“We’re going to supply, and we consider that within the troublesome fields, corresponding to medication, we have now a superb base and can have the ability to appeal to many hundreds of scholars to Greece”, stated Nikos Peristianis
The three largest and oldest Cypriot non-public universities are racing to meet up with the developments concerning the upcoming reform in Greece in relation to the institution of personal universities. They estimate that there will probably be an outflow of scholars, which can change the tutorial panorama within the Republic of Cyprus as there are literally thousands of Greek college students learning in Cypriot non-public universities. On the similar time, they’re following the developments in Greece since they’re excited about establishing branches in Athens. The College of Nicosia appears to be at a extra superior stage, which has already secured areas for the development of those branches. Representatives of three Cypriot non-public universities, College of Nicosia, European College and Frederick College, spoke at “P”, who see alternatives, but in addition dangers for the Cypriot educational panorama, but in addition for the Cypriot financial system, as a result of imminent institution of personal universities in Greece.
Frederick College
The vice chairman of the council of Frederick College, Dr. Christoforos Charalambous.
The approaching institution of personal universities in Greece is an important improvement, in keeping with the vice-president of the board of Frederick College, Dr. Christoforos Charalambous, who emphasizes, nonetheless, that the panorama has not but been clarified as there are particulars associated to the authorized framework of the method, which can have to be clarified earlier than any choices are made, which is predicted within the coming months.
On the similar time, he estimates that there will probably be an influence for Cypriot universities, not less than within the medium time period, and till the tip of the 10-year interval, because the institution and improvement of personal universities in Greece will have an effect on the stream of scholars to Cyprus.
“Our college isn’t affected to an amazing extent, at this stage, as a result of nearly all of college students are Cypriots and due to this fact our publicity to Greece is smaller, nevertheless it doesn’t stop to be a menace and a threat,” stated the vice-president of the College's council. Frederick.
Subsequently, the college undertakes applicable planning and programming with the purpose of remaining a sexy vacation spot for college kids. “It’s a mixture of economic assist and housing assist. We ship curriculum choices which can be in excessive demand and troublesome for others to develop, whereas on the similar time creating the college's foci.”
On the similar time, in keeping with Dr. Christoforos Charalambous, the college has included in its strategic planning, the rise within the variety of college students from third nations (past EU member states) from the present 3% to 10%.
“For this objective, a division has been created to draw college students and promote the college in nations each within the area and internationally,” Frederick's vice-president of the council identified, including that the profitable improvement of a technique to draw college students from third nations will probably be an efficient counterweight to the results that may outcome from the institution of personal universities in Greece.
On the similar time, in keeping with the vice-president of the council of Frederick College, the opportunity of establishing a department of the college in Greece is being thought of, “and throughout the subsequent 12 months it’s going to change into clear whether or not this selection is strategically right”.
Greece, in keeping with Frederick's board vice chairman, is the pure development space for a Cypriot college. “We see it positively, however we must consider the realities, the viability of such an endeavor, the chances of creating an appropriate house that may host high quality research applications. We’re trying into it and in a couple of 12 months we can know if this purpose is possible,” he famous.
Within the meantime, Frederick's skill to draw college students from EU states is proscribed as most European college students have many choices of their nations, whereas on the similar time in Europe there are non-public universities which can be less expensive than Cypriot ones.
“Aside from particular branches which have a excessive demand and restricted provide, corresponding to medication, the purpose of attracting numerous college students from EU nations isn’t simply achievable,” famous Dr. Christoforos Charalambous.
European College of Cyprus
On the identical wavelength is the managing director on the European College of Cyprus, Dr. Christoforos Hatzikyprianou, who identifies dangers in addition to alternatives for the Cypriot educational panorama.
The European College can be within the means of learning the opening of college branches in Greece, which in keeping with Dr. Christoforos Hatzikyprianou, “has the expertise and know-how as we have already got branches in France and China. We have now additionally been opening as much as the French marketplace for two years and it’s anticipated that there will probably be a big stream of scholars to Cyprus as a result of the college can be of French curiosity”.
The managing director on the European College of Cyprus, Dr. Christoforos Chatzikyprianou.
Nonetheless, choices on Greece will probably be made as soon as the legislative framework governing the institution of personal universities and branches is clarified.
Nonetheless, the opening of a department in Greece will probably be a superb alternative to draw numerous college students for Cypriot universities, as a result of nation's massive market. Quite the opposite, the non-public universities in Cyprus needs to be ready to have the ability to appeal to college students from different sources apart from Greece, famous Dr. Christoforos Hadjikyprianou, who expressed the place that some steps needs to be taken from the State's facet, ” to present some incentives to college students from overseas corresponding to scholarships associated to analysis and innovation in an effort to create added worth for Cypriot universities and to not discover your entire college schooling group in a lifeless finish”.
Nonetheless, he estimates that Cypriot universities will not be anticipated to be instantly affected because the licenses for the institution of personal universities in Greece haven’t but been granted.
The managing director of the European College highlights one other parameter that issues the Cypriot financial system extra broadly since “massive investments have been made, not solely by the schools, however normally, as a result of improve within the variety of college students, particularly in Nicosia”.
College of Nicosia
The College of Nicosia appears to be at a extra superior stage, which has already secured areas for constructing branches. “The opening of personal universities in Greece can have horrible results on Cyprus and that is additionally the rationale why the key non-public universities of Cyprus have began the method of analyzing the opportunity of opening branches in Greece,” stated Dr. Nikos on behalf of the College of Nicosia Peristianis.
Sociologist and Dr. Nikos Peristianis, College of Nicosia.
He added that the College of Nicosia has progressed fairly a bit on this path, “we discovered the constructing that’s within the space of the previous Hellinikon airport”. The College of Nicosia has additionally secured a big space within the surrounding space to proceed with the development of contemporary amenities. On this section, the reworking of the infrastructure is underway to have the ability to welcome the scholars. Nonetheless, in keeping with the president of the founding father of the College of Nicosia, in an effort to be accepted a college department in Greece ought to have not less than three colleges.
He added that the institution of branches in Greece will act as an offset to the outflow of scholars from Cypriot non-public universities to Greek non-public universities, whereas on the similar time, the branches of Cypriot non-public universities in Greece will have the ability to appeal to college students from third nations, which can assist and the financial system of Greece.
“We’re not going to Greece like pirates to take the scholars from the opposite Greek universities. We go to supply, and we consider that in troublesome fields, corresponding to medication, we have now a superb base and can have the ability to appeal to many hundreds of scholars to Greece. That is one thing that can be serving to Cyprus in the intervening time,” identified Dr. Nikos Peristianis, including that “in medication we have now college students from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and so forth. and due to this fact we will additionally assist Greece”.
Hearths
Dr. Nikos Peristianis expressed the place that no drawback is predicted to come up with the college residences that host college students from many nations as “our medical college college students will proceed to return to Cyprus”.
Nonetheless, he highlighted, just like the managing director of the European College, the “native financial system” parameter, saying that in Cyprus many non-public residences have been constructed to serve international college students, who will probably be vacated in the event that they transfer to Greece.
Nonetheless, within the occasion that Cypriot non-public universities open branches within the Greek market, they are going to challenge the identical college titles and diplomas which can be issued in Cyprus.
