programme. Moreover, changing departments is possible among Engineering- Architecture Departments.
At Eskişehir Osmangazi University, the libraries are in all faculties and in Application and Research Hospital. Besides these, in the Electronic Library in the Faculty of Medicine are open to students with 30 computers all connected to the Internet. In the libraries of the other faculties there are a lot of books and periodicals. In all libraries through the Internet information scanning, borrowing books and copying services are possible.
At Eskişehir Osmangazi University all campuses are provided with computers with Internet access for students, teaching staff and personnel. Our students can access the information wanted via internet in various units.
In the units of our university, which gives much importance to education, there are over 100 laboratories and workshops with modern technological apparatus. In the laboratories and workshops the students have the opportunity to apply what they have learnt in classes. Furthermore, the University Research and Application Hospital has extremely modern laboratories about health.
Student representatives who are selected in the elections made in all units of the university yearly, can discuss students’ problems and thoughts in the decision bodies of their own unit. Through Student Council and the president, they can inform University Administrative Committee and Senate.
The monthly newspaper called “Eskişehir Osmangazi Haber” under the management of university rectorate is published and our university students work as correspondents.
The students who have the required qualifications stated in the Regulations and whose term cumulative grade is between 3.00 and 3.49 are accepted as Honour Student and whose term cumulative grade is between 3.49. and 4.00. are accepted as High honour Student; and they are rewarded with the success document. At the end of the programme a document which indicate their success throughout tier study and their diplomas are given to the students.
All the student affairs of all faculties and schools where credit system is used are in a center, and all students have their affairs there.
The students can pre-register the courses on the Internet with Eskişehir Osmangazi University Student Information System (ESOGUBS). After the advisor approval, they can complete the registration procedures and watch their academic process from ogubs.
After ÖSS results are announced, enrolment forms of the students who have won our university are sent to their homes. In the enrolment envelope enrolment dates for Faculties and Schools are specifically announced. The student fees are announced at the web page of our university before the enrolment. These student fees can be paid directly to the announced banks on the web page or directly to the bank department at the enrolment centre during enrolment process.
During the enrolment week, with the aim of helping students coming from other cities, information desks are established and transportation to the enrolment centre are provided by service buses.
Before leaving the enrolment centre the students who have completed the enrolment procedure are given a chipped identity card which they will use throughout their education at the university. Credit can be loaded into these identity cards by Health Culture and Sports Department and used at the Dining hall of the university. The researches are going on to be able to use the identity cards in order to check student class attendance, in the library, to get documents such as transcript, in Xerox services, to use in beverage boxes in the student canteens.
Since 2002-2003 academic year, exam results, group messages and announcements are sent to the students who want such a service by means of ESOGÜBS Cell Phone Service in all departments with a credit system. The research is going on to pre-register the courses via cell phone in the following years.
At the beginning of the each academic year a students guide which includes the general information about our university and regulations sent to the students to make use of during their education at the university.
