Semester in Cyprus: Business
Host Institution
The University of Nicosia provides the academic curriculum, faculty and
facilities for this program. Classes are taught at the University of
Nicosia's main campus in Nicosia and students receive a University
of Nicosia transcript upon successful completion of their coursework.
The
University of Nicosia is a well-known international institution and the
largest university in Cyprus with over 7,000 students (including 1,000
international degree-seeking students) enrolled at three campuses in
the three largest cities in Cyprus. The University of Nicosia is
accredited at the bachelor's, master's and doctorate level and has particular
strengths in business, international relations, engineering, computer
science and some areas of the social sciences. The University of
Nicosia has more than 200 faculty, over 80% of which hold the rank of
assistant professor or higher.
All
of the classroom buildings in Nicosia were built over the last decade
and match modern American facilities in terms of design, comfort and
information technology. The University of Nicosia is designed on the
American semester model and uses US standards for grading, contact
hours and credit hours. All University of Nicosia courses, for local or
international students, are taught in English.
Accreditation
The University of Nicosia is fully accredited at the bachelor's and
master's level and approved at the doctorate level by SEKAP, the
Cypriot accreditation board appointed by the Ministry of Culture and
Education and the Council of Ministries.
University of Nicosia Page on the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture Website
Facilities
The University of Nicosia has
campuses in the three major cities in Cyprus. Its facilities include 71
classrooms, 13 amphitheaters, 5 conference rooms, 25 computer labs and
several other specialized labs servicing the needs of its design,
communication, TV and radio, music, language, engineering, culinary
arts, hotel management, life and health sciences, psychology and
education programs.
The
Nicosia campus where GLS students are based, consists of eight
buildings totaling 300,000 square feet and includes a 70,000 volume
library. It is located in a high-end residential neighborhood in
Nicosia.
The campus is also equipped with a restaurant, 2
cafeterias, an open-air amphitheater, a bookstore, a copy-center, a
movie-theater, a games room and a gym that is open daily and is free of
charge for all students. The cafeteria and Training Restaurant offer
meals, drinks, snacks and recreational facilities and are also a
congenial place for students to meet between and after classes.
The
University of Nicosiaâ??s movie theatre, Cine Studio, is one of the best
theaters in Nicosia, with comfortable seats and a state of the art film
projector and stereo system. It shows art-house films for students and
staff and is also open to the public at large.
The University
of Nicosia has a distributed LAN-based computing environment and WiFi
service is available in many parts of the Nicosia campus. Computer labs
also are available for student use.
