Ivan Sotiriadis 
Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) has signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with Inha University of Korea (인하대학교 – Inha University) The signing ceremony took place on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Rector’s Office of CUT. This agreement opens up new prospects for cooperation between the two universities, particularly in the field of environmental management. …
The inaugural event of the research project “Smart real-time monitoring, management and control solution for enhanced performance of Solar-Plus-Storage Systems” or “SmartSPSS”, was held on June 19, 2024 at the University of Cyprus. The Photovoltaic Technology Laboratory has the role of the project coordinator. The new project has secured funding of €39,200, under the Research …
Three members of the European Office of Cyprus are part of consortia in new funding for additional European Universities Alliances Under the 2024 Erasmus+ European Universities call, the European Commission has selected 14 new European Universities Alliances. These alliances, which include 130 higher education institutions, will be supported with funding of up to € 14.4 …
The European Commission will provide co-funding for 12 doctoral training and 15 postdoctoral fellowship programmes. The European Commission has announced the results of the 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND), part of the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe. The European Commission will provide …
Plastics production and consumption patterns across Europe remain unsustainable and need to be made more circular to reduce waste, pollution, climate change and other negative impacts on the environment according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published. The briefing also highlights the introduction of a new monitoring tool where people, policy makers and others can check …
Education is featured prominently throughout the package, which acknowledges the importance of human capital and skills development for productivity, competitiveness, and the green and digital transitions. The European Commission published its European Semester Spring package, including 27 country reports and country specific recommendations, 18 of which concern education. Country reports The reports outline key economic, …
The Commission has launched a targeted consultation and a workshop series to seek input from stakeholders on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance. The initiatives cover use cases, benefits, barriers, risks and stakeholder needs. The consultation and workshops target all financial stakeholders. The input received will enable the Commission to provide guidance to …
CyI Research Scientist at the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), Dr. Jonilda Kushta, has been formally appointed as the National Contact Point for Cyprus in the Forum for Air Quality Modelling (FAIRMODE) community. This follows the formal appointment of CyI’s Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) as the Scientific Delegate to represent the Air …
The founding assembly of the Cyprus Academy of Marketing (CAM) took place on Thursday 13 June 2024 at the University of Cyprus, attended by 24 academics specialising in the field of marketing and working in state universities (e.g., University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, Open University of Cyprus) and private universities (e.g, During the …
Research Centre of Excellence “QSciTec” This is the largest funding received for research and innovation that will establish Cyprus as a hub for quantum computing and technologies in the region. The project coordinator is Professor Constantia Alexandrou of the Department of Physics. The University of Cyprus announces that the proposal “Quantum Computing for Science and …