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Manisa Celal Bayar University or is a public research university located in Manisa, Turkey. CBU traces its root back to 1959 as an independent sports and teachers' college in Manisa. The main campus is in Muradiye district of Manisa. The university is composed of 12 colleges, 3 schools, and 15 vocational schools. As of 2015 university offers over 70 different undergraduate programs. MCBU is the only school in the country to offer tobacco technology engineering program. Physical Education and Sports College is also one of oldest in Turkey that began offering sports science and physical education programs.It is one of the largest universities in Aegean Region with more than 49,000 student body and 1,156 faculty members. As of Fall 2015 there are 654 international students.HistoryEarly yearsThe university's roots date back to 1959, when Turkish Armed Forces founded a school named Manisa Armed Forces Physical Education and Sports School. This school then converted to a four-year college in 1975, one of the oldest of its kind in Turkey. Today it is still serving as The School of Physical Education and Sports.In 1964 Demirci Normal School began its education in Demirci, Manisa, to train high school graduates to be teachers in various parts of Anatolia. Demirci normal school is also converted to an education college where it serves as The College of Education.