From 1988 to the Present Day
Today, with over 20 thousand students from 90 different countries, the Near East University established in Nicosia, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, has earned a well-deserved international identity, offering high-standard educational opportunities with its qualified academic staff and the well-established infrastructure. The Near East University
is a full member of the European University Association (EUA), of the International Association of Universities (IAU) within the body of UNESCO, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP), Joint Commission International (JCI), and the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) as well as 118 national and international foundations and institutions. Perfectly composed with a superbly aesthetic design, the modern campus of NEU stirs a sense of wholeness with all its faculties, laboratories, workshops, computer centres, cultural centres, dormitories, Olympic indoor swimming pool and other social and sports centres, and moreover, the private Near East Pre-School, the private Near East Primary School and the private Near East College were carefully designed and established within the complex of NEU. The sole aim of NEU, with all its academic staff and administrative units and 16 faculties, 98 departments, 4 postgraduate institutes with 187 programs (at MA and PhD level), 2 schools, 4 high schools and 21 research centers, is not only to provide their distinguished students with the best possible educational environment but also to nurture confident, responsible, rational, creative, research-oriented, and liberal-minded individuals who will contribute to advancements of their nations and countries.
