STUDENTS CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

UNIVERSITY BETWEEN STUDENTS OF KAZAKHSTAN AND

CYPRUS.

CULTURE EXCHANGE AND TOURISM

118515ALISSA TRUBACHEVA

TABLE CONTENTo Introductiono EMU (history, number of students , population of students)o Cultural activities in EMUo Students life in EMUo Interaction between the two relevant groupso Recommendations for future researcho Conclusiono References

INTRO

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All international environment universities supposed to have multinational environment.

Students from different countries come with main aim to get education. Students leave their homes

and settle in different environment. For some students It is not easy to adapt to the new

environment , staying without parents, having their own budget and limited amount of money.

Adaptation to new culture is interesting process. Young people find themselves in different country

with its own culture and traditions. This project aims to make research on cultural exchange

between students of Kazakhstan and Cyprus.

HISTORY OF EMUEMU is the oldest university in Northern Cyprus . It was founded in

1979 . Eastern Mediterranean University ranked in the best 5% universities among 25,000 world universities in 2014 according to

Webometrics Rankings of World Universities . In 2014 URAP evaluations, EMU took place within the best 2,000 universities of the

world. EMU contains  20,000 students from 106  countries. In the University  work around 1,100 academics from 35 different countries. , Student exchange programs, different sports,

international accreditations. Diploma of EMU is recognized in the world.  EMU offers education at international level and have number

of accreditations such as: MİAK, FIBAA, TEDQUAL, ASIIN.

Populatıon of EMU consists from more than 100 hundred students. Four major groups are Turkish Cypriots, Turkish, Nigerians and Iranian students. At the moment of the project Kazakhstan students quantity equaled to 178 students.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN EMU

EMU is international university and it offers variable of different activities and clubs  for students. No one feels bored at this place.

According to interests every students can choose what to do at free time according to own interests . There are number of students clubs available in here. Activıtıes are variable and widely presented in both

University and outside . Social activities are strong tool in encouraging students to display their interests or find the new ones. They help young people to practice in communication and enhance their personal skills and abilities . Students can also organize clubs

according to their own interests.

 University strongly supports sport activities. It has sports complex that work every day and offers different activities for every students. Basketball court ,tennis courts and stadium available for all students. Every year there are EMU Cup Nation tournaments conducted by University.

ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS AVAILABLE IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

UNIVERSITY• AEGEE (European Students‘ Forum)

• EESTEC LC Famagusta• AIESEC -American Football Club

• Economics and Finance Club•  Atatürk Ideology Club

• Industrial Engineering Club• Beshıktash Fan Club• Fenerbahçe Fan Club

• Science and Philosophy Club•  Idea and Debate Club

• Environment Club•  Photography Club   • Children's Rights Club • EESTEC LC Famagusta • Mountaineering and Nature• Economics and Finance Club  •  Trabzon spor Fan Club   • Model United Nations Club • Young Leaders Club    • Music Club  Musical Community• Special Education  

STUDENTS LIFE IN EMUStudents in EMU come from different countries and definitely they

students life is different as well. For some students study is fun while for others it is hard work.

For example, majority of students of Law does not have free time for activities and much of their time they spend with books. Especially, it

concerns first years of study. They spend much of their time in library or dormitory. Students are very active and  they have freedom to show their dissatisfaction . University is tolerant and gives students opportunity to

show their protest. Students can use the beach EMU beach that has pool. Every year there is a Sand Sculpture festivals conducted that are very

interesting. There are places given fot the best sculptures.

STUDENTS LIFE IN EMU

Festival is being conducted the whole day and there are live music, food

available during. Very often trips are being organized for students. For

example, in a faculty of Tourism , few times per year trips are organized.

Everyone can join and price for tickets are lower than outside. Holidays are

widely celebrated in here. Halloween is really interestingly celebrated. At the same time in many clubs

inside and outside the school parties are being organized.

 

STUDENTS LIFE IN EMU

Holidays are widely celebrated in here. Halloween is really interestingly celebrated. At the same time in many clubs inside and outside the school

parties are being organized.  

Students communities are really strong in the university. It is obvious ,just to attend one of sport matches for example football . Level of supporters sometimes remind real professional

competitions. University regularly organizes concerts of well known Turkish bands. Between them such well known bands as Duman, Athena, Model, Teoman and etc.

 

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO RELEVANT GROUPS

Kazakhstan population consists from 131 nationalities and it was the last republic

to separate from Soviet Union. 63 percentage of population consists from

Kazaks while others are Russians, Ukrainians and etc.

Many Kazakh students speak Russian language and tied to Russian culture.

When they come to Cyprus, these students seem interesting cause they can

freely speak three languages, Kazakh Russian and English.

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO RELEVANT

GROUPSCypriot people are very hospitable and like sharing their traditions with other cultures. surrounding Mediterranean countries.

For Turkish Cypriots, family life is essential, they spend huge part of their time with gatherings , family barbeques and picnics. The influence of the family on Turkish Cypriots is very strong. Despite there were many social changes in Northern Cyprus recently, family bases are still very important

place for people. In North Cyprus community, family comes first. For example, still need approval of the family members. Approval for marriage is given

when parents have researched education and social status of future relative.

Students interaction passes actively. There are plenty of small Turkısh bars where they play lıve musıc. Usually all customers tent to sing along with

performer. Normally these performances happen at the end of the week but some bars are open every day.  According to small research, majority of Kazakh

students like Turkish music. As it seems most of them tent to learn language out of the songs they hear. Cypriot culture has its own expressions that only

Cypriots use. For example napan be gardas? Durumcuklar? Cypriot food is very popular between Kazakh students.  , one  of  the most important products in  Cyprus that  passed from the Arabs to the Greeks, and from the Greeks to the

Turks. Arab people call this  cheese  hallum, and the Greeks, haloumi. 

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO RELEVANT

GROUPS

Hellim can be prepared from goat or sheep milk.  The best is the one made from goat’s milk. Sheep’s milk also makes very good  hellim . Cow’s milk hellim  doesn’t stay good more than two months, but goat or sheep’s milk  hellim can be stored for over a year in its own liquid, and is more flavorful than that made from cow’s milk. 

To discover students life in EMU, small research was conducted in terms of the project. 10 Kazakh and 10 Turkish Cypriot students were taken as a

case.According to small research that was made during this project 9 out of 10

Kazakh students are positively influenced by Turkish Cypriots culture. Many of them want to stay on island. Also, students from Kazakhstan

often do and stay to work in Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots also influenced with Kazakh students in a positive way. They often learn some Kazakh words and word combinations. There are

also many couples and marriages of this two target groups.

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO RELEVANT

GROUPS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

• Further projects can be conducted in terms of other target groups. • For example it will be interesting to research Russian or other post

soviet republics and their interaction in EMU.• Other research can be conducted in terms of other universities on

Cyprus for example in Girne American University or Lefkosha Universities.

• Future research can be conducted in other countries and be compared with results of this research.

CONC

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ON Adaptation to new culture is interesting

process. Young people find themselves in different country with its own culture and

traditions. This project and the end i want to say this two relevant group similar with each other, first of all both of this group from root of Turks, and some traditions,

morality is closed to each other. Students leave their homes and settle in different environment. For some students It is not easy to adapt to the new environment ,

staying without parents, having their own budget and limited amount of money. But

this is our life and sometimes we meet with some difficult situations, tables but this is school of our life specially in a student life

period

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