The University of Kyrenia was founded with the mission of “training critical and innovative research-focused scholars, who will create knowledge and value in an international educational background and who will develop an appreciation of ethical and moral values, with a sense of social responsibility”. The roots of the University lie in the establishment of the first Maritime Studies Faculty in Cyprus at our sister university, Near East University, in 1978, and this history gives us thirty-five years of expertise in the field. It was founded in the most beautiful city of Northern Cyprus. Roots are based on its sister university, Near East University.
University of Kyrenia
The University of Kyrenia assumed full control of the Faculties of Maritime Studies; Maritime Management and Administration, and Marine Sciences. It also took responsibility for the Marine Transportation and Management postgraduate program and all the Maritime Vocational School programs (with all their infrastructure and superstructure) from NEU. Working with an extant infrastructure of students and lecturers from the very start has given the University the edge in providing an ideal education with deep-rooted experience. As a result of the wide-ranging market research, the Board of Trustees of the University decided to create a Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences, to offer undergraduate degree programs in the Departments of Civil Air Logistics; Aviation Management (Civil Air Transport Management), and Professional Pilot Training (Pilotage). The Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences opened its doors to students for the academic year of 2015-2016. University of Kyrenia Flight Training Organization (FTO) offers Professional Pilotage Program with theoretical flight training as the program’s core courses.
