Ivan Sotiriadis 
The ERC Synergy Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 6 November 2024. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 712 proposals, marking a 30% increase compared to last year’s call when 548 applications were submitted, and an even more significant 80% rise compared to the 2023 call when 395 proposals were received. 754 or 30% …
At COP29 in Baku, the European Commission has launched a new Methane Abatement Partnership Roadmap to further accelerate the reduction of methane emissions associated with fossil energy production and consumption, in collaboration with a number of partner countries, international organisations, NGOs and development banks. This new Roadmap provides a blueprint for cooperation between fossil fuel importing and exporting countries, which …
43% of students do not reach the basic level of digital skills, according to the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS). Key findings Most countries show a decline or no improvement in their scores compared to previous survey cycles from 2018. Even the better performing EU countries, such as Czechia and Denmark, are still …
The report assessed university-business cooperation activities the European Commission has carried out since 2008 and provides recommendations for developing an upcoming framework. The report focused on 5 initiatives: University-Business Forum Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances HEInnovate Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes Partnership Higher Education for Smart Specialisation project Challenges and recommendations The report results show that these activities …
Independent experts present the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, which will be discussed with around 1000 stakeholders next week. The AI Office is facilitating relevant AI Act understanding with dedicated questions and answers for stakeholders. The iterative drafting of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice reaches an important milestone after the kick-off on 30 …
The Commission’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office is launching a targeted stakeholders consultation process on the future guidelines on the AI system definition and the implementation of AI practices that pose unacceptable risks under the AI Act. The guidelines will help national competent authorities as well as providers and deployers in complying with the AI Act’s rules on …
Three (3) faculty members of the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) are included in the list of the top international researchers based on their published work and their impact on the scientific community for the year 2023. This international recognition is for Professor Michalinos Zembyla (Director of the Graduate Programme “Education Sciences” and Dean of …
Connecting youth with seniors through digital and green education The University of Limassol in collaboration with the Materia Group, conducted the second workshop with young members of the United Youth of Lympia, as part of the InterGenic project implementations on November 2nd, 2024. The InterGenic project focuses on supporting the European Union’s twin transition through intergenerational …
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) and the Municipality and Planning Department – Ajman (MPDA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to consolidate their cooperation and coordination in the fields of sustainability and clean energy. The MoU was signed on behalf of CyI by Professor Jean Sciare, Director of the Climate …
The Nicosia Municipality, following a proposal submitted by the Municipality of Aglantzia, participates in the project “Edu4Climate” which was approved for funding by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Coordination & Support Action (CSA) “European Excellence Initiative” (EEI). The consortium is led by the Cyprus Institute and involves educational institutions and local authorities from Crete, Versailles …