Nations that have made
a habit of seeking ways
to a life of comfort
without work, sweat, and
education, are doomed to
first lose their dignity,
then their freedom
followed by their
independence.
Laboratories
Almost all units of our university have laboratories available for training purposes related to their own subjects. Besides these laboratories, at each of 9 different departments and provincial divisions, computer laboratories with internet connection are set up for students for their education, research, thesis and homework.
Library and Documentation Center
The University of Gaziantep offers a modern and effective library services to its students and staff.
In the library, with its 7000 meter-square closed area, there are 8 reading rooms, 2 exhibition rooms,
1 movie theater and 1 conference hall. The reading hall where the general collection is, and other division
halls, have the capacity to serve up to 640 people at the same time.
The library uses the LC (Library of Congress) classification system.
Publications are served to users by open shelf system. The library collection
includes approximately 72.000 items (54.000 books and 20.400 covered periodical publications)
and includes subscriptions to 470 periodical publications including 260 foreign publications.
Through ANKOS, there are on-line subscriptions to databases such as Science Direct (Elsevier), Web of Science (ISI), IOP (Institute of Physics), Synergy (Blackwell), Link (Springer Verlag), Kluwer, Interscience (John Wiley) and it is possible to gain access to complete articles in approximately 3.000 international journals. At present, it offers services to users using "Library Automation Program BLIS" and provides on-line access.
Research and Practice Centers
In our university, as well as the research performed in academic departments,
additional research and practices in social and cultural fields are carried out by
the centers given below; the "Turkish Education Center" founded in the constitution of Halep university in 1999 played
an important role in developing social and cultural relations between the two cities of Gaziantep and Halep.
-Foreign Languages Research and Practice Center (YADİMER)
- Gaziantep University Environment Research Center (GÜÇAMER)
- Computer Research and Practice Center (BİLAMER)
- Ataturk's Principles and Revolution History Research and Practice Center
- Gaziantep Hand Crafts Protection and Development Center (GÜGEMER)
- Gaziantep University European Union Researches Center (GABAM)
- Gaziantep University GAP Research and Practice Center (GAPMER)
- Gaziantep University Women's Problems Research and Practice Center (GÜKAMER)
- Gaziantep University Gaziantep Research and Practice Center (GAMER)
- Gaziantep University Continual Training Center (GÜSEM)
- Gaziantep University TUBITAK - Industry, Joint Research Center (GÜSAM)
