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02 February 2024 Final year medical student Fathima-Asma Anverdeen, has achieved notable success at the Medical Trainees Conference in Newcastle, organised by the Trainees & Members’ Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The conference, a key annual gathering in the medical community, known for its extensive programme featuring lectures by leading [...]

30 January 2024 The 9th Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (ASEMME), a pivotal event fostering intercontinental dialogue and cooperation, took place in Malta between January 25 -26, 2024. Professor Andreas Charalambous, Executive Vice President of UNIC Health, delivered a keynote speech, addressing the vital role of technology and innovation in healthcare education. Titled [...]

23 January 2024 Last Sunday, 21 January 2024, the Medical School, in collaboration with Pantheo Eye Center, embarked on a mission of vision and care. The destination was Doros village, nestled in the mountains of the Limassol district. The mission was to provide comprehensive eye examinations to the villagers, many of whom had limited [...]

Friday, 19 January 2024 Final year MD students Maria Witkowiak and Linn Persson, along with their team members Marios Christodoulides and Kyriaki Kekkou from the University of Cyprus, have made their mark on the global stage. Their team recently showcased their innovative project, 'matakia', at the European Finals of iDays in Barcelona, securing an [...]

11 December 2023 Six-Year MD student Abdelrahim Elmejrab traveled to Oxford University, where he presented a case study at the 6th International Conference of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on Heart and Stroke. The poster highlighted a rare case of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism resulting from Hypovitaminosis D in a young patient experiencing a hypertensive [...]

06 December 2023 Just like every year, the Mobile Clinic once again participated in the Christmas Fiesta fundraising event, organised by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. This event was held on Saturday, 2 December 2023, at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus head office in Nicosia. This Mobile Clinic expedition served as an Inter-Professional Learning (IPL) [...]

28 November 2023 On Sunday, 26 November 2023, the Mobile Clinic joined forces with the Cy Checkpoint (Testing and Prevention Centre for HIV and Sexual Transmitted Infections by the AIDS Solidarity Movement) and offered anonymous, rapid and free HIV/syphilis screening tests at Eleftheria square, in the old centre of Nicosia. Sixteen medical student volunteers, [...]

20 November 2023 The University of Nicosia Medical School has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Sorbonne University Faculty of Medicine in Paris, France. This partnership paves the way for mutual advancements through student and faculty/staff initiatives. Key features of this collaboration include: Exchange programmes for medical students to gain diverse clinical and [...]

17 November 2023 On Sunday, 12 November 2023, our Mobile Clinic embarked on a community outreach in the village of Anarita, located in the Paphos district. This event saw the participation of twenty volunteer medical students, who were supervised by Professor of Cardiology Joseph Moutiris. Our team successfully conducted free health screenings, including electrocardiograms, [...]

Friday, 10 November 2023 In the final week of October 2023, the Shriners Children’s team, including doctors, nurses, and staff, carried out their annual visit to Cyprus. The George and Thelma Paraskevaides Foundation has consistently been instrumental in enabling these visits. During their stay they assessed over 150 children, primarily from Cyprus, but also [...]

Monday, 11 November 2023 We are delighted to announce that the Medical School and the Swedish Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, have renewed their Student Training Agreement. This agreement enables students from all medical programmes at UNIC Medical School to undertake their clinical years at Swedish Hospital, subject to visa requirements. The agreement was formally [...]

24 October 2023 On Saturday, 21 October 2023, the Mobile Clinic visited Ormideia village, located in the  Larnaca District. Fourteen medical student volunteers  put their clinical skills into practice and provided Blood Pressure, Glucose and Body Mass Index measurements to the residents of Ormideia and the neighbouring communities. The expedition took place at the newly established UNIC Medical [...]

 University of Nicosia: #1* in Cyprus and Greece – THE World University Rankings 2024 #1 in Cyprus in Research Quality and International Outlook *Alongside the University of Cyprus, the University of Crete, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on 27 September [...]

15 September 2023 Following the approval by the University Senate and Council, we are pleased to announce the formation of the Unit for Diversity Competence (UDC) in Healthcare and Healthcare Education, which will operate under the UNIC Health umbrella. The mission of the UDC is to nurture an inclusive and culturally competent environment within [...]

19 July 2023 In response to the high demand, particularly in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), the paperback version of the esteemed "Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology' has been released earlier this year.  The hardcover version was first introduced  in 2020, under the stewardship of Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Foundation Chair of Obstetrics [...]