Sakarya University’s Faculty of Fine Arts was established in 1997 with three departments: Ceramics, Painting, and Traditional Turkish Arts. The faculty began teaching in 2000 and produced its first graduates in 2004. The number of departments increased to five with the opening of the Visual Communication Design Department in 2011 and the Architecture Department in 2014. The faculty was renamed the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture in 2016.
The Department of Ceramics and Glass within the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture at Sakarya University was established in 1997 and began undergraduate education in 2000. In 2009, the Ceramics and Glass Department, affiliated with the Institute of Social Sciences, offered a master's degree, and in 2024, a proficiency program in art was launched. The Ceramics and Glass Department staff comprises 1 professor, 3 associate professors, 6 lecturers and 2 research assistants.
