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University of Cyprus Ranked in World's Top 400 by The Times
The University of Cyprus ranks among the 400 top universities worldwide, according to the "Higher Education World University Rankings," published by the Times of London on September 30.
According to a University of Cyprus announcement, its ranking at the 351st...
Cyprus
University of Cyprus Creates Confucius Institute
Speaking at a news conference, University Rector Constantinos Christofides said the creation of the Confucius Institute would significantly contribute to the internationalization of the University of Cyprus.
“It does not only open a window into the field of education and culture, but...
Cyprus
53-Year-Old Man Earns Place at The Law University of Cyprus
Some people say that there is no limit to studying and education and a 53-year-old man has proved this statement true.
E. Vagelou participated in the general examinations of Cyprus to earn a place at the Law University of Cyprus. He managed to get the...
Cyprus
Cyprus Open University Offers Distance Greek Language Study
With the new online program ‘Learning the Greek Language’, the Open University of Cyprus (OUC), in its capacity as a institution of education and culture, will be able to promote Hellenism around the world by using the new technology...
Cyprus
Cyprus University Study on Femicide Crimes
Many children end up living as orphans due to femicide crimes, which are the subject of a study conducted by the University of Cyprus in cooperation with other European Universities.
According to the study, a homicide caused by a man...
Cyprus
Cyprus University First to Accept Bitcoins for Tuition
The University of Nicosia founded in 1980, became the first university to globally accept the popular digital currency bitcoin for the payment of tuition and other fees.
It is used in aim to help foreign students in countries--where traditional banking...
Cyprus
Cyprus University Honors Costas Gavras
The University of Cyprus appointed noted film director Costas Gavras as Honorary Doctor at the Philosophy Department.
Mihalis Pieris, professor at the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, presented the life and the works of the acclaimed director. Pieris...
Europe
Security Analyst: Greece, Cyprus Should Offer Naval Bases to France
The Greece-France security agreement signed last week should lead to the establishment of French naval bases in Greece and Cyprus, a security analyst says. Dr. Ioannis Mazis believes that extending military collaboration with France will make Greece safer.
Dr. Mazis,...
Diplomacy
AUKUS Undermines NATO, Brings France Closer to Greece, Cyprus
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A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS, which has drawn France closer to Greece and Cyprus, and widened its divide with Turkey.
By Konstantinos Apostolou-Katsaros
A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS. Although...
Greece
Greek PM Mitsotakis in USA to Settle Daughter at Yale University
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be taking a three day trip to the United States to help his daughter, Dafni Mitsotakis, settle in at Yale University in Connecticut.
Mitsotakis' trip was announced by the Greek government's spokesman Giannis Oikonomou.
"I...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologists Locate the Lost Sanctuary of Apollo in Cyprus
A Sanctuary of Apollo was recently located by German archaeologists at Pera Oreinis-Fragkissa Lefkosia, Cyprus.
Education
Harvard University Considers Creating Courses on Refugee Crisis in Greece
Harvard University, one of the world's most prestigious academic institutions, has reportedly been mulling how to create a course devoted to the refugee crisis which has hit Europe in the last decade.
The proposed course would be offered in close partnership...
Greece
Turkey Doesn't Bluff When it Comes to Cyprus, Says British Expert
Dr. James Ker-Lindsay, who is a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and is a Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University, maintains that over the past fifty years the Cyprus Problem has...
Archaeology
Ancient Shipwreck Discovered off Coast of Protaras, Cyprus
The Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus announced on Thursday that a major maritime archaeological discovery has been made off the east coast of the island, just off Protaras, near Larnaca.
The Antiquities Department statement says the wreck...
Cyprus
Cyprus Elects First Turkish Cypriot as MEP
The European vote in Cyprus produced a landmark result on Sunday when a Turkish Cypriot was elected as an MEP for the first time on the ethnically-divided island.
Among the six MEPs elected was university professor Niyazi Kizilyurek, 59, who...