Coronavirus: Former rector slams UCy SafePass move; students satisfied (Updated)
Students and research staff on Thursday welcomed the decision of the University of Cyprus to allow class attendance with a SafePass, but a former rector...
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Cyprus has taken ‘huge strides’ to becoming an educational hub
The 53,262 students registered at higher level institutions demonstrate that Cyprus has taken huge strides in establishing itself as an educational hub, Education Minister Prodromos...
Brave or greedy? Why did UK universities reopen?
Cypriot students on a challenging term back at university By Karim Arnous British universities have enjoyed their fair share of front-page news articles since the...
Coronavirus: universities call for volunteers for antibody study
Three universities called for volunteers on Tuesday to take part in a study to determine whether particular groups in the population have Covid-19 antibodies. Experts...
Prospective Cypriot students may need to apply for UK immigration points system
Prospective Cypriot students planning to study in the UK next year may need to apply to the UK’s points-based immigration system. The British High Commission...
Private colleges say they’re scapegoats for asylum mess
Private colleges on Thursday called on the government to rescind the measures on students from third-countries that aimed at tackling the numbers of asylum seekers,...
Cabinet defers military service for conscripts accepted at UK universities (Updated)
The Cabinet on Thursday announced that the government would temporarily defer the service of National guardsmen who have secured a seat in British universities so...
Anastasiades pledges to personally intervene to help male students
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday he would personally intervene to try and help male students facing fee hikes at British universities after they finish...
Our View: State plan to promote studying in Cyprus must include all universities
The initiative for plans to promote Cyprus as a higher education centre, announced last week by the education minister and the House president is a...
Contract signed for bike lane connecting universities with city centre
A contract between the transport ministry and universities in Nicosia for a bicycle lane from Engomi to the city centre has been signed Phase B...
Coronavirus: Universities placing all their resources at disposal of the government
UNIVERSITIES in Cyprus are placing all their resources at the disposal of the government in support of the fight against the coronavirus, it was announced...
AG’s office clears universities to take in private-school students
The Legal Service has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the...
Sorry end for Africans on ‘education island’
By Esra Aygin The body of a 33-year-old Nigerian student, who had been missing since July 1, was found in the boot of a car...
Over 50,000 enrolled in tertiary education in current academic year
A little over 51,000 students were enrolled in universities and colleges in Cyprus for the 2018-2019 academic year, of which 53 per cent are foreign...
About 50 pct of candidates secure uni places
Around 50 per cent of high school graduates that took the entrance exams have secured places in state universities in Greece and Cyprus, it was...
BBC highlights plight of foreign students in north
Many foreign students who attend universities in the north of the island feel let down, ending up indebted or worse, according to a damning BBC...
Students in northern Cyprus top 100,000
Over 100,000 students are attending universities in northern Cyprus this academic year, Turkish Cypriot ‘education minister’ Cemal Ozyigit said on Monday. A total of 102,944...
University placements announced
In total 2,263 high school graduates have secured places in state universities in Cyprus and Greece, it was announced on Friday. According to the permanent...
Uni tuition hike limited by decree to 0.75 per cent
The education minister has issued a decree setting the maximum increase private universities can charge at 0.75 per cent, the ministry announced on Wednesday. By...
Foreign students propel sharp population increase in north
The population in the north of the island is around 352,000, according to reports in Turkish Cypriot press on Tuesday with 230,000 of those classed...