FREE EMU Commemoration EMU IEEE Robotics Team EMU’s Art Activities Program For Martyrs p.4-5 Wins The “Robotex p.10 Continue With p.15 Week Begins International” Competition Günay Güzelgün Exhibition YEAR:4 / No:14 / WINTER 2020 EMU ACADEMIC PERSONNEL RECEIVE PUBLICATION ACHIEVEMENT PLAQUES AND RESEARCH INCENTIVE AWARDS The Eastern Mediterranean University contributed to science and art as the Shanghai List are indicative of the (EMU) held an award ceremony decided according to the Research university moving in an even better for academic personnel who earned Incentive Principles prepared by the direction. the right to receive Publication Research Advisory Board. Every Achievement Plaques and Research year, candidates can apply by the Highlighting that loving what you Incentive Awards. The said ceremony end of April if they have fulfilled a do, feeling a sense of responsibility commenced at 15:30, on Wednesday, minimum of three different activities towards your institution and the 4th of December 2019 at the EMU that fit the criteria. Applications are recognizing and supporting good Senate Meeting Room. A total of 40 evaluated by the Research Advisory academic personnel received their Board who decide upon those who work are all important for success awards at the ceremony which was earn the right to receive the award. and development, Prof. Dr. Osam attended by EMU Rector Prof. Dr. expressed his belief that the Necdet Osam and the Vice Rectors In the opening speech of the university’s achievements will Prof. Dr. Halit Tanju Besler, Prof. Dr. ceremony, EMU Rector Prof. Dr. continue to increase: “You have Naciye Doratlı and Prof. Dr. Sonuç Necdet Osam started by touching played a big part in EMU being Zorlu Oğurlu upon the Engineering Faculty’s where it is today. We are trying to important achievement in Estonia bring our university to a place where Every May, The Research Support and congratulated the whole team we can reach all of our goals. I ask Office examines the Web of Science for their success. Relaying that their you, our valuable scientist to continue publications of academic personnel dream of 4-5 years ago has become a on your path with great desire. Let throughout the previous year. reality Prof. Dr. Osam stated: “New us absorb scientific norms without Publication Achievement Plaques are achievements always make us happy, political stances. Universities are here presented to researchers from every happiness increases when it is shared” to serve the public. I wholeheartedly faculty or school with the highest Web of Science (SCI, SCI-Expanded, Love Your Work congratulate you all and wish the AHCI, SSCI) publication points. Underlining that the Times Higher continuation of your success.” Education (THE) way of thinking The Research Incentive Awards are has been adopted by everyone a The ceremony came to an end after delivered to instructors who have long-time ago Prof. Dr. Osam noted Rector Prof. Dr. Osam and the Vice proven their competence based that the university’s THE success Rectors delivered the awards and on their scientific research, work and the Business and Economıcs and took a group photo with the academic and events by which they have Tourism Faculty’s achievements on personnel. 2 YEAR:4 / No:14 / WINTER 2020 EMU RECTOR PROF. DR. NECDET OSAM FEATURES AS A GUEST ON MASDER’S FAMAGUSTA TALKS Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Rector by Turkish Cypriot students. Proving a reminder judicial process has started in order to terminate Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam featured as a guest that EMU is an internationally successful their contracts. on the Famagusta Walled City Association’s university, Prof. Dr. Osam stated that in 2019 (MASDER) “Famagusta Talks”. A different there was a decrease in the number students Prof. Dr. Osam also addressed the university’s “Famagusta Talks” event is held every Saturday. that were placed via the Assessment Selection academic and scientific publications whilst Speaking at the event which took place at and Placement Center (ÖSYM) for the other big highlighting their importance. Clarifying MASDER’s head office, MASDER President four universities in the TRNC whilst there was a the university’s functional agreements and Rıfat Yalınç expressed that they are very happy to 12.8% increase from last year for EMU. Moving memberships Prof. Dr. Osam indicated that be hosting EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam on to accommodation, Prof. Dr. Osam indicated they have ongoing academic projects. Prof. Dr. whilst indicating that they are in collaboration that there are five EMU dormitories with a total Osam provided extensive information about with EMU on a number of different projects. capacity of 1,331. Noting that there are some these projects such as the joint project being ran issues with some of the privately-owned campus with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Provided Information about EMU dormitories Prof. Dr. Osam stated that the (TRNC) Ministry of Health. EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam started the talk by providing the guests with information about EMU. Touching upon the stream of students, accommodation, academic achievements, mission and vision, financial affairs, international success and projects Prof. Dr. Osam highlighted the importance of the flow of students to the country. Indicating that the uncertain number is currently around 85 thousand students Prof. Dr. Osam stated that the students of every university are included in this number “EMU Is Being Preferred More” Prof. Dr. Osam went on to underline that especially in recent years EMU is being preferred INTERNATIONAL EX-LIBRIS COMPETITION JURY EVALUATION TAKES PLACE AT EMU The jury evaluation of the Ex-libris Competition the third place prize to Xin Yi Hong (China). Baeyens, Üsküdar University Communication organized by the Eastern Mediterranean Honourable mentions were given to Alperen Faculty, Department of Cartoon and Animation University (EMU) Communication Faculty, Güldü (Turkey), Christine Deboosere (Belgium), Chair Prof. Hasip Pektaş, Silesia University Fine Department of Visual Arts and Visual Alexsandra Hachula (Poland), Murat Ertürk Arts Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Marek Communication Design and Poland’s Silesia (Turkey), Olexandra Kalinska (Ukrain), Jiang Lu University took place on the 1st of November (China), Shaghayegh Ghasemzadeh (Iran) and Bak and EMU Department of Visual Arts and 2019. 600 pieces of ex-libris work from Tezcan Bahar (Turkey). Visual Communication Design Chair Prof. Dr. approximately 200 artists from 35 different Senih Çavuşoğlu. countries were evaluated by an international jury. The jury that carried out their evaluation st on the 1 of November 2019 at the Eastern A total of 220 pieces of art were chosen to be After the evaluation, the “Spirit” themed Mediterranean University Department of exhibited in a printed catalogue at Poland’s special first place prize was awarded to Anna Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design Trojanowska (Poland). The other first place Exhibition Platform included EMU Rector Prof. Silesia University in January 2020. The work will prize was awarded to Xingting Li (China), the Dr. Necdet Osam, famous Belgian artist and then be exhibited at the Eastern Mediterranean second place prize to Ozan Uyanık (Turkey) and EMU Rector’s Office Art Consultant Prof. R. University. 3 YEAR:4 / No:14 / WINTER 2020 EMU ANNOUNCED AS A TOP UNIVERSITY FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS EDUCATION U.K based higher education ranking institution Times Higher Education (THE) announced the top universities for Business and Economics education in 2020. The Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) was the only university from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to feature on the list that included giants such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Oxford and Cambridge. EMU featured in the 201-250 band of the list that featured a total of 632 universities. First amongst Turkish and Cypriot Universities EMU ranked higher than any Turkish university by being placed above Bilkent University that appeared in the 401-500 band and Boğaziçi University, İstanbul Technical University and Middle East from South Cyprus which featured in the 401-500 of 1008 universities featured on the list on which Technical University that appeared on the 501+ band of the ranking. EMU featured in the 501-600 EMU was fifth amongst 26 Turkish universities, band of the ranking. EMU also ranked higher than band of THE’s ranking of universities providing second amongst Cypriot Universities and the only any Cypriot university. There is only one university engineering and technology education. A total university from the TRNC. EMU FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IS THE TOP UNIVERSITY IN NATURE INDEX RANKING Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) “The Faculty will Welcome Further continue to increase and that the strategic plan of Faculty of Arts and Sciences has been ranked Achievements” the faculty is to reach the targets to be achieved first in Cyprus in the Physical Sciences Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Prof. in quality and to make it sustainable. Thus, EMU Dr. Mehmet Ali Özarslan pointed out that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has achieved this category of Nature Index’s European University Departments of Physics and Biology both have important achievement four years in a row as in Rankings, which has been annually announcing large contributions in this successful achievement the last three years. Nature Index is a database that success rankings by country and academic and emphasized that 5 of the 9 articles published scans the articles published in 82 of the world’s institutions since 2015. In the period covering in prestigious academic journals belong to the most respected scientific journals in the fields faculty members of the Department of Physics of medicine, health, chemistry, physics, earth August 1, 2018 - July 31, 2019, EMU was and 4 to the Department of Biology. Prof. Dr. ranked 2nd in Cyprus (including South Cyprus) and environmental sciences in order to compile Özarslan also added EMU Faculty of Arts and monthly and yearly rankings.