Balıkesir University

Overview

Balıkesir University

Balıkesir University (BAUN) is a public university located in Balıkesir, Turkey. It was established in 1910 as Karesi Teacher School. One of the prominent universities in the country, BAUN is recognized for its course offerings such as medicine, veterinary, and mathematics.

Balıkesir University Key Statistics

The university comprises 13 faculties, three colleges, 12 vocational schools, and four institutes. Some of its core academic units include the Balikesir Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, and the Faculty of Science and Literature. It offers 73 undergraduate, 73 master’s, and 35 doctorate programs.

Balıkesir University's student population is approximately 30,300, around 67% of whom are undergraduates. It has 1,193 employees including professors, associate professors, and research assistants. The other university location is the NEF Campus, situated in the center of Balıkesir.

The other Balıkesir University key statistics include the Balıkesir University Central Library. It holds over 51,000 printed books, at least 3,000 theses, and more than 7,682 hardcover periodicals. It also manages several electronic materials like around 216,000 electronic books, nearly 71,500 electronic journals, about 2.7 million electronic theses, and subscriptions to 41 databases.

BAUN is also affiliated with the EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students or the Erasmus Programme.

Balıkesir University Research

The university is an active research institution, home to around 30 research and application centers. Its research projects receive funding support from external Turkish government and E.U. agencies and programs, including the Anna Lindh Grants by the European Union, National Science Foundation, and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.

Its top fields of research are chemistry, medicine, and materials science. Balıkesir University research outputs have been published in prestigious journals like the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Applied Thermal Engineering.

Its researchers have attended major scholarly conferences such as EEEIC: International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, ICHQP: International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power, and ELECO: International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

The most cited Balıkesir University research publication is Allemani et al.'s (2018) "Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries." This was published in The Lancet and has so far been cited 2,222 times.

The university’s second most cited publication is Altınay and Karagöl's (2005) "Electricity consumption and economic growth: evidence from Turkey," which was featured in Energy Economics and has received 733 citations.

Moreover, the university’s third most cited publication is Azbar et al. (2004) "Comparison of various advanced oxidation processes and chemical treatment methods for COD and color removal from a polyester and acetate fiber dyeing effluent,” which was published in Chemosphere with 716 citations.

The university has several research centers and institutes. These include the Renewable Energy Research Development Application and Research Center, the Composite Research Training and Simulation Application and Research Center, and Ataturk's Principles and History of Reform Research and Application Center.