As an important milestone leading up to the 10th World Water Forum in Bali in May 2024, the 5th Mediterranean Water Forum unfolded in Tunisia from 5th to 7th February 2024. Hosted by the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMs), with the backing of the Tunisian Ministry …
The University of Nicosia, as a partner of the NEOLAiA Alliance of European Universities, participated in the official Kick-off Meeting of the Alliance, which took place in Brussels, on 07-08 February 2024. In this context, the Rectors and Vice-Rectors of the 9 universities participating in the Alliance attended the festive ceremony of the project’s official …
Nikolas Bakirtzis (Assoc. Prof., CyI) co-edited with Lucca Zavagno (Assoc. Prof., Bilkent U.) “The Routledge Handbook of the Byzantine City: From Justinian to Mehmet II (ca. 500 – ca. 1500).” The volume also includes a chapter by PhD candidate and APAC Labs / STARC Research Assistant Athanasios Koutoupas, and, two chapters by Dr. Bakirtzis. The …
On 29th January 2024, UCLan Cyprus and eBOS Technologies signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC). By joining forces, the two organisations enhance the local eco-system with the benefits that stem from combining their strong knowhow and capabilities. This MoU signifies the commitment shared by both parties to strengthen their research capacity, as well as to advance …
The European Commission will invest €54 million in new projects under the European Excellence Initiative, with the goal of strengthening R&I collaboration and excellence in universities from across Europe. The European Excellence Initiative (EEI) is part of the Horizon Europe: Widening participation and spreading excellence funding sub-programme. The objectives of the action are to improve science and value creation …
Research-driven environmental policies, and new technologies and services to support their effective implementation and monitoring, are essential for a timely and concerted approach to adapt to and mitigate the effects of the unfolding climate crisis. European Research Infrastructures (RIs) of the Environment Domain, collectively referred to as the European Environmental and Earth System RIs (ENVRI) …
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) participates with a research team led by Professor Loizos Michael (Computational Cognition Lab and Joint M.Sc. Programme in “Cognitive Systems”) in the new three-year Erasmus+ project “ADMIT: generative Ai anD large language Models In higher educaTion”. ADMIT is a collaborative partnership project between higher distance learning institutions aiming at developing a comprehensive LLM-ed framework and guidelines, and establishing …
Professor Alexandros Papayannis (LiDAR Team, Laboratory of Optoelectronics, Lasers and their applications, Department of Physics, School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens) within the framework of CleanCloud Horizon-2020 research program participates in a research mission to the Villum research station (https://villumresearchstation.dk), North Greenland (81°36’ N, 16°40’ W). The NTUA LiDAR …
Frederick University presents the collective, interdisciplinary research work conducted by members of the University’s academic staff, on the subject of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on human rights. The work is available online. The publication, edited by Dr Vasiliki Karagkouni, Assistant Professor at the Department of Law, is the result of a coordinated research …
The Computation-based Science and Technology Research Center (CaSToRC) of The Cyprus Institute hosted a landmark “Industry Day” on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, organised within the framework of the EUROCC2 project. The event, led by CaSToRC Director, Prof. Constantine Dovrolis, marks a significant step in incorporating advanced digital technologies such as High-Performance Computing (HPC), High-Performance Data …