Northern Cyprus to introduce new discounts for foreign students

"Every year, despite limited resources, our state provides scholarships to Azerbaijani students," Education and Culture Attaché of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in Baku Tevfik Ulual told Report.

He noted that the number of Azerbaijani students choosing universities in Northern Cyprus is not less: "We have seen a decrease in the number of people coming to our country for educational purposes in recent years. This decline results from global changes, increased competition, and a rise in universities' numbers. However, many students from Azerbaijan choose Northern Cyprus. Some of them are admitted through exams and others through certificates. There were also scholarship applications this year. By the way, the results are expected to be announced by September 15."

T.Ulual said that Cyprus would introduce new discounts for students this year: "Our Ministry of Education has launched the "Student Friendly Island" project this year to encourage foreign students to come to our country. The "Ada Card" project will also be implemented for all students, regardless of their citizenship. It will be like a bank card. The country will transfer 500 Turkish liras to these cards so that students can make any transactions with this card: regular expenses, money transfers, and others. Besides, students who have a card will get a discount at various catering establishments. Discussions are underway in this regard. Currently, students from 146 countries are studying in Northern Cyprus. The number of Azerbaijani students is around 400.