Ege University(EGE) is a state university that acts as a focal point for education, research, cultural and social activities in the city of Izmir and the Aegean region. Ege University was established in 1955. Today, Ege University, which is aware of the responsibility of being the first university in the Region, pioneers the cooperation platforms of Izmir and Regional Universities in different areas.
Ege University is a research based, teaching oriented institution, training students up to Doctorate level. In total of 70,000 students are enrolled at Ege University and the number of the academic staff is approximately 3,000 by 2019. In accordance with its mission of becoming an international university, Ege University has entered into more than 100 academic cooperation protocols with many foreign institutions all over the world to promote the enrichment of teaching and research programs.
Ege University has a wide array of academic units, nationally renowned research groups and modern Laboratories suitable for interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral projects in collaboration with different stakeholders. Today, Ege University has 17 faculties, 4 four-year and 10 two-year vocational training schools with special programmes jointly developed in collaboration with industry, 9 Institutes, 37 Research and Application Centres.
Ege University puts a Special Focus on University – Society Relations and emphasizes activities that contribute to the socio-economic development of the Society and the Region. Joint projects and active cooperation with regional universities, national organisations, regional and national stakeholders are carried out with a special emphasis on utilizing research results for the benefit of the society. It ranks among the top five Universities in Turkey with respect to its publications, patent disclosures and commercialization of research results.