# Eastern Mediterranean University

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

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