Near East University is a private university where over 17 thousand students from Cyprus and 55 overseas countries carry out undergraduate and postgraduate studies. It was founded in the Turkish side of Nicosia in 1988.

The medium of instruction at the Near East University is English in most departments.

The Near East University currently has 15 Faculties with 65 Departments and 3 Schools offering courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The University offers graduate programs under the guidance and coordination of the Graduate School of Social and Applied Sciences. An English Preparatory School is available for those who need to improve their English before starting to study at the specialist programs of the faculties.

Faculties

• Faculty of Architecture: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture
• Faculty of Arts and Science: English Language and Literature, Turkish Language and Literature, Psychology, Mathematics, Translation and Interpretation
• Faculty of Ataturk Education:' Computer Education and Educational Technology, English Language Teaching, Mathematics Teaching for Elementary Schools, Pre-School Teaching, Psychological Counselling and Guidance, Classroom Teaching, History Teaching, Turkish Language and Literature Teaching, Geography Teaching
• Faculty of Communication: Radio, Television and Cinema, Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising, Visual Communication and Design
• Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences: Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Computer Information Systems, Banking and Finance, European Union Relations, Marketing, Human Resource Management, International Business, Political Sciences, Information and Records Management
• Faculty of Engineering: Automotive Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Food Engineering, Information Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Fine Arts and Design: Graphic Design, Plastic Arts
• Faculty of Health Sciences: Nursing, Nutritrion and Dietetics
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Maritime Studies: Marine Engineering, Deck, Maritime Management and Administration
• Faculty of Medicine: Basic Medical Sciences, Internal Medical Sciences, Surgical Medical Sciences
• Faculty of Performing Arts: Theatre
• Faculty of Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical Botany, Analytical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Technology
• Faculty of Veterinary

Institutes

• Institute of Educational Sciences
• Graduate School of Applied Sciences
• Institute of Health Sciences
• Rûmi Institute
• Institute of Social Sciences

Campus

The university's pool is the only Olympic sized indoor swimming pool in the TRNC.

• Museums: NEU Classic Car Museum
• The Grand Library
• The Near East Hospital

Research Centers

• Ataturk Research Center for Modern Turkish History
• Cyprus Research Center
• Psychiatric Research Center
• TEAL Research Ship
• Tourism Research Center
• NEU-IBM Advanced Research Center
• NEU Innovation and Information Technologies Center
• Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere Environment Research Center and Herbarium