Disability-Free Life

Our university succeeded in becoming the third university to receive the most flags in 2023 in the Barrier-Free University Awards, which have been given to universities by the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education since 2018. This year, at the Barrier-Free University Awards, where a total of 1,091 applications were made from 97 universities, our University received a total of 20 flags and ranked third in Turkey in this field. Among the flags received by our university are the “orange flag” given for accessibility in space, the “green flag” given for accessibility in education and the “blue flag” given for accessibility in sociocultural activities. This important award won by our university was presented by the President of the Council of Higher Education, Prof., on Monday, June 5th. Dr. Receiving it from Erol Özvar, our Rector Prof. Dr. Erol Yaşar said, “As Mersin University, we continue our work to ensure the effective and equal participation of our disabled citizens in higher education. This award we won made us all proud and motivated us extra for our future work. Our YÖK President Prof. deemed our university worthy of this award. Dr. I would like to thank Erol Özvar and the members of the selection committee. At the same time, I would like to express my gratitude to our University’s academic and administrative staff and students who contributed to this process with their devoted work.” said.