ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Iğdır University was officially established on 22.05.2008 with 3 faculties, 2 vocational schools and 3 institutes in accordance with Article 100 of Law on Organization of Higher Education Institutions. As a result of the efforts made, Iğdır Agricultural Faculty took its place in 2008 Student Selection Examination Guide and with 30 students Iğdır Agricultural Faculty began education in 2008-2009 academic year. Iğdır University has made progress both physically and academically since 2008. As of today, Iğdır University has 7 Faculties, 2 Colleges, 4 Vocational School, 3 Institutes, 3 Coordinatorships, 8 Research and Application Centers, besides that the university has 278 academic staff, 199 administrative staff, 164 auxiliary staff and 3366 associate, 2517 undergraduate, 495 postgraduate and 3 doctoral students so we have 6380 students totally. Hereby, our university has been taking firm steps forward to be one of the respected universities of Turkey and our region. Iğdır University one of the youngest universities of our country has been continuing its progress with actualized and on-going projects. In this sense, one of the important projects recently implemented is Research Laboratory Application and Research Center (ALUM), which was put into service in 2016. With its modern and technical equipment, the center has become a useful reserch laboratory both for our university and the universities in our region. Iğdır University Practice Hotel accomodates for guests with 84 rooms and it also offers health service with salt therapy rooms. Thus, the practice hotel has a respected place among its kind. In Martyr Bülent Yurtseven Campus, projects that are planned to be completed and delivered to the service are University Mosque Project for 3000 people, Field Sports Facilities Project containing athletics, basketball, tennis and astro pitch fields; Viewing Hill and Picnic Area Project satisfying the needs of the families, locals and our staff and organising activities for students; Veterinary Hospital Project; Medicosocial Project and Landscaping Project.