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Cyprus - National Programme Information

National policies

The basic elements of the system are headed by the Ministry of Finance while the plans for funding and encouraging research are formulated by the Planning Bureau. The main means of disbursing research funding is through the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF). Another expression of that policy is in the establishment of research institutes, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology.

Priority areas

Since Cyprus is such a small country, no special regional aspect is developed in R&D policy. Instead, more collaboration between different areas is supported. Moreover the style of governance is a unitary one, again leading to a national kind of research policy.

Funding organisations

Research Promotion Foundation (RPF)

was established in 1996 by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to serve as a national institute for the promotion of scientific and technological research. Although the Foundation is a relatively newly established organisation, it has developed a wide range of activities. Among RPF’s main activities is the development of national competitive programmes for financing of research projects and support of research activities. Moreover, RPF has developed several activities to facilitate the creation of networks between Cypriot and foreign scientists. Most of these activities relate to the involvement of Cypriot scientists in European research programmes (Coordination of Cyprus in the Framework Programmes, COST, EUREKA), the cooperation with international organisations (European Science Foundation) supporting research activities and the preparation and implementation of bilateral agreements between Cyprus and other countries in the field of research and technological development (Greece, France, Slovenia, Italy, Egypt).

Cyprus Institute of Technology

is not a research funding agency. Its activities relate to technology transfer but they do not fund research and technological development activities.

Programme information

Cyprus has no specific Maritime Research programme but it is active in various European programmes.

Contact Point

Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation
European Research Programmes and International Collaboration
P.O.BOX 23422
Nicosa 1683, Cyprus

Kalypso Sepou, Ph.D. (Head of Unit)

Tel +357 22 660292

Fax +357 22 666117

Email: ipe@research.org.cy

URL:

www.research.org.cy

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