Dear Colleagues,
Akdeniz (Mediterranean)
University, celebrating its 26th year, is a young and
ambitious educational institution devoted to the pursuit and application
of knowledge for the social, cultural, economic, scientific and
technological development of our society and mankind.
In pursuit of these ideals,
Akdeniz University has been the driving force behind the International
Mediterranean Youth Festival since 1997.
This year we will see the
eleventh festival in the series, and as the festival committee we chose
as this years’ festival theme “The Mediterranean”.
The Mediterranean, as a sea
around which some of the most ancient human civilizations were arranged,
it has had a major influence on the history and ways of life of these
cultures. The combination of similar shared climate, geology and access
to a common sea has led to numerous historical and cultural bounds
between the ancient and modern societies around the Mediterranean.
Today, there are more than 25 countries in the Mediterranean Basin, and
we believe in that there is a very big treasure to share with each other
to celebrate and to strengthen those bounds as brothers and sisters in
the 11th International Mediterranean Youth Festival.
The festival is open to
students of all kinds involved in cultural activities and events
carrying the national and regional motifs of the participants (music,
dance, drama, exhibitions, etc.). And of course, any motifs from The
Mediterranean and its’ culture will be particularly welcome.
The festival will run from
the 6th to the 10th of May,
2008. I am honoured to invite you and all interested students from
universities who wish to participate to apply using the attached forms
before 25.02.2008 via
http://www.akdeniz.edu.tr/festival/index.html, giving as much detail
as possible about the nature of the event or exhibition they wish to
present, and the people involved.
Accommodation, food, and
transport from the airport are all provided for the guests by Akdeniz
University throughout the festival.
Finally we would like to
assure you that everyone is guaranteed a warm welcome and a rich and
rewarding experience when they come to the Eleventh Mediterranean Youth
Festival at Akdeniz University.
Sincerely yours
Prof. Dr. Mustafa AKAYDIN
Rector
