Accredited Institutions/Departments/Programmes of branches of Foreign Universities in Cyprus

1. Accredited Institutions/Departments/Programmes of braches evaluated/accredited by the Agency
According to the «Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education and the Establishment and Operation of an Agency on Related Matters Laws, 2015 to 2021» (Article 4(c)) the [...] Accreditation shall be applied to the period provided for by the provisions of this Law and shall be repeated every five (5) years and that the procedure shall begin following the submission of an application by the  institution at least sixteen (16) months prior to the expiry of the validity of the previous accreditation: Provided still further that, if for any reason and due to a fault of the Agency, it becomes impossible to complete the Evaluation and Accreditation within the above period, then the previous Evaluation and Accreditation shall continue to be in force until completion of the relevant procedure:»

2. Procedure for submitting an application for the evaluation of branches of foreign Universities in Cyprus by the Agency

The evaluation process is the same as the one followed for the evaluation  of institutions, departments, and study programs offered within Cyprus. The information and forms required for submitting an application for the evaluation can be found in  FORMS.

Accredited Branches evaluated/accredited by the Agency
Institution TypeInstitutionDistrictRef. NumberDate of ApplicationSummitCom/ment of Accr/tionAccr/tion ExpiresCommentsExternal Ev/tion ReportInst/tion CmntsCYQAA Final Report
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - Branch Cyprus (Lefkosia)Nicosia, Cyprus07.14.50728-04-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - School of Medical Sciences (Branch Nicosia, Cyprus)Nicosia, Cyprus07.14.85128-04-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030Previous Ref. No 07.14.509


Departments of branches evaluated/accredited by the Agency
Institution TypeInst/tionDepartmentRef. NumberDate of Appl/tionCYQAA SummitCom/ment of Accr/tionAccr/tion ExpiresCommentsExternal Ev/tion ReportInst/tion CmntsCYQAA Reports
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Pedagogy and Primary Education07.14.516.00520-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Business and Organizations Administration07.14.516.00220-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Nursing07.14.516.00424-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Medicine07.14.516.00328-04-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Economics07.14.516.00120-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Classical Studies07.14.516.00610-07-2025S133-7 April 2026Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2031
Higher Education Bachelor Degree Programmes evaluated/accredited by the Agency
Institution TypeInst/tionProgramme of StudyDegreeRef. NumberDate of Appl/tionCYQAA SummitCom/ment of Accr/tionAccr/tion ExpiresLanguage of instructionCommentsExternal Ev/tion ReportInst/tion CmntsCYQAA ReportsCourse Distr/tion
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Pedagogy and Primary Education (4 academic years, 240 ECTS, Bachelor)Bachelor07.14.515.00416-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030Greek
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Economics (4 academic years, 240 ECTS, Bachelor)Bachelor07.14.515.00720-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030Greek
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Business Administration (4 academic years, 240 ECTS, Bachelor)Bachelor07.14.515.00120-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030Greek
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Nursing (4 academic years, 240 ECTS, Bachelor(BSc))Bachelor07.14.515.00323-06-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030Greek07.14.859.001
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Medicine (6 academic years, 360 ECTS, Bachelor(MD))Bachelor07.14.515.00228-04-2025S126-2 October 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Spring Semester 2030Greek07.14.859.002
2. Private UniversityNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) - (Branch Cyprus, Nicosia)Archaeology, History, and Literature of Ancient Greece (4 academic years, 240 ECTS, Bachelor)Bachelor07.14.515.00510-07-2026S133-7 April 2026Fall Semester 2026-2027Spring Semester 2031Greek

English Language Foundation Accredited Programmes

The Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth has prepared guidelines for the English Language Foundation Course, which is open to third-party country students based on a decision of the Council of Ministers dated 19 July 2023. Institutions of higher education wishing to operate the English Language Foundation Course on the basis of the above mentioned guidelines, prepare and submit for evaluation, to the CYQAA, the relevant Foundation Course, which is evaluated by the CYQAA.

The table below lists the English Language Foundation Courses which have been accredited by CYQAA.

1. English Language Foundation Programmes evaluated/accredited by the Agency

Institution TypeInst/tionProgramme of StudyRef. NumberDate of Appl/tionCYQAA SummitCom/ment of Accr/tionAccr/tion ExpiresCommentsExternal Ev/tion ReportInst/tion CmntsCYQAA ReportsCourse Distr/tion
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationAlexander College (Larnaca)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00316-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationAmerican CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationAtlantis College (Ammochostos)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationC.D.A. College (Larnaca)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00102-11-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationC.D.A. College (Lemesos)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00102-11-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationC.D.A. College (Nicosia)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00102-11-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationC.D.A. College (Pafos)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00102-11-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationCasa CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationCBS – College of Business StudiesEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationCity Unity College NicosiaEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationCollege of Tourism and Hotel ManagementEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationCTL EuroCollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationGlobal CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationInterNapa CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationKES CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationLarnaca College (Larnaca)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00420-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationLedra CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationMesoyios CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationThe Philips CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00227-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
2. Private UniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire Cyprus (UCLan - Cyprus)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00928-02-2024S107-20 May 2024Spring Semester 2024-2025Fall Semester 2029
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationThe Limassol CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00516-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationFreshArt CollegeEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00516-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
2. Private UniversityUniversity of LimassolEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00616-10-2023S101-28 December 2023Spring Semester 2023-2024Fall Semester 2028
2. Private UniversityEuropean University CyprusEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.00828-02-2024S108-17 June 2024Fall Semester 2024-2025Spring Semester 2029
2. Private UniversityUniversity of NicosiaEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01008-05-2024S110-9 September 2024Spring Semester 2024-2025Fall Semester 2029
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationIntercollege (Nicosia)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01008-05-2024S110-9 September 2024Spring Semester 2024-2025Fall Semester 2029
2. Private UniversityNeapolis University PaphosEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01121-05-2024S114-27 January 2025Spring Semester 2024-2025Fall Semester 2029
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationThe Cyprus Academy of ArtEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01311-02-2025S118-28 April 2025Spring Semester 2024-2025Fall Semester 2029
2. Private UniversityFrederick UniversityEnglish Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01224-07-2024S117-31 March 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Fall Semester 2030
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationFrederick Institute of Technology (Nicosia)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01224-07-2024S117-31 March 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Fall Semester 2030
4. Private Institution of Higher EducationFrederick Institute of Technology (Limassol)English Language Foundation Programme (1 academic year)07.14.674.01224-07-2024S117-31 March 2025Fall Semester 2025-2026Fall Semester 2030
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Droso Lavithi

Droso Lavithi is an Education Officer at CYQAA, managing HEIs' applications for programmatic, departmental, and institutional evaluations.

She graduated with an athletic scholarship under the Workforce Education Department of Southern Illinois University in the USA, with a specialization in Home Economics Education. She also holds a Master Degree in Nutrition and Public Health from the Harokopio University in Athens.

She worked for 21 years as a Health Education (Home Economics) teacher in the Secondary Education of Cyprus.

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