The Officials of Near East Preschool, Near East Primary School and Near East College, which will start to offer education in Yeniboğaziçi-Famagusta on the 1st of September 2020, paid a visit to Famagusta Mayor Ismail Arter and Yeniboğaziçi Mayor Mustafa Zurnacılar and delivered information about the educational activities of Near East College, which will be opened in the region soon.

According to the info released by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations Office of Near East University, a delegation of school officials including Associate Professor Murat Tüzünkan, vice Rector of Near East University, Asım Idris, Head of the Secondary Education of Near East Schools Group, and Ertan Aligüllü, Head of the Primary Education of Near East Schools Group, visited Famagusta Mayor Ismail Arter and Yeniboğaziçi Mayor Mustafa Zurnacılar and provided them with information regarding the vision-mission and educational activities of the Near East College, which will start to offer education in Yeniboğaziçi in the academic year of 2020-2021.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tüzünkan: "We are honored to meet the needs and expectations of the people living in the region ...
Delivering a speech during the visits, Near East University vice Rector Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Tüzünkan talked about the educational activities, mission and vision of the Near East College, which will be opened in Yeniboğaziçi in line with the expectations and needs of the people living in the region.

Stating that the best investment is the investment in future generations, Associate Professor Murat Tüzünkan underlines that their 42 year experience and outstanding accomplishments in quality education clearly indicate that they have raised well-equipped and successful individuals by guiding them accurately at the right time. "When we look at 42 years that we embedded ourselves with quality education beyond the national and international standards, we see happy and successful individuals, who have made their dreams true. We will continue to invest for future generations, as we have done so far".

Highlighting the importance of experience, competence, devotion and resolution in ensuring quality and excellence in education addressing the needs of the people, NEU vice Rector Associate Professor Doctor Murat Tüzünkan draws attention to their commitment to raising well-equipped generations, who are capable to address the needs of the era. "When we take into account the needs and expectations of the people in the region, it is obvious that a quality education will play a significant role in triggering the desired development in the region. “By understanding the needs and expectations of the people living in the region, we adopt it as a duty to improve the physical and technological infrastructure required for quality education and training and to ensure the satisfaction of the people in the region by achieving the level of development that the region deserves. In this context, we are in the happiness and excitement of achieving to accommodate the demands of students looking for quality and reassuring education in a distinguished educational campus of which construction is at the stage of completion in Yenibpğaziçi. Near East College, which is a brand in education with her contemporary infrastructure as well as her deep-rooted institutional culture and quality education, will open her doors in the new campus to students residing in the Famagusta region. We are proud to be the educational ground for our region's children to realize their dreams through our contemporary, science and technology-oriented educational models that adopt educational principles for the requirements of the future. We wish that our new educational campus will be beneficial for the whole region” noted he.

Asım İdris: “We Enrich Education with Technology Aided Educational Methods and Digital Contents ...”
Expressing that Near East College has accumulated 42 years of information and institutional culture through her educational vision, new physical conditions and curricula that designed, changed and renewed every year, Asım Idris, Head of the Secondary Education of Near East Schools Group, states that the campus of Near East College, which houses the buildings of Near East Schools including Preschool, Primary School, Middle School and High School, will meet an important need in Yeniboğaziçi and Famagusta region.

Underlining that the campus that they have established with the latest technology is far beyond of the features available in many educational institutions today, Idris states that the schooling of students will turn into happiness by learning through experiencing in this unique campus that houses smart classes, physics-chemistry-biology labs, computer labs, science workshops, library, painting-music-dance and other art activity rooms and outdoor sport fields.

Highlighting the importance of student-oriented, hands-on and bilingual education in raising well-rounded and competent students, Asım Idris states that their well-designed education program will enable each student to use at least one foreign language fluently, accurately and effectively like his/her native tongue. Along with English language, the curriculum covers French as a second foreign language. “With the responsibility of using technology effectively and smartly, we will turn learning into experience through course contents of which technological product is enriched with interactive audio-visual tools. Near East College will offer quality education designed not only to raise each student in the best way but also to reveal the talent of each student in sports, art and other different fields. We are committed to raising well-equipped students, who are self-confident, who are bold upright, who are self-assured and who can sustain their lives wherever they are in the world” said he.

Ertan Aligüllü: “As Of the New Educational and Training Year, We are Starting Our Training Activities with Excitement ...”
Ertan Alligüllü, Head of the Primary Education of Near East Schools Group, states that Near East College with her 42-year experience in education, innovative education model and technological infrastructure will start to offer education on the 1st of September 2020 in her new campus, which is under construction and about to be finalized in Yeniboğaziçi.

Expressing that English and bilingual education are among the most outstanding and distinctive factors that put Near East College forefront in foreign language education, Ertan Alligüllü underlines that they are well aware that a student with a second foreign language is always a step ahead in the international education arena. "In this regard, Near East Preschool offers bilingual education within the frame of the collaboration with Cambridge University Press. Our educational curriculum also comprises French as a second foreign language in order to enable students to get acquainted with different culture and languages at an early age. Being the leading hub of nursery education in our country, Near East Preschool attaches great importance on meeting the intellectual and social development of the children. To this end, we will continue to carry out training activities such as mindfulness activities, science and art workshops, values education, music-orchestra workshop, painting and dance rooms, and educational park to ensure that every student has in-depth knowledge and skills in at least one field of art and sports” noted he.

Delivering further information about the education they will offer the children from preschool age, Ertan Aligüllü ended his remarks by expressing that they are looking forward to their new comer students to share the excitement and happiness of continuing to learn with them.

İsmail Arter: Near East College, which is a well-established educational institution, will provide employment opportunities and the mobility needed by the region ...
Delivering a speech during the visit, Famagusta Mayor Ismail Arter said that the Near East College would bring vitality and employment opportunities to the region, and students would receive a good education.

“First of all, we are highly pleased that the need for a trustworthy educational institution in the region has been met. While Near East College provides employment, economic and social mobility to the region, our children will also take firm steps towards the future by virtue of quality education and this is another source of pride for us. We will continue to serve the society in collaboration by supporting the steps taken by the Near East Family towards making up social and cultural deficiencies and enriching the society” noted he.

Quality, Prestige and Good Education Have Been Brought to Our Region...
Yeniboğaziçi Mayor Mustafa Zurnacılar stated that a well-established educational institution like Near East College would bring quality, prestige and good education to the region.

Stating that they are very happy and satisfied with the investment made for education in the region, Zurnacılar expressed his views: "This investment will provide the region not only with a trustworthy educational institution but also with employment opportunities and economic, socio-cultural mobility. It is a great pleasure for us that the Near East College wants to introduce her quality education with the children of our region. We support all kinds of investments and steps that bring quality, prestige and good education to the region. Our cooperation with the Near East College will always continue” said he.