The students of the Near East College gathered the first, second and the third prize in biology branch at the National Science Olympiads held every year by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK).
According to the press information provided by the Near East University Press and Public Relations Directorate, Doğukan Baysal came 1st, Yağmur Ertan 2nd and Yilmaz Phase ranked the third at the National Science Olympiads, which was implemented with a two-stage examination system.
The National Science Olympiads are organized by TÜBİTAK to encourage high school students to continue their studies in the basic sciences, with the exception of senior classes which are at the last year of high school, and to direct their work and to support their development in these fields.
Students carried out laboratory studies and studied theoretical lessons.
Near East College Biology teacher Nezire Güzen Şensoy stated that students have been working in the labs equipped with versatile possibilities throughout the year and in theoretical lectures with self-sacrifice to prepare themselves for this test, reviewing the whole high school curriculum and that with this achievement, the Near East College and the ÖSS department have once more proved how successful they are.
Işılay Arkan: "The Near East College Made Its Difference Clear Once More"
Işılay Arkan, the Director of the Near East College, stated that this achievement of the students is the result of the hard and dedicated study of the students and their teachers of the ÖSS Biology department.
School Principal Arkan; "As is known, these types of examinations are not exams prepared for specific curricula like GCE exams. They must be studied in a way that requires much more sacrifice in terms of coverage of the subjects of all high school curriculum. The result of this competition, which is much heavier and more difficult than LYS, reveals the outstanding difference of the Near East College ÖSS department. I hereby do congratulate my teachers and my dear students".
