Ivan Sotiriadis 
The consortium of the Erasmus+ project “Efficient University Administration” successfully held its third partners meeting in Athens, Greece, between the 30th of April and 2nd of May 2025. This pivotal event marked the progress made of the two-year project, aimed at enhancing administrative efficiency in higher education. The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the …
Building upon the successful implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding and a series of Erasmus+ KA171 staff mobilities since 2022, UCLan Cyprus was delighted to continue its vibrant academic collaboration with the American University in the Emirates (AUE) in Dubai throughout the first quarter of 2025. In January 2025, Dr Panagiotis Kontakos, Assistant Professor in …
On May 15th, 2025, in Tirana, Albania, Neapolis University Pafos and Western Balkans University signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking the beginning of a strategic academic partnership between the two institutions. The agreement was signed by Prof. Pantelis Sklias, Rector of Neapolis University Pafos, and Prof. Ferdinand Gjana, President of Western Balkans University. The Memorandum …
The Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) ‘Elements and Health Impact of the Mediterranean Diet’, which was successfully completed by the Postgraduate Programme ‘Health Unit Management’ of the Open University of Cyprus (OUC), in collaboration with the University’s Mobility Office, was a great success. The Programme was carried out with the participation of 18 students and …
An interdisciplinary model course that empowers universities to teach inclusive, human-centred and climate-resilient design The InPlanEd (Integrated Planning Approaches in Higher Education) project, co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, was officially completed in March 2025, after 28 months of substantial collaboration and co-creation between five partners from Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Belgium. Coordinated by …
The European Commission will support 83 Staff Exchanges projects to boost knowledge transfer and innovation. The European Commission has announced the results of the 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Staff Exchanges. The Commission will assign €99.5 million for a total of 83 projects, promoting cooperation between academic and non-academic organisations in the EU …
Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility. The 2025 call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships is open as of 8 May 2025. The grants aim to improve the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, with a …
EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint workplan “Data and AI in medicines regulation to 2028”. It sets out how the European medicines regulatory network plans to leverage large volumes of regulatory and health data as well as new tools to encourage research, innovation, and to support regulatory decision making for better medicines that …
The EU and Japan held their third Digital Partnership Council today in Tokyo to reinforce tech and digital cooperation between the EU and Japan. The Council was co-chaired by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, alongside Masaaki Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation, Masashi Adachi, State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and …
The Commission has adopted a decision to provide an additional €3 billion to support Member States with the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum and to host refugees from Ukraine. President von der Leyen announced this extra support in today’s press conference with Chancellor Merz. You will find her statement here. The additional funding …