Near East University

Near East University

About 

The Near East University, established in 1988, is located in Nicosia, capital of North Cyprus. The university offers extensive undergraduate and postgraduate education opportunities to over 26 thousand students coming from over 100 countries. The Near East University has 20 faculties comprising 220 departments and programs, 8 graduate schools with around 218 graduate and postgraduate programs, and 3 high schools, 28 research institutes, and has several international memberships. The University is already a full member of the European University Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU) within the body of UNESCO, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP), Joint Commission International (JCI), the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), 118 other national and international institutions and foundations, and moreover, many more membership applications related to various disciplines are already in progress.

Sustainability & Sustainable Development 

Near East University has launched the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Herbarium with the objectives of developing the priorities concerning environmental strategies for the guaranty of sustainable development in the country, providing guiding information and data for policy makers and executives on decisions concerning environmental issues and conducting research on field of interest that contributes to the prosperity of society and to contribute to issues raising interest for the humanity and for the country. Near East University has also coordinated the 2021 First International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Environmental Management. The conference gives a gold standard interdisciplinary platform and ideal environment to develop new collaborations and opportunity for research and academic forums, researchers, practitioners, and educators, industries, communities, and the private sector from worldwide to discuss most recent innovations and explore various dimensions of inter linkages between the impacts of climate change on different resources.