Ufuk University was established by the Türkiye Trafik Kazaları Yardım Vakfı through Law No. 4488 published in the Official Gazette on December 18, 1999, under the number 23910. The university is subject to the provisions of the Law No. 2547 concerning Foundation Higher Education Institutions and started its educational activities in the 2002-2003 academic year, with the permission of the Council of Higher Education, dated May 1, 2002, and numbered 13.30.0.EÖB.0.00.00.03.06.05-954/09006.
The founding foundation of the university, the Türkiye Trafik Kazaları Yardım Vakfı, was established in 1972. Article 3 of the Foundation Charter outlines its goals, including providing emergency medical and social assistance to prevent traffic, work, sports, and other accidents, as well as disasters and emergencies, and offering rehabilitation services. It also aims to cooperate with other institutions and to establish schools, including higher education institutions, to train needed personnel, provide necessary equipment, organize training courses and seminars, and conduct scientific activities.
The primary aim of establishing the university was to determine preventive, protective, and therapeutic principles and methods regarding accidents, disasters, and physical and mental health issues affecting society, as stated in the foundation charter. The university also focuses on raising public awareness about these issues, improving the methodology of health, education, and public services, guiding relationships and behaviors between countries, state institutions, and individuals, and training qualified and competent personnel in these areas.
To this end, faculties and departments of Medicine, Law, Education, Arts and Sciences, and Economics and Administrative Sciences, along with the School of Nursing, Vocational School, School of Health Services, and Institutes, are included in the university's founding law.
It is expected that every student will learn English in order to follow contemporary developments in their field, access publications, research, and the internet. After a one-year preparatory class, additional foreign language programs for professional development are offered to students in their chosen fields.
The existing libraries and computer laboratories, where each student can learn computer skills, are available to students. In addition, the university provides tools and resources for online education.
The Dr. Rıdvan Ege Health Research and Application Hospital, located in the Balgat Campus with a capacity of 220 beds, is also available to serve the community.