Dear Students,
The European Vocational School, founded in Istanbul in 2009, has continued its educational mission since 2020 as Kocaeli Health and Technology University.
Our University has been built not only upon the foundation of the European Vocational School, but also upon the educational experience and institutional knowledge that I personally, together with the European Education Foundation, have accumulated since 1984. With the advantage of this long- standing experience, our University has demonstrated significant and rapid development in a short period of time.
The world changes as people’s expectations, needs, and aspirations evolve. Education must therefore possess the dynamism required to respond to this rapid transformation. To achieve this, we must embrace the flexibility and innovative spirit of postmodern educational approaches while also fulfilling the requirements of the digimodern age. In other words, we must dry today’s laundry not in yesterday’s sun, but in today’s—and even tomorrow’s—sun.
Universities should fulfill four fundamental functions: to generate knowledge, to transmit knowledge, to preserve knowledge, and to disseminate knowledge. For us, these four functions constitute four essential strategic goals. Our primary objective is to employ academically strong faculty members who are equipped with knowledge and capable of producing new knowledge in the fields of health and technology, and to support their scholarly work. Another indispensable priority is to establish laboratories and physical infrastructure that enable students not only to learn, but also to conduct research and engage in production.
Our ultimate goal is to educate, inspire, and encourage individuals who are ambitious and goal- oriented, and through their efforts, to provide meaningful service to the Turkish nation and to humanity.
Kocaeli is the second-largest city in the region and an important center of production. It offers extensive opportunities that support students’ social and cultural development. As the first foundation university of the city, we aim to contribute significantly to Kocaeli’s higher education ecosystem and technological production capacity.
In our view, long-established and historic universities are not always the best universities. Success can be achieved more rapidly by dynamic institutions that possess clear goals and the experience necessary to realize them.
We look forward to walking together toward these shared aspirations.
Ph.D. Talip EMIROĞLU
Chairman of the Board of Trustees