EMU Faculty of Pharmacy Graduates Participate in Oath Ceremony

Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Faculty of Pharmacy organized an oath ceremony for students who are set to graduate at the 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall Semester Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, the 30th of January 2018. The oath ceremony took place on Friday, the 26th January 2018 at 11:00. With the event that took place at the Rauf Raif Denktaş Congress and Culture Center, the graduates took their first steps towards starting their professions. At the oath ceremony 45 pharmacists swore to serve humanity as well as to support the ideals and commitments of their profession. They swore to respect their teachers that played a part in their development throughout their life and not to act in a manner that falls against the oaths of their profession. Following a moment of silence and the national anthem, Faculty of Pharmacy Dean Prof. Dr. Mustafa Fethi Şahin delivered his opening speech.

"We are the Best Faculty of Pharmacy on the Island"

In his speech, EMU Faculty of Pharmacy Dean Prof. Dr. Mustafa Fethi Şahin stated that this is the fourth Oath Ceremony of the faculty indicating that the first ceremony was attended by 19 students whilst there are 45 students attending today. “We are a faculty that is showing constant growth. A faculty grows and blossoms with its graduates. We are trying to do the best in everything. We are the department that trains the best graduates on the island. I wish all of our graduates the best of luck in their careers.” Following the speech, a short video screening containing student memories took place. Emotions run high during the video screening. Graduates took to the stage and read their oaths as a group before throwing their caps. At the end of the ceremony, a cocktail took place in honour of the graduates.