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Call for Applications for the Doctoral Programme in Business Administration
For the Spring 2026 semester, the University of Nicosia announces the opening of three (3) positions for admission to the Doctoral Programme (PhD) in Business Administration.
Professor Dimitris Drikakis Presents “Scientific AI” at the Think-Tank Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s Symposium 2025
Professor Dimitris Drikakis, Dean of Sciences & Engineering at the University of Nicosia, delivered an invited talk at the Bauhaus Luftfahrt Symposium 2025 (18-19 November 2025) hosted at Munich Airport.
Ανανέωση λειτουργίας της Έδρας UNESCO του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας μέχρι το 2029
Το Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας ανακοινώνει την ανανέωση της εντολής λειτουργίας της Έδρας UNESCO από τον ομώνυμο διεθνή οργανισμό. Η απόφαση βασίστηκε στη σταθερή και τεκμηριωμένη προσφορά της Έδρας, από το 2005, στον πολιτισμό της Κύπρου, γεγονός που οδήγησε σε θετική αξιολόγηση και επέκταση της θητείας της έως το τέλος του 2029.
Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας: Δυναμική συμμετοχή στις Συναντήσεις της Συμμαχίας Ευρωπαϊκών Πανεπιστημίων NEOLAiA στο Σαλέρνο της Ιταλίας
Στο πλαίσιο ειδικής συζήτησης στρογγυλής τραπέζης, ο Πρύτανης του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας, Καθηγητής Φίλιππος Πουγιούτας και οι Πρυτάνεις των άλλων οκτώ Πανεπιστημίων, συζήτησαν τις στρατηγικές κατευθύνσεις της Συμμαχίας.
Disruptive Technologies in a Changing Security Environment: The Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean
The webinar featured presentations by distinguished academics of the Department of Politics and Governance of the University of Nicosia, Dr Constantinos Adamides, (Head of Department, and Dr. Petros Petrikkos, Adjunct Faculty Member.
The President of the Republic of Cyprus visits UNIC Athens
Tour by the CEO of the University of Nicosia to the state-of-the-art facilities of the Athens campus.
Erasmus+ | Anti‑Burnout Puzzle for Academics
The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is a partner in a new Erasmus+ project, entitled: Anti‑Burnout Puzzle for Academics.
Medical students contribute to depression treatment research
Medical students contribute to depression treatment research Two fourth-year graduate-entry medical students, Diana Saabneh and Ali Azam Ali Zaher, have co-authored a case study on combined treatments for treatment-resistant depression, published in the international journal Psychiatria Danubina. The two students worked with Clinical Associate [...]
UNIC team wins funding to combat waterborne and foodborne parasites
UNIC team wins funding to combat waterborne and foodborne parasites The research initiative CLEAR (Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis in Cyprus' Leafy Greens and Water Resources) has recently secured funding under the Thalia 2021–2027 Social Cohesion Programme, which is co-funded by the European Union [...]
FRA report calls for effective fundamental rights assessment of high-risk AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) brings about many opportunities for our societies and economies. But it also puts fundamental rights at risk, especially in sensitive areas like recruitment or social benefits. Drawing on interviews with providers, deployers and experts, a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reveals that many in the field of high-risk AI systems do not know how to systematically assess or mitigate these risks. Strengthening awareness and rights-compliant implementation of the AI act is key to protecting people’s rights while enabling innovation and creating legal certainty for businesses.
