Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Visits Bahçeşehir University

Eric L. Adams, Borough President of Brooklyn in the US state of New York, visited Bahçeşehir University while in Istanbul to sign a sister city protocol.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was welcomed at Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş campus on Wednesday, 12 August, by Bahçeşehir University Vice President Prof. Dr. Ali Güngör, Vice President Prof. Dr. Elif Çepni and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Küntay of the Graduate School of Social Sciences.

Following a lunch and meeting between President Adams and his delegation and Bahçeşehir University faculty members, it was decided that, of two students attending the Local Governments Academy organized every year by the School of Government and Leadership (HLO) at Bahçeşehir University, one would receive a scholarship from the Brooklyn Borough and the other a scholarship in the name of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.

In recognition of his support for education and the leaders of the future, Bahçeşehir University presented President Adams with an "HLO Honorary Lecturer Certificate" as well as a "BAU School of Government and Leadership (HLO) Advisory Board Membership Certificate."