Turkish Maarif Foundation Organized 'Turkish Universities Education Fair' in Senegal

January 13, 2025

The Maarif Education Agency under Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF) organized an education fair in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, to promote Turkish universities.

Yeditepe, Üsküdar, Atılım, Gelişim and Doğuş universities opened stands at the fair organized for the first time this year.

The opening ribbon of the fair was cut by Turkish Ambassador to Dakar Nur Sağman, TMF Board Member Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan, TMF Senegal Coordinator Enes Yörük and some participating university officials.

In her speech here, Ambassador Sağman said that the education fairs organized by the Maarif Education Agency since 2018 are very important and that thanks to these fairs, students from many countries around the world meet with universities in Türkiye.

Stating that the already excellent relations between Türkiye and Senegal will deepen even more with such educational collaborations, Sağman addressed the students attending the fair in French and gave a brief explanation about the educational opportunities in Türkiye.

Özkan underlined that this was the first time they had organized such a fair in Senegal, and said that they wanted qualified and well-educated students to continue their education in Türkiye.

After the opening ceremony, Ambassador Sağman and Özkan visited the stands and chatted with the students.

The fair, where Dakar Yunus Emre Institute also opened a stand, attracted great interest from schools in and around Dakar.

Students, who formed long queues around the stands, received information about education in Türkiye from the authorities.