The New Scholarship System was initiated by Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) on 23 July 2020 has also received the support of Dr. Cemal Adademir Education Foundation, a major shareholder of ASBANK, one of the leading banks of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). On Friday, 28 August 2020, at 10:30 a.m., an agreement was signed under the title of "ASBANK Graduate Student Scholarship" at Vice Rector for Social and Cultural Affairs Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu's office. EMU Vice Rector for Social and Cultural Affairs Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu and President of ASBANK Executive Board and Chair of Dr. Cemal Adademir Education Foundation Board of Trustees Taştan Altuner attended the protocol signing ceremony.
“I Thank Dr. Cemal Adademir Education Foundation”
Speaking at the Signing Ceremony Assoc. Prof. Dr. İşçioğlu stated that through the scholarship system developed by EMU, successful students with financial difficulties are provided with the support of charitable business people, institutions and organizations. Emphasizing that the scholarship opportunities provided to EMU students by many institutions until today are very important in terms of the opportunities created for students, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İşçioğlu said, "Once again, I thank you very much for offering such an opportunity to our students and cooperating with our university."
“Our Purpose of Establishment is to Help Students in Need”
Signing the contract, President of ASBANK Executive Board and Chair of Dr. Cemal Adademir Education Foundation Board of Trustees Taştan Altuner said, “While our bank ASBANK is a public company, its biggest shareholder is Dr. Cemal Adademir Education Foundation. Our Education Foundation collaborated with EMU in the past, providing scholarships to students here. Today, we have scholarship students studying at EMU. It makes us very happy that the Rectorate has initiated such a system. Our founder Dr. Cemal Adademir's main goal was to encourage postgraduate education. Within the scope of this agreement, we will provide ASBANK Graduate Student Scholarships to EMU. In the current period, it is our founding purpose and duty to support our citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) who are not financially able to do their master's or doctorate. I thank you for offering us such an opportunity ”.