Dr. Georgios (George) P. Georgiou recognised for outstanding scientific achievements in linguistics The University of Nicosia proudly announces that Dr. Georgios (George) P. Georgiou, Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Languages and Literature (School of Humanities and Social Sciences), has been elected as a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE). This …
The University of Nicosia and China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) have signed an MoU to enhance collaboration in law education and research. The MoU outlines several areas of cooperation, including the exchange of visits, staff, and students, fostering cooperative research, and co-sponsoring seminars, conferences, and workshops. The MoU also includes the mutual …
The University of Nicosia acts as the main contractor for FRA in Cyprus for the FRANET project. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies, acting as a centre of fundamental rights expertise. FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2024 focuses on key developments and shortfalls of fundamental rights protection in the …
A dive into the potential, challenges, and future of the Open Metaverse, underpinned by blockchain technology and decentralised principles. The EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF) has announced the release of its latest report, titled “Blockchain-Enabled Virtual Worlds.” This report, coordinated by the Institute For the Future (IFF) at the University of Nicosia, explores the Open Metaverse, examining …
The SUI Academic Research Awards (SARAs) Programme Supports Study on Smart Contract Programming Languages The University of Nicosia (UNIC) and the University of Macedonia (UOM) are pleased to announce their recent award of a research grant from the SUI Foundation through its Sui Academic Research Awards (SARAs) programme. The funded project, titled “COMET: Comparative Metrics and …
The Lecturer of the School of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Nicosia is honored for her 40-year career and contributions to food science and technology The University of Nicosia is delighted to announce that Dr. Phrosso Economidou Hadjilucas, a distinguished member of its teaching staff, has been honoured with the prestigious title …
The article “Navigating the Unpredictable: Deep Learning’s Role in Mastering Turbulent Flows” was promoted as “Featured” by the prestigious journal of the American Institute of Physics The article “Deep learning architecture for sparse and noisy turbulent flow data” by Professor Drikakis, UNIC Vice President for Global Partnerships and Executive Director of Research & Innovation Office, …
The main objective of the project is the creation of virtual biology laboratories. The inaugural meeting of the “Virtual Health Lab in Higher Education – VHEalthLab” project, took place on 1-2 February. The meeting was attended by representatives of organisations and educational institutions from Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Greece and Romania. During the opening session, the …
As part of the project, UNIC students attended a winter school on Climate Smart Agriculture, at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture The University of Nicosia participates in the European Research Project Erasmus+, Geo-CLIC (Geoinformatics Climate Change, https://geoclic.be/), which aims to contribute to the reversal of climate change and the return of the global climate …
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 …