Faculty of Education

About

Cyprus International University (CIU) Faculty of Education started its education in 2006-2007 academic year. The Faculty of Education includes Educational Sciences, Special Education Teaching, Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Basic Education and Foreign Languages Education departments and below these departments there are English Language Teaching, Classroom Teaching, Pre-school teaching and Turkish Language Teaching programs. It also provides training with the Pedagogical Formation Certificate in Education. CIU is the first university in Northern Cyprus that started to provide education in the field of special education.

Mission and Vision

The faculty's mission is to train distinguished teachers who adopt universal and social values, and ethical principles of their profession, have scientific thinking and professional skills; who can think critically, question and understand the role of their profession in social development.

The faculty's vision is to become a research and education institution that shapes the education system of the country with the knowledge it produces, contributes to the field of educational sciences, and supports social development with the education services it provides and the teachers it trains.

ACCREDITATIONS

The Departments of Pre-School Education Teaching, English Language Teaching, and Guidance and Psychological Counselling located within the Faculty of Education, are accredited by the Education Programs Evaluation and Accreditation Association (EPDAD).

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITES

The courses of the departments of the Faculty of Education take place in classrooms equipped with technological equipment, wide application areas, and strong teaching staff who take care of the students one-on-one. Students can study in a second field with double major and minor program opportunities. The faculty runs master's and doctoral programs for students who aim to pursue an academic career with the collaboration of the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research.

Advisory Board

Full Name	Affiliation / Title
Süleyman Şehitoğlu	Değirmenlik Primary School
Şevket Şafakoğulları	Haspolat Primary School
Mehmet Malek	Şehit Doğan Ahmet Primary School
Enver Vamık	Şehit Doğan Ahmet Primary School
Aysen Vamık	Şehit Doğan Ahmet Primary School
Koray Bilen	Koray Bilen English Language Course
Bora Arga, Assist. Prof. Dr.	Maltepe University
Yasemin Bayyurt	University of Lleida
Güliz V. Kaner	President, Barrier-Free Life Association
Öncel Polili, Attorney at Law	Board of Trustees Member, Cyprus Turkish Human Rights Foundation
Prof. Dr. Banu Altunay	Head of Division of Education of the Visually Impaired, Gazi Faculty of Education
Ahmet Akdeniz	President, Disabled Sports Federation
Çelen Çağansoy	Member of Council, Nicosia Turkish Municipality / Chair, Barrier-Free Nicosia Commission
Ahmet Akarsu	National Director, SOS Children’s Villages TRNC
Refia Arı, PhD	President, Association of Families of Persons with Disabilities
Birke Akün	Founder and Director, Özgür Adımlar Special Education Center / Special Education Teacher
Yazgı Çavuş	Director, ALGIM Special Education Center / Physiotherapist
Halil Akbaş	Guidance Counselor, Cengiz Topel Secondary School (Mersin) / Education Specialist
Ozan Mertkan Asutay	Special Education Teacher
Gizem Latifoğlu	Gülenyüzler Kindergarten
Latife Bayramoğlu	Alasya Foundation Kindergarten
Ayşe Çaltılı	Gülenyüzler Kindergarten
Derya Eriş	Şehit Hüseyin Akil Primary School
Fatoş Mertekçi	Levent Kindergarten
Osman Fırat	Levent Primary School
Osman Vaiz	Ministry of National Education
Burak Maviş	Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Trade Union (KTÖS)
Beytullah Ergin	Early Childhood Education Institution Owner / Graduate
Ayşe Kanlıada	Association for Assistance to Cancer Patients

Contact

Faculty of Education
Çevik Uraz Center, CU 237
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2701
Faculty E-mail: secretary-foe@ciu.edu.tr
Dean: Prof. Dr. Fatoş SİLMAN
Dean E-mail: fsilman@ciu.edu.tr