Public universities to launch foreign-language programmes

Parliament has approved legislation allowing public universities in Cyprus to offer undergraduate degree programmes in foreign languages, ending a seven-year legislative delay that university rectors describe as a crucial first step towards internationalisation, reports Evangelia Sizopoulou for Philenews.

The University of Cyprus will be permitted to offer six foreign-language programmes plus two interdisciplinary ones, totalling eight programmes, while the Cyprus University of Technology can provide three foreign-language programmes plus one interdisciplinary programme, totalling four.

University of Cyprus Rector Tasos Christofides said institutions are not ready for immediate implementation, noting required certification procedures through the relevant authority DIPAE must be completed first. He indicated universities could begin offering foreign-language programmes from September 2026 at the earliest. The University of Cyprus has an existing interdisciplinary programme in the School of Economics and Management that could be among the first to operate under the new framework.
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