Our department, which was opened in 1997 as the Near East University (NEU) School of Physical Education and Sports, has been continuing its educational activities within the NEU Faculty of Sports Sciences since June 2018. The physical education and sports teaching program of our institution, which is the first school of physical education and sports in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and subsequently the first faculty of sports sciences, has been continuing its activities since 1997. It is the most important actor in the development of sports thanks to the students it graduates as Physical Education and Sports Teachers and professionals who have been successful in many fields both in Northern Cyprus and Turkey.