Cyprus University of Technology

The Cyprus University of Technology is a public university in Limassol, the second largest city of Cyprus, founded by law in December 2003 as one of the three state universities of the Republic, with the Greek name Technologiko Panepistimio Kyprou.塞浦路斯科技大学是一所位于塞浦路斯第二大城市利马索尔的公立大学，依据法律于 2003 年 12 月设立，是塞浦路斯共和国三所国立大学之一，希腊语名为 Technologiko Panepistimio Kyprou。

It admitted its first students in the academic year 2007-08 and was officially inaugurated in September 2007 by the then President of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos, filling degree programmes not offered by the University of Cyprus.该校于 2007-08 学年招收首批学生，并于 2007 年 9 月由时任塞浦路斯总统塔索斯·帕帕多普洛斯正式揭幕，填补了塞浦路斯高等教育中耶路撒冷大学之外的学位空白。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 701-710, it falls in the 501-550 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education rankings and it is 1290th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, with OpenAlex recording 9,199 works and 402,894 citations.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校处于 701-710 区间，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育排名中处于 501-550 区间，在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1290；OpenAlex 统计其研究成果 9,199 项、累计被引 402,894 次。

History

• The university was founded by law in December 2003, when the House of Representatives of the Republic passed the establishing statute.2003 年 12 月，塞浦路斯共和国众议院通过创校法案，该校由此依法成立。

• The legislature created it as a second public university intended to complement the University of Cyprus in applied science and technology.立法机构将其定位为第二所公立大学，意在应用科技领域与塞浦路斯大学形成互补。

• Some early references record 2004 as the founding year, corresponding to the entry into force of the founding law rather than its passage.部分早期资料将 2004 年记为建校之年，对应的正是建校法的生效而非通过时间。

• The university admitted its first intake of students in the academic year 2007-08, opening programmes across its founding faculties.该校于 2007-08 学年招收首批学生，在各初创学部开设学位项目。

• It was officially inaugurated in September 2007 by then President of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos, marking the launch of the new institution.2007 年 9 月，时任塞浦路斯总统塔索斯·帕帕多普洛斯为这所新学府正式揭幕。

• For the academic year 2007-08 the first intake enrolled across the founding departments of engineering, management, media, health and the applied arts.2007-08 学年，首批学生进入工程、管理、媒体、健康与应用艺术等创校各系就读。

• In 2011 the university graduated the first cohort of its undergraduate programmes, completing the cycle from legislation to first degrees in eight years.2011 年，该校首届本科毕业生毕业，从立法到首批学位只用八年走完了完整周期。

• The university positioned itself as an applied science and technology institution, deliberately avoiding overlap with the research university in Nicosia.该校将自身定位为应用科技型学府，刻意避免与尼科西亚的研究型大学重复设置。

• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2018 it entered the 301-350 band worldwide, the highest position among universities of Cyprus and Greece that year.2018 年，该校在泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中首次进入全球 301-350 区间，成为当年塞浦路斯与希腊高校中的最高座次。

• It held that 301-350 band again in the THE rankings of 2019 and 2020, sustaining its lead among the universities of the two countries.2019 年与 2020 年，它两度保住泰晤士排名 301-350 区间，继续领先两国高校。

• In the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020 it was placed 57th among the world's new universities.在 2020 年泰晤士高等教育年轻大学排名中，它位列全球新兴大学第 57。

• The EUt+ alliance was formed in 2019 under the European Universities initiative promoted by the European Commission, and the university joined as one of nine partner institutions across the European Union.「欧洲技术大学联盟」（EUt+）于 2019 年在欧盟委员会倡导的「欧洲大学」计划下组建，该校作为九所欧盟伙伴院校之一加入。

• In January 2024 Panayiotis Zaphiris took office as rector for a term running to December 2027, with Nicolas Tsapatsoulis as vice-rector for academic affairs.2024 年 1 月，帕纳约蒂斯·扎菲里斯就任校长，任期至 2027 年 12 月；尼古拉斯·察帕苏利斯任学术事务副校长。

• The activity report covering 2022-2024, published from Limassol in 2025, consolidated the university's profile as the youngest of the three state universities.2025 年自利马索尔发布的 2022-2024 年度活动报告，巩固了该校作为三所国立大学中最年轻一员的形象。

• Its founding mission of filling gaps in Cypriot higher education still guides departmental planning, from nursing to shipping.其「填补塞浦路斯高等教育空白」的创校使命，至今仍指导着从护理到航运的各系布局。

• The university maintains cooperation with state bodies including the Research Promotion Foundation and the National Research and Innovation Committee.该校与国家机构保持合作，包括研究促进基金会与国家研究与创新委员会。

• It also participates in the Science Technology Park initiative intended to build synergies with industry and high technology companies.它还参与科技园区计划，以构建与产业及高科技企业的协同。

• Campus development has followed the city of Limassol, with university buildings distributed across the historic centre rather than a single enclosed site.校园建设随利马索尔城市展开，校舍分布于历史城区各处，而非集中于单一封闭地块。

Academics

• The university consists of seven faculties and fifteen academic departments, with a Simos Menardos Language Centre supporting instruction.该校设有 7 个学部与 15 个学术系，并设西莫斯·梅纳尔多斯语言中心提供语言教学支持。

• The Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management houses the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science together with a chemical engineering programme.地球科学与环境管理学部下设农业科学、生物技术与食品科学系，并开设化学工程项目。

• The Faculty of Management and Economics teaches hotel and tourism management alongside commerce, finance and shipping, reflecting Limassol's port economy.管理与经济学部同时教授酒店与旅游管理以及商科、金融与航运，呼应利马索尔的港口经济。

• The Faculty of Communication and Media Studies runs the Department of Communication and Internet Studies and the Department of Communication and Marketing.传播与媒体学部下设传播与互联网研究系以及传播与营销系。

• The Faculty of Health Sciences includes the Department of Nursing, the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health.健康科学学部包括护理系、康复科学系以及塞浦路斯环境与公共卫生国际研究所。

• The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts teaches fine arts together with multimedia and graphic arts.美术与应用艺术学部教授纯艺术以及多媒体与平面艺术。

• The Faculty of Engineering and Technology covers electrical engineering, computer engineering and informatics, mechanical engineering with materials science, and civil engineering with geomatics.工程技术学部涵盖电气工程、计算机工程与信息学，机械工程与材料科学工程，以及土木工程与测绘学。

• The Faculty of Tourism Management, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship operates the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, tying teaching to the island's leading service industry.旅游管理、酒店与创业学部运营酒店与旅游学院，把教学与塞浦路斯最重要的服务业挂钩。

• According to the 2022-2024 activity report the university educates about 3,200 students with an academic and administrative staff of about 920 people.据 2022-2024 年度活动报告，该校在校学生约 3,200 人，学术与行政员工约 920 人。

• The QS profile records 3,047 students for the latest cycle, of whom 390 are international students.QS 最新周期档案记录在校学生 3,047 人，其中国际学生 390 人。

• The same profile lists 286 full time academic staff supporting the seven faculties and fifteen departments.同一档案列出全职学术教员 286 人，支撑着 7 个学部与 15 个系的运转。

• THE statistics list about 190 academic staff and a student-to-staff ratio of 16.9 for the current cycle.泰晤士统计列出现周期学术教员约 190 人、师生比 16.9。

• Its international outlook score of 78.6 reflects roughly 410 international students within a total of about 3,280.其 78.6 的国际视野得分，对应约 410 名国际学生在约 3,280 人的总规模中占比。

• Degrees are offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the primary fields of science and technology, health, media, management and the arts, spanning taught programmes and research degrees.学位项目覆盖本科与研究生两个层次，集中于科学技术、健康、媒体、管理与艺术等核心领域，兼设授课型与研究型学位。

• The language centre named for the folklorist Simos Menardos supports Greek, Turkish and other language instruction across the faculties.以民俗学家西莫斯·梅纳尔多斯命名的语言中心，为各学部提供希腊语、土耳其语及其他语言教学。

• Research platforms include the environmental and public health institute, which anchors the university's epidemiological work on the island.研究平台包括环境与公共卫生国际研究所，它是该校全岛流行病学工作的支柱。

• Through EUt+ the university shares curricula and mobility schemes with partners such as Riga Technical University, TU Dublin and the University of Technology of Troyes.通过 EUt+ 联盟，该校与里加工业大学、都柏林科技大学、特鲁瓦技术大学等伙伴共享课程与流动计划。

• The other EUt+ members include the Technical University of Sofia, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, a network that pools teaching, mobility and joint degrees across the Union.EUt+ 的其他成员还包括索非亚技术大学、达姆施塔特应用科学大学、卡塔赫纳理工大学、克卢日-纳波卡技术大学以及卡西诺与南拉齐奥大学，这一网络在全联盟范围内汇集课程、流动与联合学位。

• Cooperation with the Research Promotion Foundation and European programmes channels competitive funding into the university's laboratories.与研究促进基金会及欧洲计划的合作为该校实验室引入竞争性经费。

• The university is a member of the European University Association and of the International Association of Universities, and it participates in the UNIMED network of Mediterranean universities.该校是欧洲大学协会与国际大学协会的成员，并参与地中海大学网络（UNIMED）。

• Accreditation of its programmes rests with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, and undergraduate admission requires the secondary school leaving certificate.其项目认证由教育、文化、体育与青年部负责，本科入学须持中学毕业证书。

• Central administration registers its correspondence through the Faculty of Geotechnical Science and Environmental Management office at P.O. Box 50329, 3603 Limassol, the address printed across the official activity report of 2022-2024.校方公文经由地球科学与环境管理学部办公室收发，邮政信箱为利马索尔 50329 号信箱、邮编 3603——这一地址印于 2022-2024 年度官方活动报告之上。

• Instruction and student services operate against the backdrop of the island's two official languages, Greek and Turkish, with the Simos Menardos Language Centre adding English support for the international intake.教学与学生服务运转于全岛希腊语与土耳其语双官方语的背景之下，西莫斯·梅纳尔多斯语言中心则为国际学生提供英语支持。

• Applied engineering departments maintain industry links with Limassol's shipping, hospitality and technology firms.应用工程各系与利马索尔的航运、酒店及科技企业保持产业联系。

Campus

• The university is based in Limassol, the island's principal port city and second largest urban area, with its registered address at 30 Archbishop Kyprianos Street in the postal district 3036.该校坐落于塞浦路斯最主要的港口城市、全国第二大城区利马索尔，注册地址为大主教基普里亚诺斯街 30 号，邮区 3036。

• Its geographic coordinates are 34.684, 33.038, placing the campus quarter near the Mediterranean waterfront of the old town, where the medieval castle and the marina frame the university quarter.其地理坐标为北纬 34.684、东经 33.038，校园街区临近老城的地中海滨水地带，中世纪城堡与游艇码头环抱大学街区。

• Rather than a single enclosed campus, the university occupies adapted buildings across the historic centre of Limassol.该校并非单一封闭校园，而是利用利马索尔历史城区内多处改造建筑办学。

• The former telegraph offices and other heritage structures of the old town have been converted into teaching and laboratory space, a reuse scheme that has become a hallmark of the university's presence in Limassol.老城的前电报局大楼等历史建筑已被改建为教学与实验室空间——这种旧建新用的改造手法，已成为该校在利马索尔的城市印记。

• The Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health operates within the health sciences cluster of the city campus.塞浦路斯环境与公共卫生国际研究所设于城市校区的健康科学组团内。

• The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism gives the tourism faculty a dedicated training base linked to local hotels.酒店与旅游学院为旅游学部提供了与本地酒店相连的专门实训基地。

• Limassol's Marina and old port, both within short reach of the campus quarter, host the maritime context of the shipping and commerce programmes and connect students to one of the largest merchant fleets flying the Cypriot flag.距校园街区不远的利马索尔滨海码头与老港，为航运与商科项目提供真实的海事语境，也让学生直面悬挂塞浦路斯船旗的庞大商船队。

• The campus is served by the Limassol urban bus network and lies about an hour from the capital Nicosia by motorway.校园由利马索尔城市公交网络服务，经高速公路距首都尼科西亚约一小时车程。

• Student services are distributed among the city-centre buildings, reflecting the university's integrated urban model.学生服务分布于市中心各楼之间，体现了该校融入城市的办学模式。

• Laboratory and studio facilities for engineering and fine arts are spread among the converted town-centre buildings.工程与美术的实验室和工作室设施分布于经改造的市中心各楼之间。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Cyprus University of Technology is placed 701-710, one place band below its 2026 position of 686th.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，塞浦路斯科技大学处于 701-710 区间，较 2026 年的第 686 名有所回落。

• It falls in the 501-550 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 501-550 区间。

• THE 2027 metrics place its teaching score at 23.7, research environment at 16.7, citations at 53.9, industry income at 38.9 and international outlook at 78.6, with female students making up 56 per cent of the body.2027 年泰晤士指标显示：其教学得分 23.7、研究环境 16.7、引用 53.9、产业收入 38.9、国际视野 78.6，女生占全体学生的 56%。

• It is 1290th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 1290，且未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• OpenAlex records 9,199 research works and 402,894 citations for the institution.OpenAlex 统计该校有 9,199 项研究成果、累计被引 402,894 次。

• In the THE rankings of 2018 to 2020 it ranked 301-350 worldwide, the highest of any university in Cyprus or Greece during those years.在 2018 至 2020 年的泰晤士排名中，它位列全球 301-350 区间，为当时塞浦路斯与希腊高校中的最高名次。

• In the THE Young University Rankings 2020 it placed 57th among young universities worldwide, a landmark result for a university then barely thirteen years old.在 2020 年泰晤士年轻大学排名中，它位列全球第 57——对一所当时建校仅约十三年的大学而言是标志性成绩。

• Its QS profile labels its research output as very high relative to the institution's size, reflecting its concentration in applied science.其 QS 档案显示，相对于学校规模，其科研产出被标注为「非常高」，反映其应用科学的集中度。

• The EUt+ alliance gives it a standing network of nine European technology universities for joint teaching and research.EUt+ 联盟为其提供了由九所欧洲技术大学组成的常设教学科研网络。

• Within Cyprus it is counted among the three public universities, alongside the University of Cyprus and the Open University of Cyprus.在塞浦路斯国内，它与塞浦路斯大学、塞浦路斯开放大学并列为三所公立大学之一。

• The university describes itself today as among the youngest leading applied science and technology research universities, a position built in fewer than fourteen years of operation according to its own international profile.据其国际概况，该校如今自视为全球最年轻的应用科技研究型大学之一，这一地位在其建校不到十四年时即已确立。

• Its campus quarter places teaching within walking distance of the commercial seafront of Limassol, a setting few university cities in the eastern Mediterranean can match.其校园街区使学生步行即可抵达利马索尔的商业海滨——这样的办学区位在东地中海的大学城中并不多见。

Student life

• Student life is woven into the fabric of Limassol, with teaching buildings, cafes and studios distributed through the old town rather than fenced away.学生生活融入利马索尔的城市肌理，教学楼、咖啡馆与工作室散布于老城之中，而非圈围隔绝。

• About 390 international students study in the latest QS cycle, adding to the campus's Mediterranean mix.最新 QS 统计周期内约有 390 名国际学生在读，为校园增添地中海式的多元氛围。

• The Simos Menardos Language Centre supports students' Greek, Turkish and other language needs across the seven faculties.西莫斯·梅纳尔多斯语言中心为 7 个学部的学生提供希腊语、土耳其语及其他语言支持。

• The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism places students in practical training with the island's hotels and resorts.酒店与旅游学院安排学生赴全岛酒店与度假村进行实训。

• Nursing and rehabilitation students train through placements in the health system of Limassol and the wider district.护理与康复专业学生通过在利马索尔及周边地区的医疗系统实习完成训练。

• Student media and departmental societies organize events around the media and communications faculty's programmes.学生媒体与系级社团围绕传播与媒体学部的项目组织各类活动。

• Fine arts and multimedia students exhibit work in the converted heritage buildings that house their studios.美术与多媒体专业学生在由历史建筑改造的工作室中举办作品展示。

• EUt+ mobility schemes let students spend semesters at partner universities from Riga to Cartagena.EUt+ 流动计划让学生可以前往从里加到卡塔赫纳的伙伴大学交流学习。

• Limassol's seafront promenade, marina and festival calendar shape the recreational side of campus life.利马索尔的海滨步道、游艇码头与节庆日程构成了校园生活的休闲面向。

Notable people

• Tassos Papadopoulos, then President of Cyprus, officially inaugurated the university in September 2007.时任塞浦路斯总统塔索斯·帕帕多普洛斯于 2007 年 9 月为该校正式揭幕。

• Panayiotis Zaphiris has served as rector since January 2024, with a term running to December 2027.帕纳约蒂斯·扎菲里斯自 2024 年 1 月起担任校长，任期至 2027 年 12 月。

• Nicolas Tsapatsoulis serves as vice-rector for academic affairs, and Costas Hoppas as secretary and registrar.尼古拉斯·察帕苏利斯任学术事务副校长；科斯塔斯·霍帕斯任秘书长兼教务长。

• Milan Trajkovic, the Cypriot hurdler who competed at the Olympic Games, studied at the university and is counted among its best-known alumni.曾征战奥运会的塞浦路斯跨栏运动员米兰·特拉伊科维奇毕业于该校，是该校最知名的校友之一。

• Simos Menardos, the folklorist after whom the language centre is named, is commemorated through the university's language teaching unit.语言中心以民俗学家西莫斯·梅纳尔多斯命名，以此纪念这位学者。

• Faculty in the health sciences lead the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, the island's reference centre for population health studies.健康科学学部的教师主持塞浦路斯环境与公共卫生国际研究所——全岛人口健康研究的权威机构。

• Engineering faculty maintain the chemical engineering programme run jointly with industry partners in Limassol.工程学部的教师主持与利马索尔产业伙伴合办的化学工程项目。

• The founding generation of academics, recruited from Cyprus and Greece in the 2000s, built the fifteen departments from scratch after the 2003 law.2003 年立法后，本世纪初从塞浦路斯与希腊延揽的创校学人白手起家建成了 15 个系。

• EUt+ partner rectors, including those of Riga Technical University and TU Dublin, co-govern the alliance with the Limassol leadership.EUt+ 的伙伴院校校长——包括里加工业大学与都柏林科技大学的校长——与利马索尔方面共同治理该联盟。