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Nicosia Municipality Joins prestigious EIT Urban Mobility Raptor programme to enhance urban mobility and waste management

The Municipality of Nicosia is proud to announce its participation in the 2025 City Raptor Competition, funded by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) is a competition that swiftly creates and tests solutions to niche urban mobility challenges for businesses and cities across Europe. Startups and …

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Cyprus University of Technology: CUT and the Cyprus Academy of Sciences join forces to make Cyprus a centre of excellence

With the aim of making Cyprus a regional centre of excellence in the fields of research, science and culture, the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) and the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts signed a Protocol of Cooperation, launching a strategic partnership that promotes the linking of the academic community with culture and science. …

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Open University of Cyprus: Research collaboration between the Open University of Cyprus and the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence

Aiming to strengthen collaboration in the fields of research and innovation, the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence and the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Memorandum was signed on January 27, 2025, by Professor Diofantos Hadjimitsis, CEO of the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, and Professor Stavros Stavrou, Rector of OUC. …

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Open University of Cyprus: OpenEU takes initial steps to becoming the first pan-European open university

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. …

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European University Cyprus: Official Launch of the SUNRISE European Universities Alliance

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 …

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University of Cyprus and Special Olympics Cyprus: together for Equality and Social Inclusion

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 …

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UNIC Medical School joins pioneering European effort to enhance clinical trial inclusivity

The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the pioneering Research in Europe and Diversity Inclusion (READI) project. READI is a significant initiative aimed at transforming clinical research throughout Europe. This collaborative effort brings together 73 organizations from 18 countries, supported by €66.8 million in funding from the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) and contributing industry …

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European University Cyprus: Launch of project READI to enhance patient representativeness and inclusion in clinical research

The School of Medicine of European University Cyprus proudly announces the launch of the pioneering project IHI READI (Innovative Health Initiative, Research in Europe and Diversity Inclusion) aimed to promote a comprehensively inclusive ecosystem for clinical studies. Underserved and underrepresented populations in Europe, including ethnic minorities, older people and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, are often excluded …

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Nicosia Municipality: Nicosia participates in the 5th transnational meeting of the Cities After Dark project in Málaga

Málaga hosts the fifth URBACT Cities After Dark meeting From January 22 to 24, 2025, Málaga will become the epicentre of discussions on the night-time economy and urban attractiveness with the fifth transnational meeting of the URBACT Cities After Dark network. Held within the scope of the URBACT IV programme, the event aims to assess …

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University of Cyprus: TWIN2EXPAND – Translating Scientific Knowledge for Application in Urban Planning Policy and Practice

Optimising Access to Citizen Services in Cyprus through Evidence Based Design_ACCESS A new study by the Society and Urban Form (SURF) laboratory within the TWIN2EXPAND project, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and Cyprus Post, aims to improve access to citizen services across the country. The survey assesses the location …

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