Ordu University’s new rector Prof. Dr. Ali Akdoğan took over the rectorship from Prof. Dr. Tarık Yarılgaç with a ceremony. Newly appointed Rector Prof. Dr. Ali Akdoğan stated, “In order for our university to become a brand university both in our city and in our country and in the world, we will put all our enthusiasm and all our energy forward. While  doing so, justice, merit, morality, ethical values will all be our lodestar.”