08 October 2025 As part of the University of Nicosia Medical School’s agreement with the Sorbonne University Faculty of Medicine, MD Year 6 student Isabella Mae Angelopoulou spent the summer working in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Armand Trousseau Hospital in Paris. Isabella describes this experience as incredibly rewarding but also very intense [...]
16 September 2025 Jesse Zulberg recently returned from Tanzania where he spent two months volunteering with HealthMission Africa, an experience that left a lasting impact on his approach to medicine. The final-year MD student worked in rural areas where healthcare resources are limited, giving him new perspective on medical practice. ‘Growing up in South [...]
24 July 2025 Two Medical School students, Alexis Tripodis (Year 4, pictured right) and Aswinshankar Sivalingam (Year 3, centre), have recently returned from an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on personal healthcare data management at the University of Salerno, Italy, delivered under the NEOLAiA alliance. They joined peers from eight European universities on the [...]
July 2025 Recent graduates Ismini Kyriacou, Virginia Constantinou and Irene Papapetrou (all MD ’25) authored a collaborative study, 'Should Teachers Entertain? Views and Attitudes of Students and Faculty in Two Medical Programmes in Cyprus and Sweden', which was presented at the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Conference in Bangkok on 27 May 2025. [...]
July 2025 From 25 May to 2 June 2025, Naresh Sinnathamby (MBBS, Class of 2025, recently graduated) and Aliraza Rajabali (MD, Class of 2028) represented the University of Nicosia Medical School at the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. They presented the University’s Mobile Clinic initiative to an international audience [...]
13 June 2025 As the number of international students at the University of Nicosia Medical School and the School of Veterinary Medicine continues to grow, so does the importance of building bridges between those considering the journey and those already living it. The Student Ambassadorship Programme aims to do just that — by placing [...]
by George Sycallides, Communications office, UNIC Health 10 April 2025 Prakriti’s and Ahmed’s report on rare disease reaches UK’s Royal Society of Medicine MD5 students Prakriti Sachdev and Ahmed Eldesouky recently presented their report on a rare autoimmune condition, under the guidance of Professor Joseph, at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) [...]
7 April 2025 We are happy to announce that the UNIC Health team has achieved first place among 46 groups in the recent Run for Autism 5km corporate race. The event took place in Ayia Napa, on Sunday, 6 April 2025. Following last year's second place, UNIC Health's Student Services and the Running Club [...]
by George Sycallides, Communications office, UNIC Health 21 March 2025 Abdalla Modar Dali shares his clinical experience in Doha, Qatar Taking the initiative during his academic breaks, well ahead of his required clinical rotations, Abdalla Modar Dali, a second-year MD student, completed two voluntary clinical rotations at Al-Emadi Hospital in Doha, Qatar [...]
by Christos Krasidis, Communications Office, UNIC Health 26 February 2025 Michaela & Naresh reflect on their Mobile Clinic Club leadership At the University of Nicosia, the Mobile Clinic Club offers students a unique opportunity to develop and apply skills that go beyond the classroom, from year 1, while making a meaningful impact [...]
by George Sycallides, Director of Communications, UNIC Health 3 February 2025 Alma Sato: Sharing Elective Experiences at GOSH and Johns Hopkins For many medical students, working in top hospitals and interacting with patients is a crucial part of their education that can shape their future careers. In a recent discussion, Alma Sato, [...]
June 2020 By Jennifer Lyons, MBBS 2021 Strict lockdowns, unreliable WiFi and Medical School exams. How are students coping? The lockdown in Cyprus began on 19 March. For many international students at the University of Nicosia, this followed a mad dash to pack up dorm rooms and catch the last flight home. [...]
Friday, 12 April 2019 by Hafsa Omer Sulaiman, MBBS 2022 “The spike penetrated the chest wall and perforated the aortic arch; a few centimetres to the right and she may have pulled through.” That went through my head as I was waiting in front of the anatomy lab during my first week of medical [...]
Tuesday, 04 February 2019 by Dr Chloe Antoniou, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry My fondest childhood memory was teaching my younger sister math. Being four years older than her, I felt that it was the sisterly thing to do so she can be prepared about what the future beholds. Not sharing my knowledge of long [...]
Tuesday, 22 January 2019 by Eleni Naria Hadjicosta, Alumni 2018 You start with a goal. Graduate med school. Pretty big thinking when you’re 18 years old. And then one day, you wake up, and realise you’ve done it. You are now a doctor. All those years of hard work, all the sweat and tears, [...]
Living in Cyprus can be a real joy. With 300 days of sunshine a year, beautiful beaches, delicious food and kind people, you’ll soon agree with a saying they have on the island: “It’s paradise!” Especially for students, Cyprus offers many perks, from being named the safest country in the world for young people, [...]
Moving is hard, and it’s even harder if you’re in a new country, and at a new school. But one thing that can make it so much easier is living in student housing. Where you live affects your life in and out of the classroom, and choosing the right housing makes this life transition [...]
