Netkent Mediterranean Research and Science University is the first digital online university in the region. Established in 2010 in Nicosia, Netkent has 9 undergraduate and 3 graduate programs in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Engineering and Law.

Netkent was granted the Preliminary Permission from TRNC Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports on 31/12/2009 and the Approval of Higher Education Planning Evaluation Accreditation and Coordination Council (YÖDAK) on 04/02/2010 with the resolution number 33/2006 respectively in accordance with the laws of TRNC.

Netkent is a pioneer university in the era of digital transformation, where the rate of internet usage increases continuously, access to information becomes easier, space concept becomes abstract and time becomes more important.