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Girne American University

📍 Kyrenia (Girne), North Cyprus · 34 courses · from 6,500 EUR

Private University MOI accepted Est. 1985
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Overview

What the institution is and what it is known for.

Girne American University (GAU), established in 1985 in Kyrenia, is a private university in Northern Cyprus that describes itself as the first university of Cyprus and reports more than 20,000 students from 135 countries. It offers a wide range of English-taught associate, undergraduate, master and PhD programmes with annual tuition quoted in euros. Applications are submitted online and students pay a non-refundable deposit to confirm their place.

Why students choose it

  • ✓Established 1985
  • ✓"first university of Cyprus"
  • ✓20,000+ students from 135 countries (GAU site)
  • ✓English-medium teaching from associate to PhD
  • ✓2025-26 annual tuition in EUR: Medicine 13,000
  • ✓Pharmacy 11,000
  • ✓Architecture/Design 8,000
  • ✓Business & Communication 7,700
  • ✓all associate 6,500
  • ✓All master programmes EUR 8,000/yr and all PhD programmes EUR 12,500/yr
  • ✓EUR 500 annual registration and activity fees
  • ✓installment plan available
  • ✓English exemption possible with IELTS 5.0 / TOEFL iBT 60 / PTE 40 / GCE-IGCSE grade C
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Programs

34 course(s) published here, with fees and entry scores.

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Admission

The paperwork, the entry rules and what they cost.

Entry and costs

Highest qualification
High school / secondary certificate (undergraduate); bachelo
Interview
Not required
Medium of instruction
MOI accepted — no IELTS / PTE needed
Initial deposit
Non-refundable deposit required to confirm placement (amount

How a file moves

  1. Check your profileShare your marksheets and English score with a counsellor; we shortlist the intakes you actually qualify for.
  2. Put the documents togetherThe mandatory ones above, translated and attested where the institution asks for it.
  3. We apply and follow upThe application is filed on your behalf and every question from the university is tracked here in the portal.
  4. Offer, deposit, visaAccept the offer, pay the deposit, and we build the visa file around the deadlines above.
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Facilities

What is on campus.

  • ✓Karmi Campus, Kyrenia (University Drive, PO Box 5)
  • ✓Foundation English School for students below the English threshold
  • ✓More than 22 research laboratories (per GAU site)
  • ✓Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Architecture, Business & Economics, Communication, Law, Aviation, Education, Tourism, Health Sciences
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Location

Where the campus sits and how to find it.

Girne American University

📍 Kyrenia (Girne), Kyrenia (Girne), North Cyprus

  • 🏠University Drive, PO Box 5, 99428 Karmi Campus, Karaoglanoglu, Kyrenia / TRNC
  • 👥20000 students enrolled
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FAQs

The questions students ask us most about this university.

Is there an application fee?
GAU requires a non-refundable deposit to confirm your place
a separate published application-fee amount is not stated on the site.?
Ask a counsellor and we will confirm it with the institution.
What English score exempts me from the Foundation English School?
IELTS 5.0, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE 40 or GCE/IGCSE grade C (GAU exemption criteria).
When does the academic year start?
New students are given orientation during the month of October
GAU also runs postgraduate/doctorate spring intakes.?
Ask a counsellor and we will confirm it with the institution.
How do I pay fees?
Annual tuition is set in euros for the 2025-26 academic year and an installment plan is available.

Fees, deadlines and entry rules shown here are the ones our counsellors work from. The institution can change them at any intake, so we confirm the live figures directly before an application is filed.