ESC: Volunteers in Iceland

Fırat University has a 47-year history serving with 17 faculties, 37.361 students and 4000 staff. Firat University one of Turkey's 20 research universities for its achievements in research, education and innovation has qualified to become a university. The university has medical, dental, veterinary, engineering, technology, education, economic and administrative units. There are faculties of theology, architecture, science, humanities and social sciences, pharmacy, technical sciences, aquaculture, communication, health sciences, sports sciences. In 2022, our university was among the first thousand successful universities worldwide on the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy platform. In URAP rankings, it ranked among the top 5 universities in Turkey in 4 fields. Our university has undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 26 and graduate students aged 23 and above. A total of 37,361 students are studying at our university. There are also 2500 international students at our university. Our students host students from many different geographical regions, especially Elazığ province and Eastern Anatolia Region. Our students are individuals with academic discipline, broad vision and high level of social responsibility. Our students have a homogeneous structure in terms of gender and socio-economic status. Our students include relatives of martyrs and veterans, physically disadvantaged individuals are also involved.