Our university whose name comes from The Hittite civilization that took place in Anatolia for thousands of years is to contribute in the making of individuals who are eager to produce universal knowledge and technology, who share, search and have original and aesthetic values, who are sufficient at their jobs and respectful of social values and their environment in a provided contemporary educational area.
We want to give some knowledge about Hittite Civilisation
The Hittites were an ancient people who spoke an Indo-European language, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia from the 18th century BC. In the 14th century BC, the Hittite empire was at its height, encompassing central Anatolia, north-western Syria as far as Ugarit, and upper Mesopotamia. After 1180 BC, the empire disintegrated into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some surviving until as late as the 8th century BC.
Before 1880 secular scholars and historians denied the existence of the Hittites. The Hebrew Bible mentions them some 47 times but to the sceptics the absence of a Hittite civilisation in known history was proof that the biblical record was inaccurate and couldn’t be trusted, with the implication that it couldn’t be trusted in any other area either.
The jewels are exhibited in Hittite Museum in Istanbul, Hamath Stones, which are fitted to one of its walls. They were the first artefacts to catch the attention of historians and archaeologists to the Hittites, who were unknown to scholars. They are now known to have been a great empire in Asia Minor, but lay lost and forgotten for thousands of years.
In 1812 John Burckhardt discovered the fabulous ruin of Petra, but four years before that he was in Syria. At the city of Hamath he noticed some slabs of stone built into the wall of a house. The stones contained strange hieroglyphic characters.
Another extraordinary tablet is displayed in a glass case in the museum. Egyptologists had long noted the inscriptions from the time of Rameses II in which he boasted of his crushing victories over the “Hatti” in the Battle of Kadesh. At that time no-one knew who the Hatti were. Rameses recorded a peace treaty he’d made with them, which had been sealed with the marriage of a Hittite princess to the great Rameses.
In 1906 Hugo Winckler was searching for tablets in Boghazkale when he was astonished to find fragments of a cuneiform tablet on which was recorded the Hittite version of this same treaty, between the Hittite king Hattusilis and Rameses. It is this fragmented tablet that holds pride of place in the Istanbul museum.
The Hittites were a remarkable people who displayed some commendable qualities. Their laws were reasonably enlightened. Women, for example, are mostly depicted as equal with the men. Their military strategies were brilliant, and they probably invented the light chariot for military purposes. They appear to be the first in history to ride on horses. Whereas other nations commonly used horses to pull chariots, the Hittites climbed on their backs. One tablet actually contains instructions for breaking-in a horse.
Alaca Huyuk, a Hittite ruin that has been well excavated. Two large sphinxes flank the entrance gate. Prominently displayed beside the gate is a relief of three acrobats performing their arts. One is a sword swallower, the centre one is a flame eater, and the one on the right is scaling a ladder, which is not leaning against a wall. Hittites didn’t engage in warfare. Skilful in military action, they carved out an empire extending from the Black Sea to Central Syria. They even conquered and looted Babylon.
From Alaca Huyuk it is 30 km to the old Hittite capital of Hattusa, now called by the Turkish name Bogazkale. Several gates lead into the city. Further up the hill is a lion gate and beyond that a sphinx gate. At its heart was a temple complex. A paved road runs through the centre and enormous stones were used for the walls. One such stone is six metres in length and correspondingly wide and high. How it was quarried and transported to the site can only be speculated.
Recent discoveries in Boghazkale include the foundations of numerous small temples scattered all over the place and are all sizes and orientations. Given this, it can only be surmised that the Hittites worshipped numerous deities, with separate temples for each.
An interesting thing: Hittite writing is boustrophedon, literally, “as the ox ploughs.” The hieroglyphs read from left to right and on the next line right to left. So the basics of the Hittite hieroglyphs can now be read, but there is still a lot the scholars do not know. The script used for everyday writing was the Assyrian cuneiform, either in the Akkadian or Hittite language. The hieroglyphs were used only for royal or priestly writing. Consequently there are still many words that are not understood. Scholars are still working on it.
Hitit University continued its educational activities successfully as a unit of Gazi University with its four faculties, two institutes, one health school and three vocational schools.
The Faculties are;
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Faculty of Divinity
The institutes are;
Institute of Social Sciences and Institute of Sciences and Technology
Health School is - Çorum Health School
The vocational schools are;
Çorum Vocational Higher School, Sungurlu Vocational Higher School and Osmancık Vocational Higher School,
Hitit University is attending its education over five thousand students from 1987 to 2006. It was established officially in 2006 and named as Hitit University.
In the formation of the university, Çorum Vocational School which was founded in 1982 and belonging to Ondokuz Mayıs University plays an important role. The establishment of the Çorum Vocational School was a highlight for the future of the university. Then the school was integrated to Gazi University in 1987.
Since it was established, the Hitit University has been continuing its educational activities with the experienced teaching staff in the physical facilities and having the excitement of being established recently.
Our university aims at being a constantly developing university by establishing different departments, research institutes and the Faculty of Medicine which will start its education very soon.
Hitit University aims to contribute in the making of individuals who are eager to produce universal knowledge and technology, who share, search and have original and aesthetic values, who are sufficient at their jobs and respectful of social values and their environment in a provided contemporary educational area.
To this end, our University provides support to the projects and researches of our students and organises national and international conferences and seminars that will contribute to their development. Our University hosted The VII. National Congress of Anatolia Business, The V. National Congress of Political Sciences and Public Administration Students and The VII. International Congress of Hititology in the year 2008 and many national and international scholars attended to the Congress.
In this context Hitit University aims at being an institution which trains creative, problem solving individuals with questioning minds, who are capable of leading people in the rapidly changing world and who observe human values as well as to produce original ideas and to contribute to social development through Life Long Learning, shared knowledge and know-how. It has been aimed to harmonize the policies to enhance these concepts in Bologna Process. Our university will focus on mobility, bilateral agreements, multilateral projects and thematic networks. Meanwhile, our university has also participated in the Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus for higher education) for the period 2007-2013.
Hitit University also enriches the social life of its students along with student union clubs that are active in various fields. Sports activities are held in our outdoor and indoor sports facilities. Our students can enjoy any health service provided by our Health Centre and by downtown state hospitals. All our units and departments are located at the hearth of the city. Via regular shuttle/bus services, it takes only a few minutes to get to the city centre and vice versa. There are various accommodation facilities in our city, which can be provided either by state dormitories or by private student houses.
Çorum is an acceptable city for the ones who would like to study in one of Türkiye’s chief universities for superiority in learning and research. The city is situated at the inner part of the Middle Black Sea region. It is at a distance of 244 Km to Ankara, 608 Km to Istanbul, 92 Km to Amasya, and 172 Km to Samsun.
Hitit University in Brief Foundation and Status:
2006 / State University
Number of Students and Academic Staff:
Approximately 6.000 Undergraduate and Associate Degrees and over 350 Academic Staff
Number of Academic Units:
4 Faculties, 2 Institutes, 1 Health School, 3 Vocational Higher Schools
Academic Units of Hitit University:
Faculties:
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences:
Departments of Economics,
Business Management,
Public Administration
and Public Finance
Faculty of Engineering:
Chemical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering,
Food Engineering,
Industrial Engineering,
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Faculty of Arts & Sciences:
Departments of Biology,
Chemistry,
History,
Physics,
Turkish Language and Literature,
Archeology
and West Languages and Literature
Faculty of Divinity:
Department of Philosophy and Sciences of Religion,
Department of Basic Islamic Disciplines,
Department of History and Arts of Islam.
Çorum Health School (Four Years):
Department of Nursing
Institutes’
Institute of Social Sciences
Institute of Sciences and Technology
Vocational Schools: (Two Years)
Çorum Vocational School:
Electrical Plants and Maintenance,
Construction,
Mechanics,
Automotive,
Computer Technology and Programming,
Cartography,
Furniture and Interior Design,
Textile Technology,
Industrial Electronics,
Handcrafts,
Business Management,
Accounting,
Office Management and Secretarial Training,
and Marketing
Sungurlu Vocational School:
Business Management,
Computer Technology and Programming,
Hospital Management and Organization,
Child Development
Sungurlu Vocational School, started its educational activities in 2002-2003 academic year have been offering contemporary instruction opportunities with its qualified instructors in modern classes and laboratories. Our Vocational School, takes places in the centre of Sungurlu which is a historical and nice town of our Middle Anatolian not only gives its students scientific education but also provides social activities like trip, sports and entertainment possibilities.
Sungurlu Vocational School has 6 classrooms, 3 computer laboratories with 78 computers in totally, 1 library, 1 conference saloon, 1 canteen and 1 dining hall for students.
There are 259 students in The Department of Business Management, 270 students in The Department of Computer Technology and Programming, 38 students in The Department of Child Development and 37 students in The Department of Hospital Management and Organization.
Osmancik Vocational School:
Computer Technology and Programming,
Industrial Electronics
Library and Other Facilities:
There is a central library and each unit also holds its own local library,
Computer and Experiment Labs, Cafés, Sports and Dining Halls
Academic Calendar:
Fall Semester: Mid September - Late December
Spring Semester: Mid February - Late May
Summer School: Mid June - Mid August
Hitit Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü
Osmancık Yolu - Çiftlik Çayırı Mevkii İkbal Konutları Karşısı / ÇORUM / TÜRKİYE
Tel: +90 / 364 / 2191968
Fax: +90 / 364 / 2191969
Web: www.hitit.edu.tr
Hitit Üniversitesi
Sungurlu Meslek Yüksekokulu
Adres : Cerit Sokak No:1 Sungurlu/ Çorum / TÜRKİYE
Telefon : + 90 364 311 60 OO
Fax : + 90 364 311 60 37
Web : http://www.sungurlumyo.hitit.edu.tr/
E-Posta : sungurlu@gazi.edu.tr