An Academic Group Humboldt University of Berlin paid a visit to the Near East University

An Academic Group Humboldt University of Berlin paid a visit to the Near East University
Humboldt University of Berlin, which is one of the oldest and leading universities in Germany, continues to strengthen its collaboration with Near East University. A group of 19 academic people from Humboldt University of Berlin paid a visit to Near East University. According to the press info released by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations Near East University, Professor Rolf Schneider, faculty member of the Department of Biology of Humboldt University of Berlin, who has visited Near East University five times so far, has been in scientific collaboration with the Associate Professor Özge Özden Fuller, the Chairperson of the Department of Landscape Architecture, since 2012. Professor Rolf Schneider added that “I have been visiting Near East University regularly since 2013. This is my 6th visit. On each visit, we found ourselves either in a brand new building or listening to a new scientific project. We have been witnessing the rapid grow not only in academic infrastructure but also in developing applied scientific projects”.

The Academicians of the Humboldt University of Berlin visited NEU Herbarium and received information about the Flora and Fauna of Cyprus:  Faculty members from the Department of Biology of Humboldt University of Berlin with their graduate program students paid a visit to NEU Herbarium and they were provided information about the Flora and Fauna of Cyprus by Professor Dr. Salih Gücel, who is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences. Prof. Dr. Salih Gücel provided detailed information about the scientific research projects they were conducting together with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özge Özden Fuller and Assoc Prof. Dr. Wayne Fuller. Prof. Salih Gucel also informed the group out the new spider species. He said that `The spider was found by a team led by scientists from the Near East University, Ege University and the Taşkent Wildlife Research Institute as part of a project in the Kyrenia mountains aimed at cataloguing the spider fauna of Cyprus. Harpactea gunselorum, named to honour the Gunsel family who founded the Near East University`. Assoc. Dr. Özge Özden Fuller stated that they enjoy hosting Humboldt University Berlin every year.

Humboldt University of Berlin is the Educational Ground where a great number of Nobel Prize Winners including the World’s Most Prestigious Scientists Such As Albert Einstein, Emil Fischer and Max Planck Did Some of Their Scientific Work:  The Humboldt University of Berlin was established in 1810 by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt as the University of Berlin. It was widely regarded as the world’s preeminent university for the natural sciences. The Humboldt University, which attaches great importance to humanistic and philosophical education, has opened its doors for many students and scholars both in education and research. The Humboldt University of Berlin is an eminent educational ground where 55 Nobel Prize Winner including Albert Einstein, Emil Fischer, Max Planck and Fritz Haber did some or entire of their scientific work.