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University of Nicosia: Kansas City Digital Drive, the KC Futures DAO, and UNIC’s Institute For the Future Partner to Expand Web3 Education Opportunities for the Kansas City Region

Kansas City Digital Drive (KCDD), representing the KC Futures DAO, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of the Future (IFF) of the University of Nicosia.  This collaboration aims to enhance access to blockchain, digital currency, and metaverse education, to empower the Kansas City community with innovative skills for the digital economy. …

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University of Cyprus: Cyprus is represented in the list of the world’s most influential scientists by Professor Despo Fatta-Kassinou of the University of Cyprus

The published list of scientists with the greatest research impact worldwide includes Professor Despo Fatta-Kassinou, Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus. Dr Fatta-Kassinou is the only representative of the country on the Clarivate list and the only woman in Greece and Cyprus. As a highly cited …

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Three faculty members of the Open University of Cyprus on the list of the top international scientists in their fields of research

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 …

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University of Limassol: InterGenic Project

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 …

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The Cyprus Institute: CyI and Municipality and Planning Department of Ajman (UAE) Sign MoU on Environmental Sustainability and Clean Energy

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 …

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Nicosia Municipality participates in the Edu4Climate project

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 …

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University of Cyprus & Cyprus University of Technology: Application of advanced technologies for the development of “green” biodegradable plastic bags for plants and seedlings

The University of Cyprus (UCY) and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) are joining forces with two local companies, AmaDema – Advanced Materials Design & Manufacturing (https://amdmcomposites.com/) and Elysee (https://elysee.com.cy/) on the occasion of the research project “PlantNGreen”. The “PlantNGreen” project The research project “PlantNGreen” entitled “Development of functional, biodegradable fibrous nursery bags for ecological …

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University of Cyprus: Launch of the €6.5 million European Project ISMED-CLIM

More than 100 scientists and representatives from 11 countries took part in the inaugural meeting held at the University of Cyprus The Inaugural Event of the new large-scale research project ISMED-CLIM from the HORIZON EUROPE programme, which was awarded to the University of Cyprus with a total budget of €6.5 million, took place from 4-5 …

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University of Nicosia: Among the leading researchers in the field of Linguistics, Assistant Professor George Georgiou

An important distinction has been recorded by the Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nicosia, Dr George P. Georgiou, from the prestigious Scholar GPS, an artificial intelligence-based platform that evaluates over 30 million researchers from more than 55,000 institutions around the world based on the impact of their publications. Dr. Georgiou is Vice …

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