page_title: Education in Northern Cyprus
section_title: Universities
hierarchical_section_title: Education in Northern Cyprus / Universities
caption_attribution_description: English: 14 universities in Northern Cyprus
context_page_description: Education in Northern Cyprus is organized by the Ministry of National Education and Culture. 5 years of primary education is mandatory. As of 2015, Kemal Dürüst is the Minister of National Education and Culture.
context_section_description: All of universities in Northern Cyprus are private except Eastern Mediterranean University, METU-NCC, and ITU-TRNC. In 2013 there were 63,765 university students from 114 countries in nine universities in Northern Cyprus. In 2014, the number of students increased to 70,004, (15,210 Turkish Cypriots; 36,148 from Turkey; 18,646 international students).
  There are 19 universities in Northern Cyprus:
  Atatürk Teacher Academy and Police Academy provide vocational education in related subjects.
caption: Map showing major universities
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