World-class research organization The Cyprus Institute tackles issues of global significance, while helping to accelerate the country’s transition towards a knowledge-based economy.
The Cyprus Institute acts as a gateway to research and tech- nology between the EU and the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region. From its stra- tegic location at the far south-eastern corner of Europe, the organization has established a growing reputation as a regional Centre of Excellence with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary research and international collabo-ration.
“The strength of The Cyprus Institute is its international character with employees from 27 nationalities and many collaborations worldwide,” comments the institute’s president, Professor Stavros Malas. Research
activities span five centres, each de- veloped in partnership with leading international institutions, including MIT and the University of Illinois. The institute is well known for its seminal work in climate-change science. In fact, the organization is part of the team working on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) prestigious Earth Ex- plorer project. “We are conducting stud- ies in atmospheric sciences to predict.
World-class research organization The Cyprus Institute tackles issues of global significance, while helping to accelerate the country’s transition towards a knowledge-based economy.
The Cyprus Institute acts as a gateway to research and tech- nology between the EU and the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region. From its stra- tegic location at the far south-eastern corner of Europe, the organization has established a growing reputation as a regional Centre of Excellence with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary research and international collabo-
ration.
Renewable energy is another key re- search focus. The scale of the institute’s research into green energy production and storage technologies has made it an attractive prospect for investors look-ing to future-proof their investment strategies. “The Cyprus Institute is the most competitive research institute in both Cyprus and the wider region,” says Professor Malas. “We’ve been aggressive in bringing in companies, especially in green energy production.” In addition, Cyprus’s government has established policies to support these emerging collaborations, with the coun- try now offering a favourable tax sys- tem for companies wishing to monetize pre-existing IP by incubating their spin-offs until they are ready for market. In addition to its energy and cli- mate-change research, The Cyprus Institute also conducts studies in com- putational science to better understand and provide solutions to complex phys-ical problems like weather forecasting, material science, fluid dynamics and structural analysis. This approach helps avoid costly preliminary experimenta
