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Eastern Mediterranean University

Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi
Motto	"Virtue, Knowledge, Advancement"
Type	Public
Established	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Rector	Hasan Kılıç
Students	18,000
Location	Famagusta, (Turkish: Gazimağusa), Northern Cyprus
Campus	Urban
Language	English, Turkish
Website	www.emu.edu.tr

The Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU; Turkish: Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public university in Northern Cyprus, was established in 1979, led by Onay Fadıl Demirciler, who was then the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education. Initially founded as a technology-focused higher-education institution for Turkish Cypriots, it was granted state university status in 1986. The university's campus is situated within the city of Famagusta.

The university boasts 141 programs across 12 Faculties and 4 Schools, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, supported by substantial research infrastructure. Instruction is provided in both Turkish and English, with an English Preparatory School available to help students enhance their English proficiency.

Campus

Library

• Library's main entrance. The building was finished in 1994.
• Inside View from the 3rd Floor of the Library
• EMU Library's European Union Corner
• A pathway from the library towards central campus

Sports

The campus boasts a variety of sports facilities, including tennis and basketball courts, AstroTurf football pitches, and an outdoor athletics stadium. Additionally, the Lala Mustafa Pasha indoor sports center, another key facility on campus, hosts major sporting and cultural events.

Social activities

University owns a radio station on 106.5 FM called Radio EMU broadcasting to whole island.

International outreach

The university is a full member of both the European University Association and the International Association of Universities. It has gained accreditation for Turkish students from the Council of Higher Education and the Turkish Cypriot higher education organization, while maintaining its independent status through its non-profit foundation. The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.

Rankings

According to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024 list on Wednesday, 12 June 2024, EMU appears in the 301-400 band, featuring 2,152 universities from 125 countries. EMU is the only University listed in North Cyprus in the Field of Business and Economics.

Also QS World University Rankings evaluated EMU within the 611-620 band among 1,500 universities from 105 countries.

Controversies

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A North Cypriot Newspaper, Cyprus Today, published two articles in 2008, featuring allegations of mobbing and bullying at the school, particularly against foreign faculty.

In the first article, the newspaper quoted the allegations of an ex-faculty member who claimed that he was forced to resign after he was harassed, professionally sabotaged, and the victim of false allegations (of which he was later exonerated after appealing to international organizations). The School administration denied the allegations and stated that the allegations were "Utterly false and that no such thing has occurred and nothing can be substantiated". A spokesman for the Worker's union said they were not aware of that particular faculty member's situation, but had experienced similar problems concerning other faculty members.

In the second article, the newspaper reported about the penalizing of a British Faculty member, who was removed from the position of department chair for undisclosed reasons. The faculty member declined to comment, as did the university administration.

On 9 September 2009, Eastern Mediterranean University's rector was dismissed by the University Senate. The university's board of trusties unanimously ratified the decision on 11 September. No reason was ever given publicly for the dismissal, as the rector was replaced by Abdullah Y. Öztoprak. The rector's dismissal was finally declared illegal by the Supreme Administrative Court on 14 July 2010. On 13 March 2011, The Upper Supreme Administrative Court rejected the decision of the lower Supreme Administrative Court and decided that the rector of Eastern Mediterranean University is Abdullah Y. Öztoprak.

Notable people

• Plestia Alaqad — Palestinian journalist
• Arran Fernandez — British mathematician
• Buğra Gülsoy — Actor
• Ebru Polat — Singer
• Mehmet Harmancı — Major of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality
• Mehmet Muş — MP in Turkey
• Bülent Turan — MP in Turkey
• Skip Norman — African American filmmaker, visual anthropologistand educator

References

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2. ONAY FADIL DEMİRCİLER. DOĞU AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ’NİN, BİR DÖNEMİN VE BİR YAŞAMIN ÖYKÜSÜ by Ahmet Tolgay and Filiz Besim
3. "Turkish Universities – Bilgi University, Eastern Mediterranean University, Marmara University, Yeditepe University – Directory of International and English Schools in Turkey". Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
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5. Best Global Universities in Turkey, U.S. News & World Report, retrieved 24 September 2021
6. "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
7. "EMU Wrestling Team". Retrieved 30 March 2010.
8. "RadioStationWorld – Cyprus – Radio Station Websites". Retrieved 7 August 2008.
9. Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Universitler". Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
11. Vakıf Yöneticiler Kurulu Çalışma Esasları ve Sekreteryasının Kuruluş Tüzüğü(in Turkish)
12. Tüm Uyeler. kunib.com
13. "EMU Ranked in 601-800 Band of Times Higher Education World University Rankings | News". 29 September 2023.
14. "The First and Only University to be Included in the QS World University Rankings from Northern Cyprus | News". 5 June 2024.
15. Dan Gibson, "EMU 'rife with bullying' by senior staff, claims ex-lecturer," Cyprus Today 31 May 2008, (p. 11)
16. Dan Gibson, "EMU demotes distinguished UK academic," Cyprus Today 21 June 2008, (page 3)
17. "Eastern Mediterranean University Prof. Taneri has been dismissed!". 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
18. ""Horizon of the Supreme Administrative Court of Taner won its lawsuit" Kibris Portasi July 14, 2010". Retrieved 18 July 2010.
19. "Yüksek İdare Mahkemesi DAÜ'de rektörlük tartışmasına nokta koydu". Haber Kıbrıs. 13 March 2011.

External links

• Eastern Mediterranean University (Official Website)

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• Eastern Mediterranean University
• Engineering universities and colleges
• Technical universities and colleges in Cyprus
• Education in the European Union
• Eastern Mediterranean
• Universities and colleges established in 1979
• English as a global language
• 1979 establishments in Cyprus
• Organisations based in Northern Cyprus
• Buildings and structures in Famagusta