The role of Batman University in regional development

Universities are institutions that constitute the economic and social infrastructure of the society and fulfill various functions such as education, training, cultural and scientific think-tanks at the national level. The production, preservation, transmission and dissemination of knowledge rank among University goals. The aim of university education is to raise individuals who have universal values, question, think rationally and scientifically, produce, develop and protect responsible ethical values in the Information Age. With the transition to the multi-party system, the balanced distribution of higher education throughout the country has been accepted as one of the basic principles, and in this direction, socio-economic contributions have started to the region where the university is located. It has been researched and studied since the 1990s. The aim of this study is to reveal the socio-economic characteristics of Batman University students, their daily habits, their attitudes in certain areas, the amount of various expenditure items and the contributions of Batman University students to Batman province, and to explain the degree of perspective of Batman province shopkeepers towards university and university students. The survey was conducted using closed and open question method to 587 students studying in Batman University central campus and West Raman Campus and 450 Batman shopkeepers. The data obtained through the questionnaire were analyzed using the SPSS.21 package program. As a result of the research, the contributions of Batman University and Batman University students to the economy of Batman province were calculated quantitatively.