Girne American University.

Girne American University is the first private university in the de facto state of Northern Cyprus. The university was founded in 1985 by Serhat Akpınar with the name of University College of Northern Cyprus (UCNC) as an affiliated campus of Southeastern University to offer higher education in American traditions. It is part of YÖDAK, the higher education coordinating council of Northern Cyprus and YÖK, its Turkish parallel.