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1. Greece introduces ''talent and tech visas'' for non-EU citizens

Greece is about to introduce more formal incentives for attracting non-European Union citizens, this time based on their talent and expertise, as a means of boosting the country’s supply of skilled staff, which is seriously lagging demand in the high-tech sectors....

2. CyStat: Gender disparities persist in workforce

Although women make up the majority of the workforce in Cyprus, they are still paid significantly less than men, according to data published in a Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat) infographic on the occasion of International Women's Day....

3. Eurobank expands scholarship program to Cyprus

Eurobank Group is bringing its long-standing ''Forward for Education'' initiative to Cyprus, unveiling a new chapter in the program's 21-year history....

4. Forty percent of global jobs face disruption because of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape the global job market, potentially affecting 40% of jobs worldwide, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva....

5. Pharmacist on brink of license revocation over degree dispute

A pharmacist, whose credentials recently came under scrutiny by the state's Pharmacy Services, is now at risk of losing her license....

6. University of Cyprus Department of Computer Science and global game developer and publisher Wargaming Group Limited boost cooperation

In a bid to step up their cooperation, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus and Wargaming Group Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. ...

7. EY achieves record global revenue of nearly $50 billion

EY reports record global revenue results of just under US$50b...

8. University of Nicosia presents innovative veterinary program in English

The University of Nicosia's School of Veterinary Medicine, the sole institution of its kind in Greece and Cyprus offering instruction in English, is gearing up for the start of the academic year on September 18, 2023. The school is open to students from Greece, Cyprus, and around the globe....

9. Uncontrolled land sales in occupied territories raise concerns

Kudret Ozersai, Chairman of the People's Party of the "TRNC", has sounded an alarm over the potential danger posed by unregulated real estate sales via companies in the pseudo-state. Ozersai has demanded immediate transparency regarding the extent of land areas sold to foreigners....

10. House Speaker tells college grads Cyprus needs them

The brain drain in Cyprus may not be as threatening as that of other countries, but it is still a concern, the President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday evening, addressing the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences of the University of Cyprus...

11. AUB Mediterraneo Paphos: Shaping the future of education in the Mediterranean

As the anticipation builds for the opening of the American University of Beirut - Mediterraneo in Paphos scheduled for September 2023, Kathimerini had the privilege of sitting down with Philip S. Khoury,...

12. Biden stumbles during address to Air Force academy graduates

President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. Air Force Academy graduates for choosing “service over self” but said they now have the ''great privilege'' of leading in a world that will only get more confusing in the years to come....

13. EY: 4th Women Fit for Business Program Successfully Completed

14. Cyprus outlines new approach to gender equality

Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 27 EU Member States in terms of gender equality, according to the European Institute for Gender Equality's Indicators, said Commissioner for Gender Equality Josie Christodoulou....

15. EU states need foreign workers and are changing their requirements

Working in EU: Recent Changes You Must Be Aware of If You Are Planning to Get a Job in Any of the Member States...

16. Volunteers from Greece, Turkey and Italy receive emergency training in Nicosia

Sixteen young volunteers from Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Cyprus are being trained in Nicosia under the direction of the CERIDES Centre of Excellence at European University Cyprus as part of an international project and for a very specific reason....

17. Arrest warrants issued after rainbow meeting attack

Police have made a number of arrests following an assault during a rainbow meeting on a college campus in Limassol, with local media suggesting warrants have been issued for both current and former students...

18. Companies laying off employees to hire new ones at lower salaries

Keri and other recruiters say that candidate offers are now much lower and look more like those from 2019 — before the pandemic kicked off the Great Resignation, before Big Tech went on a hiring spree, and before anyone had heard of "quiet quitting."...

19. US-Ireland work exchange program extended for another 5 Years

The Irish authorities have announced that the country has signed a statement of intent with the US to extend the US-Ireland Working Holiday/Intern Work and Travel Programme for another five years....

20. EU pushing to create a Common European Degree Label

Mariya Gabriel, the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth, has launched ten Erasmus+ projects to foster new forms of cooperation among higher education institutions across the EU....

21. Half a billion euro investment in digital transformation

Over the next five years, a little more than half a billion euros (€512 million) will be set aside for digital transformation. ...

22. Could robot doctors fully replace human ones?

When it comes to healthcare, the popular artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT is becoming increasingly intelligent....

23. Cyprus police publish confident promo video

Cyprus Police rang in the New Year with a new promotional video, a cinematic film showing all aspects of law enforcement in action from combating terrorism to policing the streets with friendly community officers...

24. EY: Open call for applications for the Women Fit for Business program Cyprus

AIPFE Cyprus-Women of Europe in collaboration with EY Cyprus and The Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM) will be launching the fourth round of the highly successful European initiative Women Fit for Business (WF4B) Cyprus in January 2023....

25. Larnaca headmaster sends 50 students home due to inappropriate hairstyles (Update)

The beginning of the school year in Larnaca did not get off to a good start this morning. According to reports, the Headmaster of Larnaca High School sent 50 students home, without so much as a "good morning", due to their haircuts....

26. More vocational courses to be offered in the fall

Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou, stated that higher vocational education and training in Cyprus are being upgraded with new and modern building facilities in Limassol that will be ready this autumn with more specialized program options....

27. European Commission launches new round of scholarships for the Turkish Cypriot community

The European Commission announced last week the launch of the EU Scholarship Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for the Academic Year 2022/23 funded under the Aid Programme, which will award grants to approximately 140 Turkish Cypriot students, graduates and professionals....

28. Experience a 'Russian Winter in Cyprus'

The Embassy of Russia and the Russian House in Cyprus have prepared an array of spectacular shows allowing you to celebrate a “Russian Winter in Cyprus”....

29. Athens University, Yale to offer joint degrees

The universities of Athens and Yale have signed a memorandum of understanding in an initiative spearheaded by two Greeks,...

30. Britain: End of an Era - Which University ousted Cambridge and Oxford

For the first time in history, neither Cambridge nor Oxford are at the top of British universities: At the top of the rankings is now the University of St Andrews in Scotland....