CyI Institute Professor Constantia Alexandrou has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Council of the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), the top governing body of PRACE. PRACE is a Research Infrastructure with 25 members representing European Union Member States and Associated Countries, with a mission to enable high-impact scientific discovery …
The Future Earth MENA Regional Center (FEMRC) and The Cyprus Institute (CyI) were actively participating in a hybrid conference on Sustainability Research + Innovation 2022 (SRI2022) took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from June 19-24, 2022. This is the second such conference organized under the auspices of the Belmont Forum and Future Earth. Director of …
As part of an analysis of the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) which will be implemented during the period 2023-2027, more than 300 experts from 23 EU Member States analysed the expected effects of the policy on biodiversity conservation. The experts recognised the mediocre performance of the CAP during the current programming period …
The PRIMA REACT4MED Project, entitled “Inclusive Outscaling of Agro-ecosystem Restoration ACTions of the Mediterranean”, brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers and professionals working to enhance Sustainable Land and Water Management to improve the livelihoods of Mediterranean communities. The REACT4MED Project, funded by the PRIMA Programme, consists of 11 partners (Universities, research institutes, and an …
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is thesecondleading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with 1.93 million new cases diagnosed in 2020 and 48% mortality rate. Most of these deaths could have been prevented by increasing the use of recommended screening tests. CRC has a 5-year survival rate of 90% if diagnosed in Stage I but only 14% if …
The European University of Cyprus signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Interstellar Institute. The cooperation memorandum was signed by the Rector of the European University of Cyprus, Prof. Andreas Efstathiou, and the President of the Interstellar Institute, His Eminence Metropolitan Isaia of Tamasos and Orinis. The memorandum will contribute to cooperation in research and …
On Wednesday, 22nd of June 2022, The Cyprus Institute (CyI), the Inter-Academic Group for Development (GID) – an International Association consisting of Academies from Southern Europe and the African continent with the ambition of “mobilizing knowledge in the service of a true Euro-African co-development” – along with the French Embassy, the French Institute of Cyprus, …
Maria Karekla, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology at the University of Cyprus, was elected President of the International Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), effective from June 18 , 2022. The election of Dr. Karekla is a great distinction for the University of Cyprus and the field of behavioral science and psychological health in …
Frederick University is proud of the LIFE – KEDROS project Award, for winning the LIFE AWARD for Nature 2022. Honor for Cyprus the promotion of the project as an example of good practice that can be implemented in other countries Frederick University is proud of the LIFE-KEDROS project , in which it participated, as one of the three …
The European University of Cyprus, partner of the Erasmus+ project entitled “Augmented Assessment” invites teachers and schools of Primary and Secondary Education to participate in the pilot implementation of the project that will take place from October 2022 to June 2023 . The project is supported by the competent educational authorities from Cyprus (Cyprus Pedagogical …