The Cyprus Institute (www.cyi.ac.cy) is a world-class, non-profit research and educational institution with a strong scientific and technological orientation. It is a regional Center of Excellence, addressing issues of regional interest but of global significance, with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary research and international collaborations.
The Cyprus Institute operates under the aegis of the Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF), and is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of leading personalities from the international academic, political and business world.
Having launched its first research center in 2007, and with only a few years in operation, The Cyprus Institute has demonstrated its keen ability to successfully conduct cutting edge scientific research, and to attract scientists of international repute. Recognizing the unique geopolitical location of Cyprus as the southern and eastern-most state of the European Union, The Cyprus Institute is being developed as a gateway between the European Union and the Eastern Mediterranean - Middle East (EMME), and as an important research resource to help transform Cyprus into a knowledge-based economy and advance the welfare of the island and the region.
The Cyprus Institute is comprised of four specialized multidisciplinary research centers, developed in partnership with leading international institutions in their respective thematic areas:
Facilities and Infrastructure
The Cyprus Institute has pioneering research infrastructures, many of which are unique in Cyprus and the region, such as the largest academic supercomputer in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Unmanned Systems Laboratory (USRL), the PROTEAS Solar Research Facility in Pentakomo, the Cyprus Atmospheric Observatory, the "Dr. Andreas Pittas” Art Characterization Laboratory (APAC), and others.
EDUCATION
The Cyprus Institute is also an accredited, degree-granting institution of higher education that offers unique, high-quality Master’s and PhD programs to select students from around the world, and provides training for future researchers and scholars.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Rapid developments in the areas of research that CyI is involved in require its continuous adaptation to constantly changing situations.
CyI takes the issue of CSR very seriously and wishes to develop a strategy for the voluntary integration of social and environmental actions into the institution's practices. The aim is to create a better working environment but also to assist the progress of society through sustainable development and improvement of the natural environment. CSR strategy will be based on the pillars of Human Resources, Society and Environment.
Dr Michalis Yiangou
Vice President for Operations
Telephone: +357 22208600
Fax: +357 22884440
Email: info@cyi.ac.cy
Address: 20 Constantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Αglantzia, Nicosia