12-14 University Avenue
Pyla
7080 Larnaca
Cyprus
- Democracy and community development
- Gender
- Human rights
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
UCLan Cyprus is the Cyprus campus of its parent university, the University of Central Lancashire and simultaneously a fully licensed and accredited private University in the Republic of Cyprus. It employs 50 professional staff & 125 academic staff. Established in 2012, UCLan Cyprus was built on strong academic foundations of 190 years of successful education of UCLan UK. In less than a decade since its establishment, UCLan Cyprus positioned itself firmly at the forefront of higher education and research in Cyprus and abroad, pioneering in multiple aspects. The University’s long-term vision is to be recognised as a world-class, research-led University, competing successfully and sustainably within a national and international market. Although a young campus, UCLan Cyprus has since 2013 successfully participated in various research bids under Horizon2020, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Erasmus +, European Social Fund, COST and FP7.
The vision of the University of Central Lancashire Cyprus is to be recognised as a world-class, research-led University, competing successfully and sustainably within a national and international market. We are a University that is increasingly recognised for its commitment to outstanding teaching and practical learning, impactful research, innovative thinking and knowledge transfer that adds value to socio-economic and scientific development across frontiers. Our mission is to promote access to excellence enabling all students and professionals to develop their potential. We value and practise equality of opportunity, transparency and tolerance. We aim to be a vital part of the social and corporate community, promoting innovation and development, both on national and international level. We strive for excellence in all we do: locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. We work in partnership with businesses, the community and other educators. We encourage and promote research innovation and creativity. Our aim is to accomplish • the advancement of science, knowledge, learning and education, through teaching and research for the benefit of the society as a whole; • the cultivation, transmission, implementation and the exchange of knowledge through sciences; and • the provision of graduate and postgraduate education of high standards that accepts international recognition. The above aims of UCLan Cyprus are achieved by: • the formation of a self-sufficient administrative and academic entity, that secures free and democratic functioning of academic procedures; • taking responsibility for the contribution of the university to all the competent state authorities and to all related to academic education entities; • the granting of graduate and postgraduate degrees from a wide spectrum of studies; • the provision of means and opportunities of education at a university level to persons having appropriate qualifications; • the advancement of knowledge and of its practical applications, using teaching, research and other means at high levels of quality; • the encouragement of studying and research (at all levels from Bachelor to PhD), and the provision of facilitation thereof; • the provision of courses to support Continuing Professional Development as well as higher educational programmes; • the engagement of education with society and economy; • the active contribution to the fulfilment of general needs of the broader society and economy; • the international presence and promotion of the university’s character and the evolution of the university to an educative pole of attraction to other countries; • the collaboration with researching and educational centres and the promotion of European cooperation and understanding through education; • the provision of advisory services to non-university bearers; • the securement of academic freedom and of free academic search. The vision and the mission of UCLan Cyprus are available on the University’s website: https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/discover/the-university/uclan-cyprus/
UCLan Cyprus is involved in two main activities - teaching and research - with the two being interlinked. Research informs teaching throughout the curriculum delivery in and out of the classroom as well as through the co- and extra-curricular activities taking place in each School and/or programme or at University level. Programme curriculum is frequently reviewed and updated according to the latest research findings in the field. Results of externally funded projects, outputs, publications, events (round tables, conferences, trainings, seminars, workshops, and surveys), CPD and public outreach events are embedded directly and/or indirectly in the course of teaching and learning, as learning activities and/or resources. Research is contextualised and research informed teaching activities are embedded in face-to-face or interactive discussions (e.g. during seminar or workshops, discussions of online materials), role plays (e.g. arguing, debating, mooting), collaborative writing activities (e.g. blog writing, group oral presentations), reflection (e.g. PDP, portfolio, workbook), and high use of technologies (e.g. interactive seminars, computer lab sessions, adobe connect, digital library training, research methodology and methods session).
UCLan Cyprus is a private university in Cyprus with links to its parent university in the UK. Its researchers are involved in cutting edge research in the fields of Science, Business and Law. The Cyprus Network will be able to tap in the expertise of the University's academics and facilitate their collaboration with the other Network partners. In addition to collaborations, the University could host events of the Network to its premises. Finally, the University could disseminate information about any public events supported or organised by the Network to its student population or partners.
The ALF Network provides an opportunity to academics to share views and interact with other institutions within Cypriot civil society. This opens doors for collaboration for research projects and initiatives, while it also expands the potential reach and impact of any projects that are organised by the University and its academics. Finally, the Cyprus Network has organised/will be organising events that could be practically beneficial to our members of staff, that as members to the ALF Network, will be able to participate in.