Providing access to 2.5 million printed books and 850 million digital resources, the Near East University Grand Library was opened to the use of earthquake-affected students.

While the wounds of the earthquakes in Turkey are being healed, one of the most important issues to be supported is increasing education opportunities. Near East University also opened the Near East University Grand Library, which is one of the world’s leading libraries and provides access to 2.5 million printed books and 850 million digital resources, to support students living in the earthquake area to access information. The library offers 24/7 access to 850 million digital resources.

In order to benefit from the Near East University Grand Library, earthquake-affected students will only need to apply through the address [email protected] with their barcoded residence certificate, student certificate and identity information from the E-Government.

Near East University to support all earthquake-affected students!
Near East University had previously announced many important decisions for its 3,200 students who were affected by the earthquake in Turkey. The university, which cleared the debts of the earthquake survivor students for the 2022-2023 Spring Term, allocated the 470-bed capacity of the dormitories on the campus free of charge to the earthquake survivor students who are in need of accommodation. Near East University also continues to provide two free meals, morning and evening, to earthquake survivor students.

With the opening of the Near East University Grand Library for remote access to earthquake-affected students, the university expanded its support to earthquake-affected students to include not only its own students but all students living in the earthquake area.

Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel: “We aim to support educational needs by opening our Near East University Grand Library, which provides access to 850 million digital resources, for the use of all earthquake-affected students living in the region.”
Stating that they are with the motherland and the Turkish people by quickly implementing the decisions they took immediately after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes that took place on February 6, Near East University Chairman of the Board of Trustees Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel said, “From the first day of the earthquake, in order to contribute to meeting the urgent needs in the earthquake area, we started a blood donation campaign and a winter clothing and blanket aid campaign in our hospitals and delivered the needs to the earthquake area quickly. In addition, we brought our medical aid and search and rescue teams, consisting of specialists from our hospitals and university, to the region at the 18th hour of the earthquake.”

Reminding that in the following days, they took a series of decisions and implemented them in order to reduce the financial burden of the earthquake survivors and meet their accommodation and nutrition needs. Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel said, “As a requirement of our responsibility to our homeland Turkey and our youth, we aim to support the educational needs of the region by opening our Near East Enterprises Libraries, which provide access to 850 million digital resources, to the use of all earthquake-affected students who have difficulties in accessing books and information.”