Student Friendly Island Announcement

The students who will register to Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) at 2020-2021 Academic Year 

will be able to benefit from a number of opportunities that are provided by the government. Within the 

context of the project titled “Student Friendly Island” that is put into practice by the Turkish Republic of 

Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Ministry of National Education and Culture, all students will be provided with a 

debit card. The students will be able to shop contact free with this debit card and also will be able to 

withdraw cash from all over the world. The debit card will have a specialty to be integrated with other 

desired debit cards and will include a software where students can track their financial activity. By this 

means, the students will be able to shop inside and outside of the campus. The students who use this 

card that is provided by the TRNC government will be able to benefit from discount opportunities.

Additionally, the government will transfer 500 TL support to the subjected debit cards of new students 

who will register to EMU and other universities in our country at the 2020-2021 Academic Year.

PCR Test At Entry

According to the statement by TRNC Ministry of Health, the ministry will provide one free of charge PCR 

Test at the Ercan Airport for the students who will arrive to the island as from 1st September 2020. The

students will be able to enter to TRNC after taking the test.