Toros University was founded by Mersin Education Foundation (MEV) in 2009 and is the last link of the Private Toros Schools education tradition established in 1964. Toros University started its activities by taking its first students in the 2010-2011 academic year.
With its responsibility and experience from its past, it is not just a university today; Toros University, the name of an idea and a culture, is walking fast towards its goals with the slogan "Beyond Education, Into Life" as a city university in Mersin, the pearl of the Eastern Mediterranean, with campuses located in the city center.
Within Toros University; There are Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Vocational School of Health Services and Vocational School and Graduate Education Institute. In the academic units of our university; It provides education in 17 undergraduate, 21 associate degree and 13 graduate departments/programs.
With its physical infrastructure equipped with modern technology and strong academic staff, Toros University offers its students with the vision of "An internationally recognized university that contributes to the design of the future"; equipping it with a learning brain and inquiring thinking skills; It aims to educate students as strong supporters of contemporary and universal values and ethical values, who contribute to scientific, technological and cultural inventions at the international level, sensitive to regional and global problems.
Collaborating with the important industries and sectors in our region and Mersin, from updating the curriculum of all departments and programs to opening a new department/program; In the planning and implementation of all activities such as Education-Training, Research-Development, Community Service; The decisions are made together with the "Advisory Boards" consisting of sector representatives, graduates, students and academicians. As a result of this strong cooperation; In all departments of the Faculty of Engineering, Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Health Sciences affiliated to our university, "Intern Engineering or Vocational Education" and "Workplace Training Practice" are carried out successfully in 20 programs within the Vocational Schools, and the biggest obstacle for students to start a job after graduation is the experience problem. has been eliminated.
In our School of Foreign Languages with its strong academic staff, the language of instruction of the departments affiliated to our Engineering and FEAS Faculties is "English" in order to provide our students with communication skills that enable them to compete with the world. In addition, our students have educational and professional experience opportunities in EU countries thanks to the "Erasmus Exchange" program at the undergraduate level and the "Internship Mobility" programs at the associate degree and undergraduate level.
In the 2021-2022 academic year, Toros University took the "Psychology (English) Department" within the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, "Gastronomy and Culinary Arts" within the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture and "Computer Programming" within the Vocational School continues to grow by taking firm steps by taking students.
Last updated: 26 October 2026