Our university, which aims at having a distinguished place among national and international universities, was founded on the basis of the law no 5467 on 1st March, 2006. Despite being a recently founded university, Kastamonu University has established itself as a “Developing Young University” with its innovations in social, cultural and sports areas as well as its physical developments. Our main campus, Kuzeykent Campus, is located on an area of 237 hectares on the north of the city. With an increasing number of qualified academic and administrative staff, our university carries out its academic activities within 13 faculties, 3 institutes, 3 schools and 13 vocational schools. Besides, 1 conference hall, 2 sports halls (one in the main campus and the other in the Faculty of Education Campus), 2 fitness centers, central and student laboratories, 1 research and surveying ship, 1 football field, 2 social facility buildings, outdoor sports fields, 1 practice hotel and a kindergarten located in the Faculty of Education Campus serve for the students and the staff. Our university has bilateral agreements with the universities from such countries as the USA, Argentina, Portugal, Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, The Philippines and Malaysia. Within the framework of these agreements, 2-year vocational school graduates has the opportunity to enroll to the undergraduate programmes and 4-year school and faculty graduates can apply for the Master’s Degree programmes at the universities abroad. The agreements also involve cooperation in the areas of research, projects and student and staff exchanges. Our university promises a stress-free, calm and healthy environment where theoretical education is put into practice, the cooperation and communication between the academic staff and students are effective and strong.