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Seminar of the Department of Civil Engineering on “The effect of swelling soils on the built environment” Within the frame of its educational seminars and talks, the Department of Civil Engineering has invited esteemed civil engineer Dr. Kyriakos Kyrou, geotechnical engineer and former Director of the Water Development Department, for a presentation on “The effect …
The 91 new projects are funded through the EU Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation, under Cluster 6 “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment”. They will be working on delivering the commitments outlined in the EU Green Deal. Namely, to help curb environmental degradation, reverse biodiversity decline, better manage natural resources whilst ensuring food and …
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) 2024 call is open as of 23rd of January 2025. The deadline for submission of proposals is 24 June 2025. Under this call, the European Commission will award €101.8 million to support institutional, regional, national and international training and career development programmes for researchers. COFUND allows …
The European Commission adopted an implementing regulation establishing the rules for joint scientific consultations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, under the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation. The implementing act provides detailed procedural rules for the joint scientific consultations, also known as scientific advice, covering: the submission of requests from health technology …
The Commission has launched 4 calls for public feedback on different secondary legislation relating to the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) Regulation 2024/1735. In the form of 3 implementing regulations and 1 delegated regulation, these rules are aimed at supporting the NZIA’s objective of creating a regulatory framework that boosts the competitiveness of EU industry and advances technologies …
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative, entitled ‘HouseEurope! Power to Renovation’. The aim of the initiative is to create incentives for the renovation and transformation of existing buildings. The organisers call on the Commission to propose legislation incentivising the reuse of existing buildings based on: (i) ‘tax reductions for renovation works and reused …
The European Commission has published a call for independent experts for the Strategic Advisory Board of Destination Earth. The Board will be composed of approximately 15 European high-level technical and scientific experts that will advise the Commission on strategic matters related to both the technological and scientific areas of development for the next two years. …
The OpenEU alliance, coordinated by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), brings together 14 universities—including the Open University of Cyprus—and 13 academic institutions, university networks, non-governmental organizations, and businesses from across Europe to create a Pan-European Open University. OpenEU is one of the 14 new alliances funded under the European Union’s “European Universities 2024” initiative. …
The European University Cyprus (EUC) actively participated in the inaugural conference of the SUNRISE Alliance of European Universities (Smaller Strategic Universities Network for Regional Innovative and Sustainable Evolution), which took place on 14 and 15 January 2025 at the Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. The EUC delegation, consisting of 10 people, included members of the …
The University of Cyprus (UCY) and Special Olympics Cyprus (SOC) signed on 22 January 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding, aiming to promote research, education and social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. The signing of the memorandum marks the beginning of a multidimensional and innovative collaboration, which not only promotes the athletic development and social …