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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF

HEALTH SCIENCES

Erciyes University Graduate School of Health Sciences was de-
cided to be established associated to the rectorate on 20 July
1982 with various provisions of the Higher Education Law No.
2457 and the decree law no. 41 on the Organizations of Higher
GRADUATE SCHOOLS Erciyes University Graduate School of Health Sciences, which
Education Institutions and started its activities in 1982-1983
academic year.

contributed to the production of science at the international
level of Turkish universities, continued its activities in various
departments of our University until 1997.

Today, Graduate School of Health Sciences has an indoor area
of 6000 m2, which was laid in October 1995 by the business-
man from Kayseri, Mr. Kadir HAS in memory of the deceased
mother and father and it serves in the Nuri and Zekiye HAS
Institutes building, which was opened by our President, Süley-
man DEMİREL, on 09 October 1997.

Why Graduate School of Health Sciences: The aim of science
is to use the information gathered about the universe and life
in a beneficial way for the society. Universities are the leading
institutions that undertake this task.
The task of universities is to train qualified people and make
research in the world of science and business. For this purpose,
universities contribute to the necessary manpower through
undergraduate and graduate level education.

Institutes provide master and doctorate education at gradu-
ate level. While graduate education aims to reveal the results
of education and research based on undergraduate educa-
tion, doctorate education aims to educate scientists who can
plan, carry out and conclude research necessary for social, cul-
tural, economic and technological development.

Thus, Graduate School of Health Sciences accepts as a main
task. the training of scientists and researchers who think, dis-
cuss, question, research, ethical values, and bring scientific
thought to a contemporary level in every field of life.
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