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Cypriot member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Wednesday called on the British government to reduce university tuition fees for Cypriots and other European Union citizens who elect to ...

Despite being relatively new, Cyprus universities have reached notable positions in international rankings. The sector has developed on the island mainly over the last 30 years, yet some institutions have managed ...

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will open a branch in Cyprus in October after receiving final approval from the Cypriot government, it announced on Monday, the first time ...

We do not know how our politicians came up with the idea that society has a moral duty to ensure that living conditions for students at public universities are as ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) is set to welcome 800 new undergraduate and another 200 postgraduate students at both master’s and doctorate levels in the upcoming academic year, with four ...

Good results in the Pancyprian exams are not necessary for all the places available at the two public universities. There are departments at these public universities that take students who ...

Parliament on Thursday evening passed the long-discussed legislation on offering foreign language study programmes at public universities, allowing the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) to ...

Akel have put forward a bill which would ensure that undergraduate programmes taught in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities are free of charge for students. The matter was discussed ...

Medical students at the University of Cyprus have expressed frustration over prolonged delays in establishing university clinics, saying the lack of progress is forcing them to pursue specialist training abroad – ...

Cyprus’ higher education institutions have announced the creation of a joint framework to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion, marking an unprecedented level of collaboration in the country’s academic sector. ...

A deputy sheriff’s son killed two people and wounded four others at Florida State University on Thursday before he was shot by officers and hospitalized, authorities said. Police believe ...

Cyprus had the highest share of women enrolled in postgraduate studies and the second-highest share in doctoral studies across the European Union in 2022, according to data released by Eurostat. Specifically, ...

A total of 4,780 Cypriot students are currently enrolled at one of the more than 40 UK universities, the British Council said on Tuesday. Since Brexit came into effect in 2020, the number ...

The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...

The House education committee is to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss laws which will allow overseas universities to establish campuses in Cyprus and allow Cypriot public universities ...

Discussions at the House education committee on foreign university branches and foreign language programmes at the University of Cyprus have been postponed for a fortnight. The education committee met on ...

The government’s plan to introduce foreign language undergraduate programmes at the country’s public universities is “based on scientific arguments”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

Opposition parties on Wednesday criticised the government’s handling of private foreign universities opening branches in Cyprus during a meeting of the House education committee. Representatives from the universities attended ...

Students returning from abroad after their studies should not have to pay customs for their belongings, MPs said on Tuesday as they discussed a bill to this effect at the ...

The number of new students being registered at the north’s universities this academic year is 11 per cent lower than last year, it was revealed on Tuesday. A total of 12,180 ...

The education ministry is set to present its strategy for higher education in September, it emerged during a House education committee meeting on Wednesday that also discussed the regulations for ...

The number of students in Cyprus has doubled in the last ten years, Health Minister Michael Damianos said, while addressing on Friday a Frederick University graduation ceremony in Nicosia. The ...

Applications for subsidised student accommodation within Nicosia’s walled city are now open, the interior ministry announced on Thursday. The project allows for financial assistance to property owners or tenants ...

The dentistry faculty at Morphou’s Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) had its licence to teach temporarily revoked on Wednesday. The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak) ...