As the Founding Foundation of Ufuk University, Traffic Accidents Aid Foundation in Turkey was established in 1972. As stated in the third act of the settlement deeds of Traffic Accidents Aid Foundation, which was established for such reasons as the prevention of traffic, work, sports, and other accidents and disasters, providing such services as emergency, medical and social aid and founding rehabilitation services which may occur as a result of such calamities as mentioned before, providing all kinds of required personnel by enabling educational foundations including Higher Educational Institutions, providing the required equipment and collaborating with the relevant institutions which deal with such academic facilities as courses and seminars, it was anticipated to provide education, research, and service on such issues.
The main reasons behind our intention to establish our university are the prevention of accidents and disasters, the detection of protective and remedial approaches and methods for the physical and psychological problems, educating our public and providing them with the consciousness of public services and the relevant methodology, guiding behaviors through collaboration both with official institutions and interpersonal relations, and providing qualified and expert personnel on such issues.
Upon the demand of our university's Founding Foundation, Ufuk University has focused on the Health Mission and other academic units. In addition to the existing Faculty of Medicine, Schools of Nursing, and Vocational Schools of Health Services, the university's mission in terms of health care will extend even more with the establishment of the Faculty of Dentistry.
As a matter of fact, in the third act of the settlement deeds of our Founding Foundation, the mission of 'preventing traffic, work, sports and other kinds of accidents, disasters and calamities, providing services such as social aid and rehabilitation services for the possible injuries and diseases caused by such accidents, establishing schools to train all kinds of required employees including higher education institutions, providing the necessary materials and equipment and cooperating with the related institutions to supply the relevant education courses, seminars, and the other scientific activities' has been undertaken. This mission has been naturally redemised to the regular university.
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