Fırat University

Fırat University Elâzığ is a public university located in the center. It was first opened in 1967 as the Elazig High Technical School. In the same year, the decision of the Ankara University Senate to establish the Elazig Veterinary Faculty was approved by the Ministry of National Education. The Technical School was transformed into the Elazig State Engineering and Architecture Academy (EDMMA) in 1969 with the Law No. 1184, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was opened to education in 1970 under the Ankara University. Fırat University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been the core of Fırat University, which was founded by Law No. 1873 dated April 11, 1975.

With the addition of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the academic year of 1975-1976, the university started education and training with three faculties. EDMMA (Elazig State Engineering and Architecture Academy) was converted into Engineering Faculty and took part in the university.

Universities; The state, the nation, and the youth are institutions where each other fuses together. In the Higher Education Law, especially in our Constitution, it has placed very important powers and responsibilities in our universities. Issues such as raising intellectual staff, necessary to raise our country above the level of modern civilization, developing and cultivating modern science and technology in our country, examining our national culture, and bringing national consciousness to our people can be counted among these responsibilities.

To support the knowledge production of our university by providing an effective, fast and efficient universal information flow, to enable researchers to see our library as a starting point in all kinds of information needs, to be a learning organization and to share information as a principle, to support education-oriented education understanding and to serve the society. we are here to ensure that accurate, reliable, universal information can be accessed with contemporary facilities and to be an exemplary library.

As an information center that adopts the principle of keeping every kind of scientific resources up-to-date, it is strong and rich information that has been able to serve as a reference in its region, which provides our students academic/administrative staff and students with the desired quality, quality information service, and provides easier and faster access to information resources. and to be a document center.