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Information for Cyprus Expats on Cyprus Education once secondary school has been completed.
Higher Education in Cyprus is provided by both public and private institutions. The competent authority, within the Ministry of Education and Culture, responsible for issues pertaining to higher education is the Department of Higher and Tertiary Education (DAAE). Specifically, the Department of Higher and Tertiary Education is responsible for, or deals with, the following:
• University of Cyprus (budget, legislative issues, student issues).
• Private Institutions of Tertiary Education (registration, inspection, educational evaluation - accreditation, Advisory Committee of Tertiary Education).
• Administrative support to the Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Academic Qualifications, on budgetary as well as legislative issues.
• Administrative support to the Council of Educational Evaluation – Accreditation.
• The Pancyprian Examinations for entrance to the public institutions of higher and tertiary education of Cyprus and Greece.
• The exams for appointments in the public and the semi-government sectors through the Examinations Service.
• Student affairs (Student ID, Youth Card).
• Funding of Greek and Byzantine Studies in universities abroad.
• Open University of Cyprus (Budget, legislative issues and regulations).
• The Technological University of Cyprus (budget, legislative issues and regulations).
• Private Universities (legislative issues and regulations, applications for establishment).
• Lifelong Learning.
• Support to European programs and sectors such as SOCRATES, ERASMUS, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, NARIC, Eurydice, etc.
In the era of rapid technological and scientific development, knowledge, training and higher education, constitute the cornerstone of developed economies and societies and as such they require skilful and knowledgeable professionals who will be able to cope in today’s highly competitive arena.
Cyprus’ accession to the European Union has brought forth new challenges. The Lisbon Strategy, adopted by the European Union aspires, by 2010, to turn the EU into the world’s most competitive knowledge-based economy, with more work positions and social cohesion. Education, especially higher education, will be a catalyst toward the achievement of this goal.
Within the framework of the Lisbon Process, the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the development of public institutions of tertiary education, that is, the development and expansion of the University of Cyprus, the establishment and operation of the Technological University of Cyprus and the operation of the Open University. The Ministry of Education and Culture also acknowledges the crucial role that private tertiary education is asked to play in this new state of affairs.
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