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YEAR : 1 NO: 40 28 JULY 2017, FRIDAY
“For Your International Career”
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
EMU Hosting World Renowned Conference
on Clean Energy
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.
Organised jointly by Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), University of Miami and State University of New York Fredonia, 16th International Conference on Clean Energy (ICCE 2018) will be taking place between 9 – 11 May 2018 at Salamis Bay Conti Hotel. During the world-famous energy
conference which will be taking place with the collaborations of EMU Energy Research Centre (EMU – ERC) and Clean Energy Research Institute (CERI) of University of Miami, scientists will be discussing the two global problems of humanity: the depletion of fossil fuels and overcoming global warming
issues with clean and sustainable energy solutions.
The scientific, engineering, economical, political and legal dimensions of the said global problems will be discussed during the conference via the presentations of the participating scientists. The conference
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
The selected papers will be published in 5 different reputable journals. The participating academics may submit their abstracts to energy.submission@ emu.edu.tr by October 2, 2017. Further information about the conference may be obtained at http://icce2017.emu.edu.tr .
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EMU VII. Osman Maraşlı Memorial
Tournament Completed
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.
This Week’s Academic Publications
Source: Web of ScienceFaculty of Arts & Sciences
1. Kimet Jusufi and Ali Ovgun. Hawking Radiation of Scalar and Vector Particles from 5D Myers-Perry Black Holes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS, 56(6):1725–1738, JUN 2017
Faculty of Engineering
1 - Mahmoud Golabi, Seyed Mahdi Shavarani, and Gokhan Izbirak. An edge-based stochastic facility 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
HEAT TRANSFER PART B-FUNDAMENTALS, 72(1):82–107, 2017.
Faculty of Business & Economics
1 - Mehmet Balcilar, Elie Bouri, Rangan Gupta, and David Roubaud. Can volume predict Bitcoin returns and volatility? A quantiles-based approach. ECONOMIC MODELLING, 64:74–81, AUG 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.
