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The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre

National Network
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Address

19, Apostolou Varnaua St.
1500 Nicosia
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Telephone
+357 22 797 400
Telephone (other)
+357 22 797 393
Fax
+357 22 432 531
E-Mail
yiannis.toumazis@nicosiamunicipality.org.cy
E-Mail (2)
jenny.fryda@nicosiamunicipality.org.cy
Mobile Phone
+357 99 497067
Mobile Phone (other)
+357 99 448159
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
1994
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Youth and education
General Information
1. Agreement between Nicosia Municipality and Pierides Foundation Staff employed: 9 2. Variable 3. Private and Public Sponsorships 4. Exhibitions, seminars, roundtables 5. Cultural institutions, Ministry of Education and Culture
Mission and Objectives

One of the major aims is to show the different approaches to contemporary cypriot art and art in general.

Main Projects / Activities

2007: Supernova-Constellations
The exhibition examines the way young artists from Cyprus, Greece and Britain interpret and get inspirations from the geometric abstraction that influenced the development of Modernism in the 20th century. Twenty six artists participate in the exhibition with paintings, sculptures, video and installations.
2006: Crossings: A contemporary View
Touring exhibition of contemporary art to France and Cyprus with participants from Europe, Middle East and North Africa.
2005: Theotokos-Madonna
This exhibition represented 40 rare Byzantine icons from Cyprus and Italian renaissance paintings of Madonna.
And many more....

Contact (1) Full Name
Yiannis Toumazis
Head of the organisation
Yiannis Toumazis
Contact (2) Full Name
Jenny Fryda

TheatrEtc.

National Network
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Address

Leontiou Machaira 9A, 1020
Nicosia
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Telephone
+357 99790848
E-Mail
theatroktl@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
TheatrEtc. is a NGO which has been officially established in 2011 and consists of 5 voluntary board members (president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, creative director) and 25 voluntary members active in a variety of projects. The NGO is non-profit and has 2 large projects running year long while is also active in smaller collaborations and initiatives. The funding available to the organisation comes through its needs for its projects - ex. the project "Remove the Power" is funded by the Commissioner for the Protection of Children's Rights in Cyprus. Former projects have been supported and funded by the US Embassy given their intercultural character and the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus. TheatrEtc. has two main projects, "Crossroads Youth Camps" and "Remove the Power - primary school workshops for raising awareness against Bullying" . It also organises regular teacher training workshops on the use of theatre as a educative tool in primary and secondary education. TheatrEtc also takes part in initiatives that promote cross-cultural awareness in Cyprus such as the "One Street Festival" and the "Voice it" Festival.
Mission and Objectives

TheatrEtc. mission is to encourage and develop the use of theatre and other expressive art forms as educational tools and as vehicles for social change.
It aims towards the bridging of the collaborations between educator, activists and artists and their involvement in developing and implementing projects that address issues that concern people in the Cypriot society and in the global community as well.
It aspires to become an advocate for the use of the arts and especially theatre by young people as a means for communicating a message and making a public statement. For this reason, the main client group of TheatrEtc. are young people and children.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Crossroads Youth Camp
Crossroads camp takes place every summer and next summer will be its 4th consecutive year. The project brings together 20 young people aged 15-18 years old from the two divided communities of the island of CYprus, Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots for a 10-day process. The participants all live together in a spirit of collaboration for an intensive 10-day workshops experience on theatre. The camp aims at teaching young people about theatre and other performative arts (music, dance, puppetry etc) but also have dialogue sessions with them in order for them to express their opinions about the current state of the Cypriot problem, the division of their communities and the fact that they do not interact.
2. "Remove the Power" It is a project which has been running in primary schools across the country for the last 1,5 years. It proposes the use of applied theatre techniques in 6-day long workshops in primary school classrooms in order to teach 9-12 year old pupils about bullying, its definition, its characteristics and what we can do to stop it. The project has, until now, been implemented by educators-practitioners across the island in 45 primary schools outreaching to 1200 primary school pupils.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

By becoming members of the ALF Network, TheatrEtc immediately comes closer to other organisations which are under the same network in Cyprus. This helps us be more familiar with their work, become more aware of their actions and be more comfortable in contacting them for future collaborations where we can contribute our expertise in the use of the arts as tools for social change as well as gain a lot from their long-term experiences. Furthermore, through its different projects with young people, TheatrEtc. team has a wide network of young people on its contact list who can be urged to become more active by inviting them in to take part in initiatives that occur during collaborations within the Network in Cyprus.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We hope to be able to add TheatrEtc. in the ALF Network, because we believe its activities and initiatives are innovative and sustainable as they are in tuned with the needs of people in the current Cypriot society. We aspire to be able to contribute our methodologies and ideas to a wider global network of organisations in order to perhaps enrich the pool of initiatives and also benefit from it by changing our approaches making them better according to how other initiatives are conducted. TheatrEtc a new organisation and its members are an enthusiastic and very capable group of people. For this reason, being in a wider, global Network allows us to widen our perspectives, increase our opportunities to contribute in a bigger collaboration and learn from others.

Contact (1) Full Name
Natalia Kouhartsiouk
Head of the organisation
Christos Charitou

Theatrikos Organismos Kyprou (THOC)

National Network
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Address

9 Grigori Afxendiou street
1091 Nicosia
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Telephone
00 35722864320
E-Mail
mmaleni@thoc.org.cy
E-Mail (2)
nmourouzi@thoc.org.cy
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1971
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Youth and education
General Information

THOC is a State funded non-profit organization numbering approximately 130 staff members (both permanent and on contract), governed by a 9-member Board of Directors appointed by the President of the Republic. The Organization’s policy is set out by the Board. 
 

Mission and Objectives

THOC is a semi government organization aiming to promote theatre in Cyprus and to promote artistic relations between the theatre world of Cyprus and that of Greece and other countries.

Main Projects / Activities

Based in the last divided capital of Europe, Nicosia, THOC’s activities cover among other things:
• The production of classical and modern plays, from both the International and
the Cypriot/Greek repertoire in five stages (Main, New, 0-18, Theatro Apothikes and 'Away from Home')
• Touring in Cyprus and abroad
• PLAY - programme for development of new plays
• Promotion of theatre for youth and amateur theatre - organising the Pancyprian Theatre School games and the Pancyprian Festival of Non-professional theatre
• Collaborations with organizations abroad
• The Cyprus Theatre Museum
• Subsidisation of organized groups (such as the Cyprus Centre of ITI, Cyprus Actors’ Union,Playwrights’ Society e.t.c),

Contact (1) Full Name
Marina Maleni
Job Title
Theatre Development Officer
Head of the organisation
Antigone Papaphilippou (Chairman, Board of Directors)
Contact (2) Full Name
Niki Mourouzi
Job Title (2)
Assistant Clerical Officer

Training Course: Building Entrepreneurial, Transversal and Digital Competences for Creative and Cultural Sectors & Industries (CCSI) Professionals in Euro-Mediterranean region

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Training course poster

The Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations - OEPCR, in cooperation with Materahub and the Anna Lindh Foundation, organises the training programme "Entrepreneurial, horizontal and digital capacity building for creative and cultural professionals in the Euro-Mediterranean region".

The programme is based on advanced training methodologies developed in the framework of EU-funded initiatives such as the DEUS and CYANOTYPES programmes and is aimed at professionals active in the cultural and creative sectors in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

At least 30 professionals active in cultural and creative sectors, with balanced participation of South partner countries (Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan only) and North partner countries (EU members and candidate states), will have the opportunity (once selected) to participate in the programme.

The aim of the programme is to improve the skills and support the digital transition of cultural and creative actors active in the Euro-Mediterranean region. In particular, participants will have the opportunity to enhance their cross-cutting creative skills which include developing and managing creative and cultural business ventures, developing self-awareness, critical thinking, problem-solving, promoting effective communication and teamwork, and improving their ability to use digital tools, all integrated in the context of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.

Τhe programme, to be delivered in October 2024, through an online learning platform, will include three thematic courses with a flexible learning schedule, totalling approximately 25 hours, and five weekly live sessions of 60 minutes each.

Following the completion of the online component of the programme, and in order to complement the online training programme, a final four-day live training and networking event will be organised, which will take place in Cyprus between 6 and 9 December 2024.

Upon completion of the programme, participants will be awarded an internationally recognised Training Certificate.

The training programme is offered free of charge.

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2024.

For more information, please refer to the Call for Participation.

Transnational Youth Forum 2022 - Final Conference

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Youth Forum 2022

“Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center is eager to announce the "Transnational Youth Forum 2022 (TYF22): Climate Change, Global Concerns and impact on the Rights of the Future Generations" Final Conference, taking place on March 17th 2022, in Nicosia (Cyprus). TYF22 is a transnational project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, which aims at bringing together youth, experts and policymakers from different European countries to foster debate, promote the active participation of young people and raise awareness on climate change actions.

Led by “Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center, in Nicosia, Universities and NGOs from Italy, Portugal, and the United Kingdom researched on the rights of Future Generations and the effects of the environmental crisis, and they strive to encourage mutual dialogue on climate change and human rights violations across youth, key stakeholders and policy makers in their local contexts and civil society organisations. During the Final Conference, the aforementioned partners and young participants will present the main findings of their research included in the TYF22 Final Report, discuss a joint policy recommendation document and suggest future awareness raising actions.

Learn more by clicking here.  

UCLan Cyprus

National Network
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Address

12-14 University Avenue
Pyla
7080 Larnaca
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Telephone
00 357 24812121
Fax
00 357 24812120
E-Mail
ahadjigeorgiou@uclan.ac.uk
Mobile Phone
00 357 99302730
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Research
  7. Youth and education
General Information

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.

Mission and Objectives

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/

Main Projects / Activities

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).

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

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.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

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.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nasia Hadjigeorgiou
Job Title
Assistant Professor in Transitional Justice and Human Rights
Head of the organisation
Irene Polykarpou

University of Cyprus

National Network
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Address

1 Panepistimiou Avenue
2109 Nicosia
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Telephone
00357 22894031
E-Mail
lambrouc@ucy.ac.cy
E-Mail (2)
zeniou.emma@ucy.ac.cy
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1989
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
  2. Youth and education
General Information

The University is a public corporate body. It is governed by the Council and the Senate. The Faculties and Departments are administered by Boards; each Faculty is headed by a Dean and each Department is headed by a Chairperson. The University of Cyprus was established in 1989 and admitted its first students in 1992. Today it has approx. 4,000 students that study in 6 Faculties: - Faculty of Economics and Management, with 2 Departments and 2 Research Centres - Faculty of Engineering, with 3 Departments - Faculty of Humanities, with 3 Departments - Faculty of Letters, with 3 Departments and 1 Research Centre - Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, with 5 Departments - Faculty of Social Sciences and Science of Education, with 4 Departments All Faculties offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses, both at Masters and PhD level.

Mission and Objectives

Our University's aims include the fostering of our research and teaching partnerships through strategic alliances with international institutions, increasing our international academic cooperation programmes, and participating in staff, and student, exchange programmes, and improving our ability to manage our resources efficiently and invest them wisely.

Main Projects / Activities

http://www.ucy.ac.cy/researchE/Research2005.pdf

Contact (1) Full Name
Ms. Christina Lambrou
Head of the organisation
Professor Tasos Christofides (Rector)
Contact (2) Full Name
Ms. Emma Zeniou

University of Nicosia-CEIA (a member of EDEX-Educational Excellence Corporation Ltd)

National Network
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Address

46 Makedonitissas Av
1700 Nicosia
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Telephone
22841500
Telephone (other)
22841656
Fax
22355116
E-Mail
shekeris.a@unic.ac.cy
E-Mail (2)
admin.research@unic.ac.cy
Mobile Phone
0035799332402
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
1981
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Media
  8. Research
  9. Youth and education
General Information
The University of Nicosia (www.unic.ac.cy) is the largest private institution in Cyprus with over 5000 students. It is an independent, co-educational, equal opportunity institution of higher education, which offers a wide range of programs to students from around the world. The College offers undergraduates studies in business, science, education and the liberal arts, as well as professional programs. UNic is subdivided into 4 schools, Business, Education, Humanities Social Sciences and Law, and Sciences. 
Mission and Objectives

The UNic mission is to assist students in becoming educated individuals, in achieving their academic and career goals, and assuming responsible roles in a changing world of international cooperation and interdependence. In pursuit of its mission, UNic strives to: ? Offer quality, career-oriented undergraduate programs, graduate studies in selected fields, and quality professional programs ? Implement the College motto “Excellence in Education” by encouraging students to strive for excellence in every activity ? Remain firmly committed to the economic, social, scientific, and cultural development of Cyprus ? Develop further as an international college, where Cypriot and international students, faculty, and staff are valued for their cultural diversity ? Recruit and retain qualified faculty and support their development ? Encourage research, publications, and creative activity ? Strengthen facilities, resources, and services to provide a stimulating environment conducive to personal growth, discovery and learning.

Main Projects / Activities

UNic along with its lecturing activities (spanning a wide spectrum of fields) is also doing research primarily within the following fields: – Gender issues – Distance learning & ICT – IR – Cyprus, EU – Mass media/communication – Social Sciences:  Immigrants,  HIV/AIDS,  Violence in sports, Conflict resolution, Religion, Marketing/Retailing - Sports management - Tourism and finance - Life sciences & health,  Diabetes , Imaging,  Medicinal herbs, Sports - Environment: sustainability - ICT 

Contact (1) Full Name
Anthos I. Shekeris
Job Title
Acting Director, Research & Innovation Office (RIO)
Head of the organisation
Nicos Peristianis
Contact (2) Full Name
Administrative Assistant
Job Title (2)
Assistant, RIO