The Eastern Mediterranean University (Turkish: Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi), located in Northern Cyprus, was established in 1979 as a higher-education institution of technology for Turkish Cypriots. In 1986, it was converted to a state-trust-run university. The campus is located 10 km from the city of Famagusta. The university has 50 departments (7 Faculties and 3 Schools) offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as a research infrastructure. The medium of instruction is entirely in English. However, English Preparatory School is available for students who need to improve their English. The university offers variety of sports and social activieties. Academic Programs of EMU are broad and include Physical and Social Sciences with considerable research studies via Research Advisory Board. The university's initial establishment was called Institute of Technology, for that reason traditionally Engineering fields considered as its founding departments. But after University's fast expansion in the 90s, social sciences and arts are also becoming quite strong in their own right.