CYPRUS, UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
Over the past few years Advenio eAcademy has participated in a number of European funding applications led by the University of Cyprus. These included:
2022 – APHRODITE: A FRamewOrk to close the loop in the fashion industry in the meDITErranean region
2023 – E-SPIRIT: Verification of VET tools for Entrepreneurial Spirit
2023 – TSFOCI: Towards sustainable fashion: Overcoming challenges within the industry
The University of Cyprus:
- was established by law in 1989 as a body governed by public law;
- admitted its first students in 1992;
- offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational programmes;
- has developed a strong research activity (basic and applied) across the whole range of social impact-oriented disciplines;
- is staffed (September 2023 data) with 348 academic staff members, 57 Special Teaching Staff members, 791 postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, academic researchers and Special Scientists, and 385 administrative staff members;
- is financially supported by state funding (59%) and by its own revenues (41%)
- is on a continuous upward trajectory of success, with the world reputation rankings placing it among the top universities internationally. More specifically: TIMES 2024 (among the top 501-600), QS 2024 (368), Shanghai ranking – ARWU 2023 (701-800), and US Best Global University Rankings 2022-23 (643).
- is a partner of the European university YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe), the European alliance of Young Universities for the Future of Europe.
➤ The organisational entities are housed on the University Campus, in the premises of the former Pedagogical Academy and the Shacolas Educational Centre for Clinical Medicine (former Faculty of Nursing), in a part of a building complex in Latsia, in buildings in the walled city of Nicosia, as well as in a significant number of buildings scattered in the wider area of Nicosia.
The University of Cyprus is a public corporate body. It is governed by the University Council, comprising both government appointed and university elected members and the Senate where members are senior academic staff. The Faculties and Departments are administered by internal Boards; each Faculty is headed by an elected Dean; and each Department is headed by an elected Chairperson. The Rector’s Council has executive competences concerning daily or current matters.
UCY Governing Bodies
The Council is responsible for the management and supervision of the administrative and financial affairs of the University and its property. The Council prepares the annual budget of the University for the financial year commencing on the first of January and ending on the 31st of December in each year and ratifies or promotions of the academic and administrative staff of the University.
The Senate is the highest academic body of the University and is responsible for the academic affairs of the University, both teaching and research.
The Rector’s Council has executive competences concerning daily or current matters, , granted by the Senate upon recommendation of the Rector, or the Council upon recommendation of the Chairman of the Council.
University of Cyprus aims to establish itself as a Pioneer Research Institution achieving International Scientific Recognition in European Higher Education, offering Competitive Programmes and to become a Centre of Excellence in the wider Euro – Mediterranean Region.
The main objectives of the University are twofold: the promotion of scholarship and education through teaching and research, and the enhancement of the cultural, social and economic development of Cyprus.
In this context, the University believes that education must provide more than simply accumulation of knowledge. It must also encourage students’ active participation in the process of learning and acquisition of those values necessary for responsible involvement in the community. The University sets high standards for all branches of scholarship.
Research is promoted and funded in all departments for its contribution to scholarship in general and for its local and international applications.
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