Near East University, which won two championships in the TEKNOFEST 2025 finals where it competed with five projects, celebrated this pride with an enthusiastic night organized at the Cyprus Car Museum.
Near East University, which experienced the pride of championship with two of the 5 projects it competed in the TEKNOFEST TRNC 2025 finals, celebrated its success with an enthusiastic night organized at the Cyprus Car Museum. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Near East Enterprises, Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel, congratulated the teams competing in the finals one by one at the event.
Near East University, which participated in TEKNOFEST 2025 with 5 projects developed on its campus and became the university that represented the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with the highest number of projects, marked its name in golden letters in TEKNOFEST history with the two awards. With this result, Near East University also became the only Cyprus university to take the podium at TEKNOFEST. The celebration organized to crown this success was attended by university administration, faculty members and students.
Champions had a great time!
All project teams and academic advisors representing Near East University and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the TEKNOFEST finals were honored at the event held at the Cyprus Car Museum. The “Heavy Metal” team, which became the champion in the Agriculture Category of the Research Project Competition, received their awards from Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ersin Tatar. The project developed by Near East University students aims to detect heavy metals such as lead quickly and on-site with portable sensors in fields. Thanks to this innovative system based on electrochemical principles, soil and water quality can be analyzed instantly, increasing both productivity and food safety.
The project of the EcOceanX team, which won the Prestige Award in the Research Project Competition, envisions an innovative system that collects marine litter accumulated on coastlines and converts them into recycled energy and reusable materials. In addition, the fact that this system protects coastal ecosystems and contributes to biodiversity strengthens the environmental sustainability dimension of the project.
Another project of the Near East University, which represented the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the TEKNOFEST 2025 finals, was the MG-COP team’s project titled “Microbiota and Geochemistry of Copper Mine Wastes in Northern Cyprus”. The project, which competed in the “Environmental Research” category, aims to analyze the environmental effects of copper mine waste in the Lefke region with microbiological and geochemical methods and to discover new bacterial species that can be used in purifying these wastes. The “Sterile Vegetable” project offers a smart agricultural system specially developed for individuals with suppressed immune systems.
Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel: “This success, shaped by the efforts of each and every one of you, is of great value not only for today but also for the future. We are proud of you!”
Congratulating each team competing in the finals, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Near East Enterprises, Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel, emphasized in his speech at the event that their success is not only the pride of the university but also of the entire country. Prof. Dr. Günsel said, “Competing in the TEKNOFEST finals among 15,750 teams requires talent and vision. At the same time, this success is a manifestation of belief, discipline, coordination and scientific productivity.”
Prof. Dr. Günsel said, “This success that have led us to gather here today is the most concrete reflection of our university’s research-oriented education approach, our passion for science and technology and most importantly, the creativity of our youth,” and addressed the students, saying, “This success, shaped by the efforts of each and every one of you, is of great value not only for today but also for the future. We are proud of you!”
Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel, who said, “I wholeheartedly congratulate all the teams that took part in TEKNOEFEST, our academic advisors who meticulously supported the projects, all our faculty members who managed the process and you, our esteemed students,” and concluded his speech by saying, “If there is a Near Easterner somewhere, there is success!”
