A cooperation protocol in the field of sea and maritime law has been signed between the Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) and Villa College, one of the leading higher education institutions in the Maldives. The signing ceremony took place on June 16, 2025, at DEHUKAM’s headquarters in Ankara. Representing Villa College at the ceremony were Vice Rectors Dr. Ali Najeeb and Abdul Munnim Mohamed Manik, along with Dean of the Faculty of Law Uza. Asna Ahmed. From DEHUKAM, CEO Dr. Mustafa Başkara, DEHUKAM Board Member and Senior Researcher Prof. Dr. Yücel Acer, Senior Researchers Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali İbrahim Akkutay and Dr. Ceren Cerit Dindar, and other DEHUKAM Researchers participated in the event.

The protocol, signed by Villa College Vice Rector Dr. Ali Najeeb and DEHUKAM CEO Dr. Mustafa Başkara, aims to promote academic and scientific collaboration between the two institutions and to strengthen joint efforts in the field of the law of the sea.