Cyprus University of Technology
{{Short description|Technical school in Limassol, Cyprus}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Cyprus University of Technology
| native_name = {{langx|el|Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου}} {{langx|tr|Kıbrıs Teknoloji Üniversitesi}}
| image = Cyprus University of Technology official logo.png
| established = 2004
| type = Public
| city = Limassol
| state = Limassol District
| country = Cyprus
| rector = Panayiotis Zaphiris
| academic_staff = 250
| students = 3,000
| undergrad = 2,000
| postgrad = 1,000
| staff =
| campus =
| affiliations = UNIMED
| website = [http://www.cut.ac.cy/ www.cut.ac.cy]
}}
The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) ({{langx|el|Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου}} or "ΤΕ.ΠΑ.Κ.") is a university established in 2004. Its first intake of students took place in the academic year 2007–08.{{cite news|title=Cyprus University of Technology to open officially on September 8 |date=23 August 2007 |url=http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=8024&type=st |work=Financial Mirror |access-date=24 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928090011/http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=8024&type=st |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}} The establishment of CUT is an attempt to fill in gaps that still exist within Cyprus' higher education by offering degrees in undergraduate and post graduate levels that are not offered by the University of Cyprus or by other higher education institutions.
It is based in Limassol, the second largest city in Cyprus.[http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main_old.php?id=12333&archive=1 (archive article)], 20 December 2003, The Cyprus Mail {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203038/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main_old.php?id=12333&archive=1 |date=27 September 2007 }} It was officially inaugurated in September 2007 by then-President of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos.{{cite news | title= President Papadopoulos inaugurates Cyprus University of Technology | date= 10 September 2007 | url =http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=8195&type=st | work =Financial Mirror | access-date = 12 September 2007 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
University rankings
{{Infobox university rankings
| type = University
| name = Cyprus University of Technology
| THE_W = 351–400 (2018) | THE_W_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/cyprus-university-technology|title=CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY|date=15 March 2023 |publisher=THE RANKING}}
| QS_EECA =102 | QS_EECA_year =2022 | QS_EECA_ref ={{Cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/eeca-rankings/2022 |title=QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia |access-date=15 January 2023}}}}
According to recent international rankings, Cyprus University of Technology is ranked:
- Among the top 300-350 Universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018-2019{{cite web |title=World University Rankings 2019 |date=26 September 2018 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats}}
Faculties and Departments
The University consists of seven Faculties and a Language Center:{{cite web | title=Cyprus University of Technology | url=https://www.cut.ac.cy/faculties | website=Cyprus University of Technology | access-date=24 October 2018}}
- Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science
- Chemical Engineering Programme in collaboration with the Department of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Management and Economics
- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management
- Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping
- Interdisciplinary Management Programme
- Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
- Department of Communication and Internet Studies
- Department of Public Communication
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health
- Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
- Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts
- Department of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics
- Faculty of Tourism Management, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship
- Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Digital Business
- Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
- Simos Menardos Language Centre
International relations
The Cyprus University of Technology is one of the eight holders of the European University of Technology, EUt+,{{Cite web|title=Website - European University of Technology|url=http://www.univ-tech.eu|website=European University of Technology}} with the Riga Technical University (Latvia), Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria), the Hochschule Darmstadt, University of Applied Sciences (Germany), the Technological University Dublin (Ireland), the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (Spain), the University of Technology of Troyes (France), and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania).
The European University of Technology, EUt+ is the result of the alliance of eight European partners.
Notable alumni
- Milan Trajkovic, Cypriot hurdler
References
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Category:Universities and colleges in Cyprus
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