Girne American University (GAU) have added one more agreement to many of signed academic cooperation between the universities of world and Turkey in the 28th year higher-education


With the signing of the cooperation agreement between Girne American University (GAU) and Namık Kemal University (NKU) have made the number of universities which GAU cooperation is yet progresses and mutual scientific shares continues to 130 other than those which GAU international overseas global campuses and education centers like England, Singapore, USA and Turkey.


The signature ceremony which realized in the Girne American University Cyprus-Girne Campus Prime Ministry Office was participated by GAU CEO and Vice-Chancellor of Council of Administrators Dr. Asım Vehbi, Rector Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Öner, Vice-Rectors Assoc. Prof. Dr. Olgun Çiçek and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zafer Ağdelen together with General Secretary Sualp Davut and also on behalf of the Namık Kemal University Rector Prof. Dr. Osman Şimşek, Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. M. İhsan Soysal, Dean of Çorlu Engineering Faculty Prof. Dr. Özer Göktepe together with Dean of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture Faculty Prof. Dr. Aslı Korkut.


The academic agreement of cooperation between GAU and NKU were signed on behalf by Rector Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Öner (GAU) and Rector Prof. Dr. Osman Şimşek (NKU).


In his speech, GAU CEO and Vice-Chancellor of Council of Administrators Dr. Asım Vehbi that GAU cooperation is yet progresses and mutual scientific shares continues with 130 universities together with GAU international overseas global campuses and emphasized that international academic cooperation agreements greatly contributes in student development and country’s promotion. The Vehbi emphasizing the union of language, culture and religion between Mainland Turkey and TRNC and also the importance and morale of  academic cooperation agreements signed with the Turkish universities, also added that important scientific productions are followed by the aimed purposes by the agreements.


NKU Rector Prof. Dr. Osman Şimşek whom answered the questions forwarded by the GAU TV in relation to the topic showed his contentment on academic cooperation agreement by stating that “I do believe that, our works will progress further. By this agreement, the movement of the students and teaching staff of those universities of both sister countries will be achieved”.


After the signing of the protocol Rector of Girne American University Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Öner have acknowledged Rector Prof. Dr. Osman Şimşek ad stated that “ Here today we sign an important protocol.  I hope that this agreement gain important functionality in near future and will be a valuable agreement for both of the universities”.

With the signing of the agreement GAU and NKU are aimed to cooperate in mutual scientific studies and aims to progress in periodic education in other university campuses in the content of academic exchange program and conditions for the scientists and science students.