| Hitit University | |
| Native Name: | Hitit Üniversitesi |
| Motto: | The Sun of Knowledge Enlightening the Civilization |
| Established: | 2006 |
| Type: | Public |
| Rector: | Ali Osman Öztürk |
| Vice Chancellor: | Halil İbrahim Şimşek |
| Students: | 15,838 |
| Undergrad: | 8245 |
| Postgrad: | 1,214 |
| Doctoral: | 116 |
| City: | Çorum |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Colors: | Orange, blue, white |
| Address: | Hitit Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Kuzey Kampüs 19030 Çorum/Türkiye |
| Administrative Staff: | 347 |
| Academic Staff: | 592 |
Hitit University (Turkish: Hitit Üniversitesi) is a university in Çorum, Turkey, founded in 2006. The university was affiliated to Gazi University before splitting into an independent university, with existing educational units affiliated to this newly founded university in 2006.
Hitit University comprises three institutes, eight faculties, two schools and seven vocational schools. The university provides education to 6,263 short cycle students, 8,245 bachelor students, 1,214 master's degree students and 116 PhD students through 592 academic staff and 347 administrative staff.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Faculty of Divinity
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Tourism
Institute of Social Sciences
Doctorate Programs
Institute of Science
Doctorate Programs
Institute of Health Sciences
The library offers computer-supported services.
Hitit University library collection
The Yordam Library Automation System enables the users to scan the university catalogue or use online databases through the Hitit University webpage without going to the library.
The library enables visually-disabled students to benefit from printed material by scanning via Eye-Pal scanning system, with the pages read to them by means of Jaws 13 program and 689 audio books. Two computers are allocated to the visually-disabled students and assigned staffs provide them with guidance. The visually-disabled students can access thousands of audio books within the scope of protocol between Hitit University and Boğaziçi University Laboratory for Individuals with Visual Disabilities (GETEM).
The university publishes biannual journals:
The university carries out student exchange programs and projects, international academic collaborations, conferences and events worldwide. Having been involved in the Erasmus Programme and the Mevlana program, Hitit University has opened an opportunity to widen transnational cooperation between higher education institutions by promoting mobility for students and teaching staff.
With the aim of improving recognition, the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering of Hitit University Faculty of Engineering were accredited by Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs (MÜDEK).
An international symposium on Meskhetian Turks in the 70th Year of Exile was hosted by Hitit University with the attendance of national and international participants on 14–15 November 2014. Additionally, the 4th International Turkish World Economic Forum was organized with the collaboration of the University of Foreign Languages and Professional Career and Hitit University in 7–9 May 2015. Moreover, Hitit University hosted the 12th World University Wrestling Championships (WUC) between 25–30 October 2016 and the European Universities Futsal Championship (Futsal’2017).
During the annual Spring Fest of the university, concerts, dance performances, folk dance shows, and contests are organized. Hitit University has four indoor and nine outdoor sports facilities, for handball, basketball, volleyball, and football teams. Sports activities such as table-tennis, court tennis, fitness, cross country and wrestling are also performed. The university has 83 student clubs.