Mersin University Distance Education Application and Research Centre (MERUZEM) was established in 2002 by the decision of Mersin University Senate dated 01.05.2002 and numbered 2002.03/4 submitted to the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education and Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547 amended by Law No. 2880 on 21.08.2002.

        Since its establishment, it has started to provide technical support and infrastructure services to the distance education associate degree programmes within Mersin Vocational School. MERUZEM was restructured with the second regulation published in 2009 and started to provide services to the units in our university that are engaged in associate and master's degree education and training activities with the distance education method. In addition, it is also involved in multifaceted activities such as providing distance education services for on-campus university common elective courses and presenting formation education materials to users.