EMU and Pharmacists’ Association join forces on placements and practical training
A protocol signed by EMU and the Cyprus Turkish Pharmacists’ Association aims to develop pharmacy students’ professional skills and improve the quality of their placements.
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A cooperation protocol has been signed between Eastern Mediterranean University (Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi, DAÜ) and the Cyprus Turkish Pharmacists’ Association (Kıbrıs Türk Eczacılar Birliği, KTEB) to bring professional experience in the pharmacy sector into university education. The protocol aims to develop students’ practical skills and improve the quality of their placements.
According to a statement by EMU’s Corporate Communications and Media Relations Branch, the protocol was signed at a ceremony held on 6 November by EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç and KTEB President Umut Öksüz.
Theoretical education to be reinforced with professional experience
The cooperation aims to strengthen the connection between theoretical knowledge gained through pharmacy education and professional practice. It is expected to develop students’ knowledge and skills and increase interaction between academic learning and experience in the sector.
Rector Kılıç said they placed importance on strengthening links between the university and the sector, adding that he believed students would reinforce what they learned in their courses with experience gained in the sector. Kılıç noted that they were keen to build on the experience gained by the Faculty of Pharmacy through partnerships with the sector, in line with its goal of providing education to international standards.
Emphasis on preparing students for the profession and integrating them into society
KTEB President Öksüz highlighted the importance of integrating people who have received training into society. Öksüz said partnerships of this kind could set an example for society and the sectors involved.
EMU Faculty of Pharmacy Dean Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Ozan Gülcan also said he believed the protocol would strengthen relations between the university and the sector.
EMU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Osman M. Karatepe, Deputy Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet İlktaç, and KTEB member and Famagusta Regional Board Committee Chair Bahar Güzer also attended the signing ceremony.
Sources
- Yenidüzen — DAÜ ile Eczacılar Birliği arasında iş birliği protokolü imzalandı
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