Annual Plans
| Subject | Document |
|---|---|
| Annual Plan 2026 |
Rejected Institutions/Departments/Programmes of branches of Foreign Universities in Cyprus
Institutions/Departments/Programmes of branches of Foreign Universities in Cyprus rejected by the CYQAA Agency
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
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
Departments of branches evaluated/accredited by the Agency
Higher Education Bachelor Degree Programmes evaluated/accredited by the Agency
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
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.



