The Cyprus Institute: PROTEAS Solar Research Facility: A Glimpse into the Future of Renewable Energy at RESEE2023

The 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency (RESEE2023), held in Cyprus from October 12-14, 2023, witnessed a momentous occasion as the PROTEAS Solar Research Facility hosted the esteemed Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change, and Energy of the Republic of Seychelles, Flavien Joubert, alongside representatives from renowned organizations such as the International …

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University of Nicosia: Cypriot initiative dedicated to children wins the Cristal Scales of Justice Prize

UNIC’s Dr. Alexia Zalaf a member of the team which created the winning project ‘Kids in Court Psychoeducational Tool (KiCPsy-Tool)’ Dr. Alexia Zalaf, Assistant Professor at the UNIC School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of Social Sciences), along with her team from Sheffield Hallam University (UK), and Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre has …

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The Cyprus Institute: SimEA Project Achievements: Advancing Sustainable Solutions – CyI’s Pioneering Initiatives in Clean Energy and Sound Insulation

In the pursuit of sustainable solutions, The Cyprus Institute stands at the forefront with its active involvement in two important projects: the “Advanced Spectroscopy Research Unit for Sustainable Light Management” (ASPERIUM) and the “Sustainable nanofibers for sound insulating applications” (ECHOLAYER) . Under the expert coordination of Assoc. Prof. P. Keivanidis from the Cyprus University of …

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The Cyprus Institute: CyI and Partners Forge Alliance to Establish Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia for Cultural Preservation in EMME Region

The Cyprus Institute is one of the founding members of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia, along with the Municipality of Nicosia, the University of Cyprus, the A.G. Leventis Foundation and Europa Nostra, which is leading this Initiative. Europa Nostra’s Secretary General, Mrs. Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, and its Vice-President, Mrs. Androula Vassiliou, met on Thursday, …

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The Cyprus Institute: Visit by the European Research Executive Agency Delegation

The Head of the Operational/Project Management Sector (REA C3 – ‘Widening Participation’) at the European Research Executive Agency (REA), established by the European Commission (EC), Mr. Patricio Ortiz de la Torre, visited The Cyprus Institute’s premises in Athalassa on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.  During the meeting, Prof. Jean Sciare presented the progress of the EMME-CARE …

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University of Nicosia: New research by Dr Georgiou, Director of the UNIC Phonetic Lab, published in the esteemed Nature journal

In the last decade, machine learning, recognized as a subset of artificial intelligence, has gained prominence for its capacity to discern significant patterns from training data. This advancement has extended to predicting the perceptual patterns in non-native language speech, a domain often guided by the implicit assumption that phonetic similarities between one’s first language (L1) …

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The Cyprus Institute: CARE-C Researchers: July 2023 the Warmest Month on Record for the Past 41 Years FEATURED

This summer was by far the warmest on record worldwide with an average temperature of 16.77°C, or 0.66°C above average, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). These high temperatures were also observed in Cyprus where, according to researchers from CyI’s Environmental Predictions Department of the Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre of …

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University of Nicosia: 2.0 Entrepreneurship Education Developing Entrepreneurial Skills

World known Academics in Cyprus The University of Nicosia and Junior Achievement Cyprus organise the GCEE 2023 – Global Entrepreneurship Education Conference 2.0 on 13 October at 08:00 – 14:00 at the UNESCO Amphitheatre. GCEE will provide an opportunity to academics, educators, scientists, professional entrepreneurs, and students to present their work, exchange ideas and network for …

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