What Uşak Üniversitesi does

Uşak Üniversitesi is a public state university in Uşak, western Turkey, established in 2006 and operating under the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). It serves approximately 18,658 students across 252 academic programs spanning 14 faculties (including Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering and Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Architecture and Design, Agriculture, Fine Arts, Communication, Theology, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Education, Applied Sciences, Sports Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences), 10 vocational schools distributed across the districts of Banaz, Eşme, Karahallı, Sivaslı, Ulubey and Uşak city, one Graduate Institute, and a School of Foreign Languages. The university has produced over 60,000 alumni cumulatively and approximately 5,000 graduates in the 2025-2026 academic year, with a 98%+ placement rate through Turkey's national YKS examination in 2025.

The institution differentiates itself through its designated specialization (ihtisaslaşma) in leather, textile, and ceramics, anchored by the Deri, Tekstil ve Seramik (DTS) Design Application and Research Center — a facility combining 3D design with AI-supported design generation, producing original works registered with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and patented construction technology (natural zeolite composite Trombe wall). It operates a comprehensive digital ecosystem — Student Information System (OBS), Academic Advising System, Distance Education Center (UZEM), Continuous Education Center (USEM), Career Development and Alumni Office, Library System, Quality Management System (EKYS), and BAP research project portal — and holds 5-year full institutional accreditation from YÖKAK plus program-level accreditations (FEDEK, MEDEK, STAR, İLAD, TURAK). It is governed by Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Demir, appointed December 2025.

Uşak Üniversitesi's revenue is structurally diversified across four streams: government budget allocation via YÖK, regulated tuition for domestic and international students, competitive research grants (TÜBİTAK 1001, 2209-A/B, ARDEB, TEYDEB, EU Horizon Europe PRIMA, and other national programs), and Döner Sermaye revolving-fund commercial services. Domestic admissions flow through the national YKS system; international students are recruited via the dedicated Uluslararası Öğrenci Koordinatörlüğü and partnerships with Monastir University, University of the Punjab, Sorbonne Paris Nord, and Palestine Polytechnic University. Research and industrial collaboration is channelled through Zafer Teknopark, Uşak OSB, and protocols with provincial directorates, while English-language programs and the 7th International Staff Week sustain international visibility (top 35% globally in Study Abroad Aide).

Name

Uşak Üniversitesi

Legal name

Uşak Üniversitesi

Website

https://usak.edu.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Uşak Üniversitesi is a Turkish public state university (est. 2006) serving ~18,658 students across 252 programs at 14 faculties and 10 vocational schools, specializing in leather, textile, and ceramics design via the DTS Design Center, funded primarily through YÖK budget allocations, tuition, and competitive research grants.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate graduate programs
• Vocational training
• Distance learning programs
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Usak

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Allocation (Devlet Bütçesi): As a public university, Uşak Üniversitesi is primarily funded through the Turkish government's higher education budget allocation managed by YÖK (Higher Education Council).
2. Tuition and Education Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition fees for various programs, including international student fees, continuing education programs (USEM), and distance learning programs (UZEM). The university achieved over 98% fill rate in the 2025 YKS placements, indicating strong demand.
3. Research and Project Funding (TÜBİTAK, EU, National Programs): Significant revenue from competitive research grants including TÜBİTAK 1001, 2209-A/B, ARDEB, TEYDEB programs, EU Horizon Europe PRIMA (FIGURE project), and other international funding. The university has multiple active TÜBİTAK-funded research projects.
4. Döner Sermaye (Revolving Fund) Commercial Services: The Döner Sermaye İşletme Müdürlüğü generates revenue through commercial and consulting services rendered by faculty members and research centers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Uşak Üniversitesi is a public state university delivering higher education across 14 faculties, 10 vocational schools, 1 graduate institute, and 1 school of foreign languages, totaling 252 academic programs for approximately 18,658 students. The university operates a specialization focus (ihtisaslaşma) on leather, textile, and ceramics design through the DTS Design Center, and delivers applied research, distance learning (UZEM), continuing education (USEM), and industry collaboration services.

Product overview

Uşak Üniversitesi is a public higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs and administrative services through its digital ecosystem. The university operates 14 faculties (including Dentistry, Medicine, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Theology, Fine Arts, Architecture, Agriculture, and Applied Sciences), 10 vocational schools across multiple districts, and a Graduate Institute for postgraduate education. Its digital service infrastructure comprises the Student Information System (OBS) for enrollment and academic management, the Distance Education Center (UZEM) for online learning, the Continuous Education Center (USEM) for professional development, the Library and Documentation Directorate providing research resources, the Technology Transfer Office (UTTO) supporting innovation and industry collaboration, the Leather-Textile-Ceramics (DTS) Design Application and Research Center as a flagship specialization hub, and multiple administrative platforms including the Academic Advising System, Career Development and Alumni Office, Orientation System, Development Academies (AGEP for instructors, İGEP for administrative staff), Fault Reporting System, Complaint/Request System, Cafeteria Management System, Student Union System, and Quality Management Systems (EKYS for integrated quality management, BYS for administrative information). The university also operates specialized research centers in fields including agricultural and natural research, dep artments for regional development, and sustainability. The ecosystem supports approximately 18,658 students across 252 programs with 898 academic and 350 administrative staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DTS Tasarım Merkezi (Deri, Tekstil ve Seramik Tasarım Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi): Deri, Tekstil ve Seramik (Leather, Textile and Ceramics) Design Application and Research Center - the university's specialization center focused on design and R&D in the leather, textile, and ceramics sectors.
• USEM (Sürekli Eğitim Merkezi)
• UZEM (Uzaktan Eğitim Merkezi)

Products and services

• Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs (252 Programs)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ fill rate in 2025 YKS (university admission exam) placements
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• TÜBİTAKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Multiple TÜBİTAK-funded research projects including 1001 (119 student research projects under 2209-A/B in 2024/1), ARDEB, and TEYDEB programs. Uşak University's project was among 4 supported by both TÜBİTAK and Moldova in an international call.
• T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Uşak İl Sağlık MüdürlüğücoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Uşak University collaborates with the Provincial Health Directorate on the ECO-WASTE project to implement sustainability practices in operating theaters, including establishing a 'Green Team' for sustainable medical practices at Uşak Training and Research Hospital.
• EU Horizon Europe PRIMA Program (FIGURE Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Uşak University serves as international coordinator for the FIGURE (Fig Waste Into Green Ultra-Resilient Eco-coatings) project, funded by the EU Horizon Europe PRIMA Program under the agriculture-food value chain theme. The project involves converting fig waste into green ultra-resilient eco-coatings.
• Deri, Tekstil ve Seramik Sektörü Firmaları (Leather, Textile, and Ceramics Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Uşak University signed a significant cooperation protocol with leading companies in the leather, textile, and ceramics sectors to advance industry-university collaboration in these specialization areas. The DTS Design Center serves as the primary platform for these partnerships.
• Uşak İl Milli Eğitim MüdürlüğücoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Comprehensive cooperation protocol covering teacher training, student internships, science outreach (Tasarımına Merhaba De project running for 6 years), Bilim Kafe events, and joint curriculum development.
• Uşak İl AFAD MüdürlüğümajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cooperation protocol for disaster preparedness and emergency response, including joint training exercises and earthquake preparedness activities. Uşak University also has a Deprem Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (UDAM).
• Uşak OSB (Organize Sanayi Bölgesi)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration through Zafer Teknopark (Afyon-Uşak Technology Development Zone), joint techno-park management, and industry-academia cooperation. Uşak University's rector participates in Zafer Teknopark board meetings.
• Yükseköğretim Kurulu (YÖK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Institutional governance and accreditation under YÖKAK (Higher Education Quality Board). YÖK oversees university operations, allocates budget, and manages national student placement through YKS.
• T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji BakanlığımajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Milli Teknoloji Atölyeleri Destek Programı approved for Uşak University. Also collaborated on trademark and design protection training sessions with the Turkish Patent Academy.
• Filistin Polytechnic Üniversitesi (Palestine Polytechnic University)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Bilateral cooperation agreement and Erasmus+ CM KA171 project with 30 Palestinian students undertaking internships at Uşak University. First cohort arrived in September 2025.
• Monastir Üniversitesi (Tunisia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Long-standing cooperation in fashion design with Monastir University in Tunisia. Reciprocal visits between rectors to strengthen academic ties.
• University of the Punjab (Pakistan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint research protocol with University of the Punjab in Pakistan. An online meeting was held in 2025 to discuss collaboration areas.
• Sorbonne Paris Nord Üniversitesi (France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Erasmus student exchange with Sorbonne Paris Nord University. French students hosted at Uşak University.
• İŞKUR (T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025İŞKUR Gençlik Programı enables university students to gain work experience and support. The program is in its second year at Uşak University in the 2025-2026 academic year, with a draw taking place in February 2025.
• KOSGEBminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Entrepreneurship training for agriculture faculty students through the Technology Transfer Office (UTTO), providing information on the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Uşak Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası (UTSO)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint career fairs (EGEKAF), brand/design protection seminars with Turkish Patent Academy, and YÖK-TOBB cooperation program activities including student technical visits.
• Zafer Teknopark (Afyon-Uşak)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Uşak University's rector participates in the board of Zafer Teknopark A.Ş., the joint technology development zone covering Afyon and Uşak provinces. The university is a founding partner in this techno-park initiative.
• Uşak İl MüftülüğüminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Spiritual counseling services (Manevi Danışmanlık Hizmeti) provided on campus for students, launched in November 2025.
• Yeşilay Uşak ŞubesiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Addiction awareness campaigns and events conducted jointly with Yeşilay (Green Crescent) on campus, including events during Yeşilay Week.
• Gençlik ve Spor BakanlığıcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ÜNİDES (University Student Clubs Cooperation and Support Program) funding for student projects. In 2025, 9 student clubs received ÜNİDES support, increased to 16 in 2025-2026 period, making the university the TR33 regional leader.
• Uşak Cumhuriyet BaşsavcılığıminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cooperation protocol signed to contribute to reducing crime rates in society through joint initiatives and research.
• Türk Üniversiteler Birliği (TÜRKÜNİB)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Uşak University became an official member of the Turkish Universities Union (TÜRKÜNİB) at the 8th General Assembly held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
• T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İnsan Kaynakları OfisiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Participation in the 'Yetenek Her Yerde' career events organized under the coordination of the Presidency's Human Resources Office, including presence at EGEKAF career fair.
• British CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025DTS Design Center and Uşak Science Fiction Society collaborated under the British Council's 'Connections Through Culture' grant program for the 'Kelebek: Sanatı Eko-Seslere Dönüştürelim' project.
• Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Hacettepe ÜniversitesiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint teacher training program on climate change and artificial intelligence, organized at Uşak University with academics from these leading universities.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anadolu Üniversitesi: Public state university in Eskişehir, Turkey's leading distance-learning institution operating its own Açıköğretim Fakültesi. Comparable because Uşak runs a UZEM distance education infrastructure and is positioning USEM/UZEM for scale.
• Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi: Public state university in Manisa, geographically proximate to Uşak. Comparable on program diversity (medicine, engineering, applied sciences) and industrial-region talent pipeline focus.
• Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi: Public state university in Isparta with similar post-2000s scale-up profile. Operates close in student population size and offers a comparable mix of vocational schools and applied-research focus.
• Pamukkale Üniversitesi: Public state university in Denizli, neighboring Uşak in the Aegean/Inner-Western Anatolia region. Comparable breadth across engineering, medicine, vocational schools, and a similar provincial scale and accreditation profile.
• Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi: Public state university in Aydın serving western Anatolia. Comparable in program scope (medicine, engineering, vocational schools) and shares the same regional university peer group used in YÖK and URAP rankings.
• Dumlupınar Üniversitesi: Public state university in Kütahya, similarly tiered regional Turkish university of comparable student scale and program breadth. Closely comparable in YÖK positioning and faculty/vocational school mix.
• Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi: Public state university in Afyonkarahisar, co-manages Zafer Teknopark with Uşak Üniversitesi. Closest regional institutional peer sharing joint industry-university infrastructure and similar provincial scale.

Emerging players

• Hacettepe Üniversitesi: Top-tier Turkish research university. Uşak jointly ran a teacher-training program with Hacettepe on climate change and AI, indicating partnership rather than direct competition, but overlap exists on health sciences and engineering program reputation.
• Boğaziçi Üniversitesi: Elite Turkish research university in Istanbul. Partners with Uşak on joint teacher training; not a direct competitor but serves as a benchmark research-reputation peer against which Uşak's TÜBİTAK/EU grant capture can be measured.
• İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi: Top Turkish engineering/technology university. Uşak co-delivered a teacher-training program with İTÜ faculty on AI. Peer because Uşak's Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi and DTS design track are benchmarked against İTÜ's applied engineering tradition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/universiteusak
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkNDO-GJ0bbHwGtN4u3hQMg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/universiteusak
• Instagraminstagram.com/universiteusak
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/usak-university

Compliance17 records

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries26 records

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