Five events marked the end of the journey of the Critical ARts Education for Sustainable societies (CARE/SS) project: four local events in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Spain and one International Conference in Poznan, Poland. During these events, the partners engaged the audience in presentations and roundtable discussions, resulting in fruitful conversations about the role of arts education …
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) proudly announces the successful completion of its very first Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), which was held from June 17 to June 21, 2024 entitled “Current Development and Trends in Educational Leadership”. This innovative programme saw the enthusiastic participation of 27 students, and 16 professors from 10 European universities, marking a …
The OpenEU alliance, coordinated by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), brings together 14 universities – amongst them the Open University of Cyprus – and 13 academic, business, rural, municipal and civil society associations from across Europe to create a pan-European Open University. OpenEU will contribute to the digital transformation of higher education institutions and the integration of technology in teaching and learning. OpenEU is …
The 2023 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Technical Field Award, which is the highest distinction for scientists/researchers conducting pioneering research work in the field of Artificial Intelligence, was awarded to Marios Polykarpou, Professor of the University of Cyprus and Director of the Research and Innovation Center of Excellence “KIOS”. The award ceremony took place on 2 July …
The International Nevitt Sanford Award for Outstanding Professional Contributions to Political Psychology was awarded to Haris Psaltis, Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, University of Cyprus. The International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) award rewards outstanding professional contributions of individuals to Political Psychology. The award was presented on July …
A new European project, TERRASAFE, brings together eleven European and one North African country to tackle the increasing threat of desertification in rural areas of Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Spain and Tunisia. Desertification is the process by which productive land and soils lose their capacity to sustain crop production or natural vegetation as a result of unsustainable …
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between UCLan Cyprus and Sovereign Base Areas Police Service (SBA Police Service) on 11th of June 2024 at UCLan Cyprus. The agreement establishes a strategic framework for joint activities, fostering synergy between academia and society, with a focus on participating in joint research and innovation projects, education, training and …
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 …