University of Cyprus
| University of Cyprus (UCY) Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Kıbrıs Üniversitesi |
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|---|---|
| founding | 1989 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Nicosia , Republic of Cyprus |
| Rector | Stavros Zenios |
| Students | 3500 |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.ucy.ac.cy |
The University of Cyprus ( Greek : Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου , Turkish : Kıbrıs Üniversitesi , English : University of Cyprus (UCY) ) is a university in Nicosia and the most important university in the Republic of Cyprus . It was founded in 1989. The first president was Nelly Tsouyopoulos . The British Byzantinist Robert Browning was one of the international advisors on establishing the university . Christopher Pissarides , who later won the Nobel Prize for Economics , received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2009.
Around 3500 students are taught in Greek and Turkish at six faculties at the university. The faculties are:
- Humanities
- Applied Sciences
- Social and educational sciences
- Economics
- Engineering
- Literary studies
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed July 25, 2019 .
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