Over 1,200 free places at UCy for 2017-18

Cabinet approved on Wednesday more than 1,200 undergraduate openings  for incoming students at the University of Cyprus for the next academic year.

The number of the positions announced is “directly related to the total amount of tuition paid by the Republic of Cyprus to cover the fees of all undergraduate students of the University of Cyprus that come from EU member states”, a cabinet announcement said.

The budget for the academic year 2017-18 is €17.8m, which is estimated to be sufficient to cover undergraduate tuition fees. The government covers the tuition of Cypriot students and of those coming from EU member states studying in state universities, which is €1,708 per student, per semester.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.