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High-speed broadband and smart solutions are important for the revitalisation of many rural areas. This article explores how the EU supports this, particularly through initiatives such as the European Broadband Competence Offices Network, Smart Rural 21 and Smart Villages, as well as with a range of funding instruments and targeted policies. Europe is facing a …
The European Commission has published a report on the initial three-year phase of the Quantum Technologies Flagship. This report reviews the successful results and concrete achievements of the Flagship’s quantum research projects and takes stock of key lessons learned, as the Flagship’s next phase gets underway. During its ramp-up phase (2018-2022), the Flagship supported 24 projects in quantum …
With the aim of identifying problems and sustainable solutions for the restoration of Agro-ecosystems for the Mediterranean, a workshop was successfully held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in Agros village by researchers from the water and ecosystems division of the Energy Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) of The Cyprus Institute. The workshop is the …
In another success for The Cyprus Institute, Prof. Salvatore Carlucci, Director of the Environmental Sensing Laboratory and leader of CyI’s Sustainable Built Environment Group, is a co-author on two of the four papers that received the 2022 Best Paper Awards from the prestigious journal Building and Environment. The “Best Paper Awards” were established in 2007 to encourage publishing …
The European Rechance Programme held the multiplier event at the European University Cyprus in collaboration with the Center for Social Innovation (CSI). The Conference was successfully held by the Nursing Programme of the Department of Health Sciences of the European University of Cyprus and the opening of the conference was held by the President of the …
The Pact4Skills project is funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme. It started in 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2024. It aims to provide skills to students who are called to respond to the new needs regarding the management of cultural issues in the context of modern digital culture. These special skills concern interculturality , the digital …
The UNESCO Chair in Digital Cultural Heritage and the European Remembrance project (H2020 ERA CHAIR) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) are organising the final event of the European Erasmus+ project “The GLAMers”, which will take place at the Poseidonia Beach Hotel, in Limassol , on Monday 13/02/2023 and time 10:30-17:00. The opening of …
321 researchers have won 2022 European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. The funding – worth in total €657 million – is part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. It will help excellent scientists, who have 7 to 12 years’ experience after their PhDs, to pursue their most promising ideas. The grants will be invested in scientific projects spanning …
The European Research Council awards leading researchers across Europe with 657 million euros, with excellence as the only selection criterion. Great European distinction for three members of the staff of the University of Cyprus who secured grants of approximately 6 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grants 2022), which will be used …
The partners of the project “Empowering Culture through Business” have published the consolidated report on employability challenges faced by Culture and Creative Young Professionals (CCYPs) living or working in rural or remote areas. The report includes findings from each of the partner countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Poland). This report is the final consolidated …