#University of Cyprus

The introduction programmes in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities “does not undermine public schools”, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) said on Tuesday. The ...

Professors at the University of Cyprus have called on the government to take immediate action towards securing funding for the new excellence centre in emerging quantum technology, so as not ...

Higher education cannot be internationalised if state universities are not given a chance to offer bachelor’s degrees in foreign languages, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. Though some ...

The rectors of Cyprus’ two public universities, the University of Cyprus’ Tasos Christofides and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Panayiotis Zaphiris, on Thursday called for the “immediate passage ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) and the University of Cyprus (UCY) School of Medicine have renewed their partnership for two more years, extending a collaboration that supports ...

Scientists have uncovered a mystery surrounding the extinction of dwarf hippos and dwarf elephants that once roamed Cyprus before the arrival of the first humans. During the Late Pleistocene, Cyprus ...

The University of Cyprus’ expertise “will be utilised” when Cyprus holds the European Council’s rotating presidency in 2026, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on Tuesday. Speaking after a ...

The University of Cyprus has been derelict in its management of a contract regarding the construction of facilities on its premises, with cost overruns expected to reach €2.6 million, the auditor-general ...

The University of Cyprus on Monday said there is “nothing irregular” in its allowing students who obtained international high school qualifications to apply to study at the university. The university’...

The University of Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it would open up the remaining unfilled places for students starting undergraduate programmes to those who passed international high school examinations. Those ...

Eight years after they were first mooted, courses at the University of Cyprus in languages other than Greek have proven divisive as the education ministry works to tie up loose ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday responded to University of Cyprus valedictorian Lambros Dionisiou, who said he would leave Cyprus not knowing if and when he would ever return. In ...

Student housing is of great importance to the University of Cyprus (UCy), rector Tassos Christofides said on Wednesday at the House education committee, which continued debating the university’s budget ...

The University of Cyprus’ (UCy) financial management needs to be rationalised and modernised, the House education committee said on Wednesday, while examining the university’s budget. Although the budget submitted ...

It was a surprise to hear education minister Athena Michaelidou would consider the introduction of English language undergraduate courses at the public universities. Although some postgraduate courses are being offered ...

New HIV-1 strains have been discovered on the island, researchers at the University of Cyprus (UCy) announced on Tuesday. In an article published in the biomedical journal Viruses on December 21, ...

Nicosia municipality signed an agreement on Thursday to make the capital a Europa Nostra hub, which will highlight the city’s cultural heritage. The agreement will also include the participation ...

easyJet founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou on Tuesday handed over three scholarships to students doing an MBA at the University of Cyprus worth €30,000. The ...

The University of Cyprus (UCy) on Thursday announced a tender for the development of the first phase of a photovoltaic (PV) park on its premises. The ‘Apollo’ project, part of ...

Bibliophiles are increasingly flocking to libraries, with an observed interest in crime novels and social sciences. According to three librarians interviewed by the Cyprus News Agency, libraries are becoming increasingly ...

The University of Cyprus (UCy) will be forced to halt payments if its supplementary budget is not passed, rector Tassos Christofides said on Friday. During a visit by the house ...

University of Cyprus rector Tasos Christofides on Friday denied allegations of conflict of interest surrounding the employment of his daughter, calling on the auditor-general to show some respect on the ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides hauled the University of Cyprus over the coals on Thursday, flagging a series of irregularities – including their keeping on the payroll a Nobel laureate past his retirement. ...

The University of Cyprus has submitted plans for a major 1.39km² expansion of its campus with the aim of creating facilities to welcome 13,820 students by 2030. It is understood to currently ...