{"id":355,"date":"2026-05-19T20:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/?p=355"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:55:46","slug":"eul-students-turn-saturdays-into-fun-and-creative-days-with-happy-saturdays-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/eul-students-turn-saturdays-into-fun-and-creative-days-with-happy-saturdays-events\/","title":{"rendered":"EUL students turn Saturdays into fun and creative days with \u201cHappy Saturdays\u201d Events\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News Article&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Adelia Sharapadin&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LEFKE, Northern Cyprus \u2013 Every Saturday, the campus of the European University of Lefke (EUL) becomes a meeting point where students from different countries come together to relax and have fun. Organised by the Social and Cultural Activities Center, the \u201cHappy Saturdays at EUL\u201d event series offers students a weekly escape from their busy academic schedules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the university\u2019s official news, the initiative runs throughout the semester and welcomes enthusiastic participation from students every weekend. The main goal is to help students connect, relieve stress, and enjoy a variety of fun activities organised by different faculties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last Happy Saturday event, which took place on 9 May 2026, was organised with the contributions of the Faculty of Architecture and Design and Design Club. The campus was filled with energy as students took part in creative workshops, competitions, and stage performances throughout the day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking about the series, the organisers stated that \u201cHappy Saturdays\u201d help build a stronger campus community and give international students a chance to socialise outside of the classroom. The spring semester programme recently continued with new activities featuring tournaments, creative workshops, and performances by international student communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHappy Saturday is something I really look forward to every week,\u201d said Alua Abir a second\u2011year student from Kazakhstan. \u201cWe dance, join workshops like mask painting , and just enjoy the campus atmosphere with friends. It makes the weekend feel special.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With free food, live music, and a welcoming environment for everyone, \u201cHappy Saturdays at EUL\u201d have become one of the most popular traditions on campus. To stay updated on upcoming events, students can follow the university\u2019s official announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Article&nbsp;&nbsp; By Adelia Sharapadin&nbsp;&nbsp; LEFKE, Northern Cyprus \u2013 Every Saturday, the campus of the European University of Lefke (EUL) becomes a meeting point where students from different countries come&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life-student-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}