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EMU and Ethiopia METEC Signs Collaboration Agreement
A Collaboration Agreement had been signed between Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) and Metals and Engineering Corporation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (METEC) at Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa by EMU Vice Rector For Financial Affairs Prof. Dr. Sevin Uğural and METEC Vice President General Tigabu Fetle. METEC, an institution that produces
56 per cent of Ethiopia’s national income, contacted EMU two years ago and declared their request for Ethiopia’s ministers, undersecretaries and senior bureaucrats to receive masters and PhD education at EMU Department of Economics. EMU begun working on a graduate program for two years and conducted a workshop titled “Priority Topics For Ethiopia’s Economic Progress”
between 22nd – 25th July 2017 at Addis Ababa. EMU Vice Rector For Financial Affairs Prof. Dr. Sevin Uğural who carries out the project for two years, EMU Department of Economics Chairman Prof. Dr. Mehmet Balcılar and two professors from Turkey attended the workshop. As a result of the studies, EMU and METEC had signed a Collaboration Agreement. According
to the agreement, in addition to the fundamental courses provided in its masters and PhD programs, EMU Department of Economics will extend their programs to include courses and projects that are concerned directly with the examination and solution of Ethiopia’s economical problems designed for Ethiopian officials.
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Protocol Signed Between EMU and Ziraat Bank
A protocol was signed between Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) and Ziraat Bank on 18th July 2017, to facilitate more convenient student fees. EMU Vice Rector For Financial Affairs Prof. Dr. Sevin
Uğural and Ziraat Bank TRNC Country Manager Serdar Eldemir signed the protocol. The protocol, will enable EMU students to pay their educational
expenses from Ziraat Bank branches all over Turkey. Ziraat Bank is known to have one of the widest branch office network in Turkey. EMU Vice Rector’s Coordinator For Financial Affairs Assist. Prof. Dr.
Hasan Özyapıcı, Financial Affairs Directorate Department Manager Mehmet Tolgay and Ziraat Bank Gazimağusa Branch Manager Elif Güngör were also present at the signature ceremony.
EMU Hosting World Renowned Conference on Clean Energy will provide a discussion platform in the topics of renewable energy resources, hydrogen energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, clean hydrocarbon technologies, energy efficiency, energy storage and distribution, automatization of energy utilization, green constructions with renewable energy, energy management, energy policies and energy economy.
The Deadline for Submitting Proposals is October 2, 2017 Organised jointly by Eastern
conference which will be taking place
issues with clean and sustainable energy
Mediterranean University (EMU),
with the collaborations of EMU Energy
solutions.
University of Miami and State University
Research Centre (EMU – ERC) and
of New York Fredonia, 16th International
Clean Energy Research Institute (CERI)
The scientific, engineering, economical,
participating academics may submit
Conference on Clean Energy (ICCE
of University of Miami, scientists will
political and legal dimensions of the said
their abstracts to energy.submission@
2018) will be taking place between
be discussing the two global problems
global problems will be discussed during
emu.edu.tr by October 2, 2017. Further
9 – 11 May 2018 at Salamis Bay Conti
of humanity: the depletion of fossil
the conference via the presentations of the
information about the conference may be
Hotel. During the world-famous energy
fuels and overcoming global warming
participating scientists. The conference
obtained at http://icce2017.emu.edu.tr .
The selected papers will be published in 5 different reputable journals. The
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EMU VII. Osman Maraşlı Memorial Tournament Completed
This Week’s Academic Publications
Source: Web of Science
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
HEAT TRANSFER PART B-FUNDAMENTALS,
1. Kimet Jusufi and Ali Ovgun. Hawking Radiation
72(1):82–107, 2017.
of Scalar and Vector Particles from 5D MyersPerry Black Holes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS, 56(6):1725–1738, JUN 2017
Faculty of Business & Economics 1 - Mehmet Balcilar, Elie Bouri, Rangan Gupta,
Faculty of Engineering
and David Roubaud. Can volume predict Bitcoin
1 - Mahmoud Golabi, Seyed Mahdi Shavarani, and
returns and volatility? A quantiles-based approach.
Gokhan Izbirak. An edge-based stochastic facility
ECONOMIC MODELLING, 64:74–81, AUG
location problem in UAV-supported humanitarian relief logistics: a case study of Tehran earthquake. NATURAL HAZARDS, 87(3):1545–1565, JUL 2017. 2 - I. Sezai. Implementation of boundary conditions in pressure-based finite volume methods on unstructured grids. NUMERICAL
2017. 2 - Muhammad Shahbaz, Mehmet Balcilar, and Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir. Does oil predict gold? A nonparametric causality-in-quantiles approach. RESOURCES POLICY, 52:257–265, JUN 2017.
EMU VII. Osman Maraşlı Memorial Tournament Completed The only trio beach voleyball event in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) which was organized by Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Sports Affairs Directorate, The VII. Osman Maraşlı Memorial Tournament had been completed between 22nd – 23rd July 2017 at EMU Beach Club. A total of 40 matches had been played on 23rd July 2017 Sunday, where six teams remained in finals. EMU Sports Affairs representatives, lots of voleyball lovers and the late Osman Maraşlı’s family and friends were amongst the attenders of the event at EMU Beach Club. Cemal – Ecevit – Dougles under the category of trio men and Asya – Özkan under the category of duo mixed couples became champions of the tournament.
Winners Awarded At the award ceremony; EMU Rector’s Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Arif Akkeleş, Sports Affairs Directorate Manager Cemal Konnolu, Turkish Cypriot Sports Writers Association President Çelen Oben, team coaches, the late Osman Maraşlı’s family members and tournament sponsors presented the cups and prize money awards to the teams that were successful after the final matches at EMU VII. Osman Maraşlı Memorial Tournament. Who is Osman Maraşlı? Known as one of the connoisseurs of Turkish Cypriot volleyball, Osman Maraşlı coached in EMU for 12 years. Maraşlı passed away due to an unfortunate heart attack in 2006.