University is a full member of the European University Association[5] and the International Association of Universities. The university established its accreditation for Turkish students under the Council of Higher Education[6] and Turkish Cypriot higher education organisation, but retains its independent structure via its non-profit foundation.[7]
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.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]
Designed and manufactured all domestic, the newest of electric vehicles coming from EVDC, Da Vinci made its debut at the Fall Graduation Ceremony. Da Vinci has attracted great interest and positive feedback from the visitors at the event. Soon it will be used on the university campus.
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Established in 1979 in Northern Cyprus as a state university, Eastern Mediterranean University offers programs mainly in English, fully recognized by the Council of Higher Education in Turkey, on a campus stretching over an area of 1,7000,000 m. The University owns unprecedented campus facilities and has created a multicultural environment with nearly 20,000 students from 108 countries and prominent faculty members from 34 different nations. Thanks to the modern understanding of education shared by all, students are brought up as creative and confident individuals who are thoroughly equipped with excellent research skills. The administration of Eastern Mediterranean University spent considerable time developing protocols for international collaboration and exchange programs and was able to settle agreements with about 190 institutions of higher education throughout the world. A considerable number of programs have gained the accreditation of reputable international accreditation bodies such as ABET, EQUINE (EURO-INF), TEDQUAL, FIBAA, AQAS, PCN, NAAB, EPDAD, MIAK, TPD, SABAK and ASIIN. EMU is also a full member of various prominent international organizations such as CMU, EUA, IAU, EUA-CDE, UK ENIC, ACSA, EAAE, IFI, AMS, AACSB, ECPR, PRME, EUPRERA, ICO-D, ADEE, TESOL, IATEFL, EMT, ESTIEM, WWDSIE, ELFA, WACS, WDOMS, FIP, IPSF, IAMCR, IPB, AMFORT, HOSCO, ICC, ILTA, Cumulus, COHEHRE and EPSA. As an international university with 12 faculties and 5 schools, EMU is proud to have produced more than 70,000 graduates from different cultures and countries.
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