THE BRITISH Council’s ‘Education UK – the best you can be’ campaign was launched in Nicosia last night. The aim of the event, which was attended by prospective students, their families, lecturers and employers, was to promote new improved conditions for overseas students.
A change in British government policy has created additional rights, one of the most significant being that both they and their dependents will now be allowed to work. As well as this, the number of scholarships on offer has been increased – a move that will be particularly beneficial for families who have more than one child studying at a time.
The Lord Mayor of London Alderman David Howard is heading the delegation of business and education experts to the island for the three-day visit. Howard was the keynote speaker at the symposium, and speaking before it said: “London and Cyprus have extremely close ties, both in business and education. I hope my visit will cement this relationship as I want to strengthen the many close links in the financial services industry between Britain and Cyprus. I also express the support of the City for Cyprus’ accession to the EU.”
During his visit, Howard will meet with ministers and government officials as well as representatives from the Laiki Group and the City University – which have organised the event. He will also be introduced to the Mayor of Nicosia, Lellos Demetriades and will plant a sapling oak tree as a gift from the City of London to the people of Cyprus to commemorate the Third Millennium.
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.
