Supported by all units of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, the “Troy Year Student Festivities”, to be held at the Terzioğlu and Dardanos campuses between 8 and 13 May as part of the 2018 Year of Troy, opened with the traditional festival procession.
The festival march, attended by Acting Rector of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ) Prof. Dr. Mustafa Görün, many ÇOMÜ academics, administrators, students and residents of Çanakkale, provided colourful scenes.
After a minute of silence and the singing of the National Anthem at Cumhuriyet Square, the Capoeira Community staged a capoeira show.
Giving the opening speech of the festival, Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Mustafa Görün said:
“We are approaching the end of another academic year. As in previous years, we wanted to start our university’s festivities in the city centre. The people of Çanakkale will join all these activities together with our students. It will once again be a spring festival week that brings our university together with Çanakkale.
Dear students, you have prepared for your classes with great dedication all year and are now approaching the final stage, the final exams. I hope the Troy Year Student Festivities, the last event before the finals, are enjoyable for everyone, and I invite all the people of Çanakkale to the festivities.”
At the end of his speech, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Görün thanked the ÇOMÜ General Secretariat, the Department of Health, Culture and Sports, the ÇOMÜ Student Council and the student clubs that contributed to the festival.
After the opening speech, the festival march that started from Cumhuriyet Square continued as far as Morabbin Park. The first day of the festival opening ended with a concert by the Music and Performance Community.