University of Nicosia

To be fair, the previous significant Education Ministry reform, under a PASOK government, concerning partnerships between Greek and foreign universities, didn't yield substantial results.

On February 18th the floating storage regasification unit in Alexandroupoli received its first test shipment of US liquefied natural gas. In other energy news, it looks like decision time has come for hydrocarbon surveys off Crete.

Angelos Chaniotis, professor of ancient history and classics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, delivered a very topical lecture at the nonprofit educational institution College Year in Athens (CYA) titled "Divided Monument, Dividing Monument: The Controversy over the Parthenon Sculptures" on Wednesday.

CVC Capital Partners and the University of Nicosia (UNIC), Cyprus' largest educational institution, have inked a joint venture deal to construct a branch of the university in Athens. 

The agreement pertains to the possibility of establishing a medical school, which will begin operations in the first phase in the vicinity of the former airport at Elliniko in southern Athens. 

Cyprus is making a new push to cement energy ties with Israel, and there have been recent reports about a pipeline that would link Israel with Cyprus where gas will be liquefied and exported abroad to Europe.

At the beginning of 2023 Bulgaria gained access to Turkey's terminals and gas transmission network under a long-term deal that would help the country replace supplies once provided by Russia.

It's now been a few weeks since China brokered an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to normalize relations. The deal, and China's role in it, shocked many countries in the region, including the US, and is already having a ripple effect across the Middle East.

The recent announcement of a long-term energy agreement between Turkey and Bulgaria giving the latter access for 13 years to Turkish regasification terminals, came as a surprise to some and caused consternation in Athens.

The Cyprus Digi.travel international conference & expo is taking place on Wednesday, January 11, at the UNESCO Amphitheater of the University of Nicosia.

This fifth version of the annual event will have as a keynote speaker in its conference David Rutnam, Europe senior manager for industry distribution programs adoption at the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Two months ago Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the offices of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Management Company and officially announced the government's strategic plan to speed up the processes of exploitation of natural gas deposits.