Student Council
Student Council DirectiveWhat is a student council and what are its aims?
The Student Council is a formation where representatives elected from each department of faculties, and representative elected from the schools, one from the School of Foreign Languages and one from the Institute come together. The council can work on all kinds of issues and activities about and for students under the leadership of their president. It is established to protect the rights of associate, undergraduate and graduate students registered at Cyprus International University (CIU) in fulfilling and developing their educational, health, sports and cultural needs, to forward the expectations and requests of the students to the governing bodies by establishing an effective communication between the CIU administrative bodies and the students, in order to enable students to participate in decisions about education.
What are the conditions required for becoming a student representative candidate?
They must
• be enrolled at least as a second-year student of a faculty and school (this does not concern the students of the Institute and the School of Foreign Languages)
• have a minimum of one year to graduate.
• not have a criminal record of disgraceful crimes.
• have received any disciplinary penalties other than Warning and Reprimand.
• not have the registration frozen at the time of the election.
• have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 or higher out of 4 (this does not concern the School of Foreign Languages students).
• not be members or officials in the organs of political parties.
Who is a Student Representative and what do they do?
The Student Representative finds out the student issues in the department they represent and forward them to the student council and the relevant governing body for a solution.
In addition to one representative of each department at each faculty, a faculty representative is elected among department representatives. In addition, one representative from each school, one from the School of Foreign Languages, and one from the Institute will be elected
- A Student Representative of a Department
- A Student Representative of a Faculty (Elected among the representatives selected from the Departments in the Faculty)
- A Student Representative of the School of Foreign Languages
- A Student Representative of the Institute
- Representatives of the Schools

Student Council Bodies
Student Council President (Elected for one year from among all representatives)
Student Council Vice President (The president of the council elects the vice president among the board of directors for a one-year term)
Student Council Board
The student council general assembly consists of representatives of the School of Foreign Languages/schools/institute and departments and this is the highest decision-making body in the student council.
Student Council Executive Board
Student Council Executive Board consists of the School of Foreign Languages, faculty, college and institute student representatives. The student council executive board is accountable to the student council general assembly.
Student Council Audit Board
The student council supervisory board consists of a president and four members to be elected by the members at the student council of the general assembly, with the absolute majority of the voters, for one year.
22-23 Student Council Board

2022-2023 Student Council
Members | Name Surname | Position | Faculty | Department |
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CEREN ÇELİKER | President, Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Psychology |
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HARUN DEMİRCİ | Vice President, Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Education | Foreign Language Education |
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MIDIA ABDUL RAHIM | Faculty Representative | Faculty of Dentistry | Dentistry |
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ATAHAN SERHAT DUMANLI | Faculty Representative | Faculty of Pharmacy | Pharmacy |
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ARSHIA RAHRAVAN LAHIJI | Faculty Representative | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine |
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NEDANUR CAN | Department Representative | Faculty of Education | Educational Sciences |
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MEHMET ŞEREMET | Department Representative | Faculty of Education | Special Education |
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TESLİME KORKUT | Department Representative | Faculty of Education | Social Sciences and Turkish Education |
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GİZEM ÖZÜBERK | Department Representative | Faculty of Education | Basic Education |
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PARSA SANAEI MOGHADAM | Department Representative | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Basic Humanities |
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ESİN KÖYBAŞI | Department Representative | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Turkish Language and Literature |
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ÇİMEN UMUT | Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture | Interior Architecture |
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JOSHUA KING | Department Representative | Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture | Graphic Design |
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DIANA KAZIKHANOVA | Department Representative | Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture | Architecture |
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TABITHA SARAH SESAY | Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Law | Law |
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OSMAN DANIEL SESAY | Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | Accounting and Finance |
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YASMINA BAKHTIYORZODA | Department Representative | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | Economics |
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AYESHA CHAUDHARY | Department Representative | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | Business Administration |
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OSMAN KOROMA | Department Representative | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | Political Science and International Relations |
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AHMAD HAMEED RAHMANI | Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Communication | Public Relations and Advertising |
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ADEDAPO OKIKIOLA ADEBARE | Department Representative | Faculty of Communication | Journalism |
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TAREQ SALEM MOHAMMED BIN KUWAIR | Department Representative | Faculty of Communication | Visual Communication Design |
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KUNGATHI MNGOMA | Department Representative | Faculty of Communication | Radio, Television and Cinema |
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POLYDOR KASONGO KAHENGA | Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Engineering | Civil Engineering |
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JANNIE EMMANUEL SAHR JAN ABU | Department Representative | Faculty of Engineering | Computer Engineering |
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JOELLA ASSINA MAGHOMA | Department Representative | Faculty of Engineering | Biomedical Engineering |
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ABDELRAHMAN SALAHELDIN ALI OMER | Department Representative | Faculty of Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
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LILIANE INEZA | Department Representative | Faculty of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
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WILL LEELAI DORMEYAN | Faculty and Department Representative | Faculty of Health Sciences | Nutrition and Dietetics |
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ABDULKADİR TOPRAK | Department Representative | Faculty of Health Sciences | Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation |
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KARDELEN GÜZEL | Department Representative | Faculty of Health Sciences | Social Work |
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İSA KANSEL | Faculty Representative | Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies | Agricultural Sciences and Technologies |
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CENGİZHAN ALEMDAR | School Representative | Vocational School of Justice | |
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DOĞUKAN MERT KURT | School Representative | School of Physical Education and Sports | |
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AYŞAH ŞAH | Vocational School Representative | Vocational School | |
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ADEKUNLE ZION ALOWOLODU | School Representative | School of Health Sciences | |
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AZİZ EMRE DİĞİCİBAŞI |
Vocational School Representative |
Vocational School of Health Sciences | |
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TAHA DOĞAN | School Representative | School of Tourism and Hotel Management | |
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ABUBAKAR AHMED MODIBBO | School Representative | School of Applied Sciences | |
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CAN ERDAL | School Representative | School of Foreign Languages | |
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DAGNU HAILE TESSEMA | Institute Representative | Institute of Graduate Studies and Research |
Name Surname | Position | Faculty | Department |
ESİN KÖYBAŞI | President | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Turkish Language and Literature |
LILIANE INEZA | Member | Faculty of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
KARDELEN GÜZEL | Member | School of Health Sciences | Social Work |
ABDELRAHMAN SALAHELDIN ALI OMER | Member | Faculty of Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
ADEDAPO OKIKIOLA ADEBARE | Member | Faculty of Communication | Journalism |
Name Surname | Position | Faculty | Department |
CEREN ÇELİKER | President | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Psychology |
HARUN DEMİRCİ | Vice President | Faculty of Education | Foreign Language Education |
MIDIA ABDUL RAHIM | Member | Faculty of Dentistry | Dentistry |
ATAHAN SERHAT DUMANLI | Member | Faculty of Pharmacy | Pharmacy |
ARSHIA RAHRAVAN LAHIJI | Member | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine |
ÇİMEN UMUT | Member | Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture | Interior Architecture |
TABITHA SARAH SESAY | Member | Faculty of Law | Law |
OSMAN DANIEL SESAY | Member | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | Accounting and Finance |
AHMAD HAMEED RAHMANI | Member | Faculty of Communication | Public Relations and Advertising |
POLYDOR KASONGO KAHENGA | Member | Faculty of Engineering | Civil Engineering |
WILL LEELAI DORMEYAN | Member | Faculty of Health Sciences | Nutrition and Dietetics |
İSA KANSEL | Member | Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies | Agricultural Sciences and Technologies |
CENGİZHAN ALEMDAR | Member | Vocational School of Justice | |
DOĞUKAN MERT KURT | Member | School of Physical Education and Sports | |
AYŞAH ŞAH | Member | Vocational School | |
ADEKUNLE ZION ALOWOLODU | Member | School of Health Sciences | |
AZİZ EMRE DİĞİCİBAŞI | Member | Vocational School of Health Sciences | |
TAHA DOĞAN | Member | School of Tourism and Hotel Management | |
ABUBAKAR AHMED MODIBBO | Member | School of Applied Sciences | |
CAN ERDAL | Member | School of Foreign Languages | |
DAGNU HAILE TESSEMA | Member | Institute of Graduate Studies and Research |
Contact
Social Events and Student Clubs Coordination Office
Student Services Building
Coordinator: Selen Akün Kalaycı
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2059
Coordinator E-mail: ciuclubs@ciu.edu.tr
Council E-mail: council-student@ciu.edu.tr