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Cypriot Pensioner Gets a University Degree at the Tender Age of 97

Three years before he celebrates his centenary, Konstantinos Georgiadis achieved a life-long dream by earning himself a University degree in Sociology. Mr. Georgiadis from Kokkinotrimithia, a small town west of Nicosia, was awarded the degree on Monday at the graduation...

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...

US Ambassador: I Personally do not Regard the Cyprus Problem as a Matter of Invasion and Occupation

U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus John M. Koenig said that he personally does not regard the Cyprus problem as essentially a matter of invasion and occupation, noting that it is up to the Cypriots to reclaim the Cyprus Dream. Koenig was speaking at an...

First Excavation Season at Cyprus' Nissia Shipwreck Successfully Completed

Cyprus' Department of Antiquities has announced the successful completion of the two-week first excavation season at the Nissia shipwreck, in Paralimni, Cyprus. As explained, the first excavation was focused on the opening of a trial trench in the...

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 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...

Cypriot Student Wins Model UN Debate Competition

Julianna Georgallidou, a sophomore law student from the University of Cyprus, has won the “Debate Champion” award of the Model United Nations (MUN) contest held in Rome from 13 to 17 of March, 2014. According to sources, the Cypriot student emerged as the...

Award to Cypriot Researcher for Power Optimization

Markos Asprou, a Ph.D. student at the University of Cyprus and a researcher at the KIOS Research Center for Intelligent Systems and Networks, has received a prestigious, international award which is given to a select number of Graduate students...

Cypriot Students Win Imagine Cup Again

For the third straight year,  engineering students from the University of Cyprus have won the The Multinational Software Corporation Microsoft, a premier student technology competition. Over the past 10 years, more than 1.65 million students from more than 190...

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...