Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), National Association of Nigerian Students visited Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Rector’s Office. EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın, Vice Rector for Social and Cultural Affairs Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu, National Association of Nigerian Students Turkish Zone President El-Yakub Sabo Abdullahi and executive board members were present during the meeting held at the Senate Meeting Hall.
“EMU takes on a Pioneering Duty”
EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın congratulated the new executive board of the association and wished all the student a successful academic year. Underlining that international student societies acting as an important bridge between the students and universities, Prof. Dr. Hocanın stated that the first state university of our country, EMU, takes on a pioneering duty in terms of solving student problems and providing the necessary support. Saying that students from all over the world have been coming to our country for more than 20 years, Prof. Dr. Hocanın emphasized that the TRNC is not unfamiliar with the problems of students and that it is even more advanced than many developed countries in this regard. Stating that EMU is responsible for providing a good education and future, Prof. Dr. Hocanın emphasized that they help students not only while they are studying but also after they graduate, and that they will continue to support them in all matters, including career planning.
“We Thank You for All Your Support”
National Association of Nigerian Students TR-Zone President El-Yakub S. Abdullahi thanked EMU for accepting their request for visiting the university. Stating that the association was launched six years ago and the first president of the association was an EMU student, current president of the association Abdullahi stated that after representatives from other universities took over the presidency, the presidency returned to EMU after six years. Thanking the vice Rector for Social and Cultural Affairs Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu for their continuous support to the association, Abdullahi expressed that the association’s aim is to settle the matters of Nigerian students in TRNC and to continue to serve as a bridge between the students and the universities.
EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın presented a souvenir to National Association of Nigerian Students TR-Zone executive board members at the end of the meeting.
Dinner at EMU Beach Club
EMU hosted a dinner at EMU Beach Club on Saturday, the 6th of November 2021 at 19:00 for the members of the Association of Nigerian students TR-Zone which represents the Nigerian students studying in TRNC. Vice Rector for Social and Cultural Affairs Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu was present during the dinner. Addressing the guests at the event, Prof. Dr. İşçioğlu congratulated EMU student President El-Yakub Sabo Abdullahi and his team, who took over the flag this year, and wished success to the new administration. Prof. Dr. İşçioğlu also thanked the Nigerian students who came to EMU from other districts for dinner and wished them a pleasant evening. Students from different universities who attended the dinner with their traditional clothes had the opportunity to meet each other.
