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METU visits earthquake zone

On February 6, 2024, Middle East Technical University will visit the children in the earthquake zone who continue their education in container schools.

Middle East Technical University will visit the children who have been continuing their education in the container schools in the earthquake-impacted cities on February 6, 2024. Numerous activities will be held during the visit, and books specifically selected for various appropriate age groups will be gifted to the schools for the children.

On the first anniversary of the devastating earthquakes in the southeastern provinces of Turkey, METU will organize a visit to come together with the children continuing their education in the container schools in the region. Alongside members from the Office of Communications and the Fundraising Office (AdımODTÜ), volunteer METU students and academics will take part in this visit to the earthquake zone. During the visit, various scientific experiments and activities will be conducted for the children. Additionally, METU Publications will donate selected children’s books and specially designed wooden bookshelves to the container schools.

The book sets prepared by METU Publications include mini wooden bookshelves and various award-winning storybooks, popular science books, technology books, chess books, adventure books appropriate for children aged 5-12, all published by METU Publications.

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