Barcellona Kick-off meeting 21th of October 2010

1. CYPRUS UNIVERSITY
OF TECHNOLOGY
Competitive opportunities
in Education
and Research

2.  Established by law in December 2003.
 Accepted its first students in September 2007.
Its vision & mission is to:
 develop itself into a modern, pioneering
University able to offer education and high level
research in leading branches of science and
technology.
 establish for itself a role in support of the state
and society in their efforts to confront problems,
which cover all areas of science and technology
HISTORY & OBJECTIVES

3. Basic Targets
 To offer education of a high scientific, technological, and
professional level to students.
 To produce high quality research that will transcend the
traditional boundaries between basic and applied research
 To allow Cyprus to attain an important position as a
partner in a modern, European setting, and to secure
significant external research funding.
• To promote University cooperation with local industry and
the labour sector in order to participate in the national
effort to innovate and constantly improve products and
services.

4. Faculties and Departments
 Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental
Management
 Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology
and Food Science
 Department of Environmental Management
 Faculty of Management and Economics
 Department of Hotel and Tourism Management
 Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping

5.  Faculty of Health Sciences
 Department of Nursing
 Faculty of Applied Arts and Communication
 Department of Communication and Internet Studies
 Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts

6. Faculty of Engineering and
Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering
and Information Technology
Department of Mechanical
Engineering and Materials Science
and Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering and
Geomatics

7. University Campus Master Plan
anticipates that until 2020:
the number of students will steadily grow
to 7000-8000
5-7 Faculties
21-28 departments
Technological Park

8. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
with academic and scientific institutions
CUT aims in
developing, organizing and maintaining
effective international relations and
networking in order to promote :
Student and staff mobility as well as the
development of international
collaboration.
Transnational university cooperation
particularly focused on European
educational and research programmes

9. CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY
www.cut.ac.cy
Thank you for your attention.

10. CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY
www.cut.ac.cy
Thank you for your attention.