Eastern Mediterrenaen University , founded in the city of Famagusta in 1986 is the leading university of Northern Cyprus and the second best instituion of higher education of Cyprus.
The Department of Mathematics (operating as part of the Faculty of Arts and Scienes ) decided to display Gömböc 986 as a permanent exhibit, carrying 3 digits form the year of foundation of the University. Gömböc 986 was introduced to faculty and students on March 14th 2023, in the frame of the Pi-day festivities.
At the event both Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Özarslan , Dean of the Faculty (in our picture standing left) and Prof. Dr. Nazim Mahmudov , chairman of the Department (standing right in the picture) gave speeches and Gömböc 986 was introduced to the audience by Prof. Dr. Benedek Nagy (in the middle in our picture), member of the mathematics faculty. The university reported the event on its homepage and it was also picked up by the local press.
The production of Gömböc 986, standing 90mm high, made from AlMgSi-alloy, was supported by Mr Ottó Albrecht.