Marios Mouyis

Marios Mouyis is a graduate of the Greek European School Philips. After completing his military service for 2 years he is currently a pharmacy student at the University of Nicosia.

During his studies he has been heavily involved in student politics and has been a strong advocate for student rights. He served as president of Anagennisis Student Union at the university of Nicosia from 2013-2016 and in February 2016 he was elected as Vice President of the regional youth committee for the Democratic Party in Nicosia/Keryneia. He has also been elected to other committees such as representative of students in the Senate and student representative in the Undergraduate studies committee, both at the university of Nicosia.


The culmination of his student representative activities was being elected as the president of the Pancyprian Federation of Student Unions (POFEN), January2017-July 2017

In January 2017 he was elected as a councillor for the municipality of Karavas at the local elections and is currently serving as president of the Youth Council for the municipality

From September 2018 onwards he is a member of the Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DIPAE) as the POFEN representative.



Diofantos Hadjimitsis

Dipl. CEng., BEng (Honours) CEng., MSc Real Estate & Prop. M., MPhil , PhD Professor, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics Cyprus University Of Technology

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis is the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Full Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics of the Cyprus University of technology. He was the Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics. He has more than 300 publications in journals, conference proceedings and chapters in books in the field of remote sensing, space applications, geo-information and GIS for environmental surveillance /environmental monitoring, geomatics and civil engineering. His research group consisted of more than 35 researchers and is the largest group at the University. Since his appointment at the Cyprus University of Technology (2007), he participated in more than 40 research projects with funding sources from the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, H2020, FP6, FP7, Eureka, Life +, EC regional funds, Erasmus and national funds. Diofantos has been a coordinator of more than 15 research projects. 

He undertook his PhD and MPhil (1996-1999) in the field of Satellite Remote Sensing intended for water quality monitoring in water treatment reservoirs from the University of Surrey, Department of Civil Engineering (UK). His PHD has been sponsored from Thames Water Utilities (UK). During his doctoral studies he received an ORS Scholarship and a Faculty of Engineering Scholarship. He obtained a First Class BEng. (Honours) Degree in Civil Engineering from Surrey University (1994-1996). Diofantos was awarded the Felix Pulzer Memorial Prize (Surrey Univ.) and National Guard Prize (HTI). He obtained a First class HND Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Higher Technical Institute (1989-1992). Diofantos obtained a distinction MSc award in Real Estate and Property Management (RICS), from the University of Salford (UK) (2005-2007). Diofantos worked in the past at the University of Surrey (UK), University of Southampton (UK), Frederick University and in the industry.

Diofantos is a civil engineer and accredited valuator by profession and member of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ΕΤΕΚ) in both professional areas. Diofantos is a Senior Member of SPIE (has been elected from SPIE for the year 2014 for his achievements in Remote Sensing)

He is the member of the National Experts appointed by the Cyprus Government for investigating the potential of Cyprus to join the European Space Agency (ESA). He is the member of the editorial team of the MDPI Remote Sensing Journal, Heritage MDPI Journal, Open Geosciences etc.

 

General Information

Procedure for the Submission and Examination of an Application for the Evaluation-Accreditation of a Programme of Study by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA)

According to the provisions of Article (17) of the “Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Higher Education and the Establishment and Operation of an Agency on Related Matters Laws” of 2015 and 2016, the procedure for the submission of an application is defined as follows:

  1. Application
    1. The Institution of Higher Education prepares and submits the application.
      For programs where the language of instruction is not Greek, the complete application for external evaluation should be submitted in English only, regardless of the language of instruction.

      For programs where the language of instruction is Greek, the application is submitted in both Greek and in English. The application for institutional and departmental evaluation is submitted only in English

      The application and cover letter, which should be submitted in print and electronically, must be signed by the chief person in charge of the institution according to the Law.

      The institution is responsible to provide additional copies of the application for each member of the External Evaluation Committee on the day of the site visit (the Agency will inform the institution accordingly as regards to the exact number of copies and the language of the documents).

      It is highlighted that the language of instruction of the program as well as the location the program is going to be offered at, should be stated in the application. The accreditation of a program of study in a given location or infrastructures is not transferable to annexes and other infrastructures of the institution, without the prior conduct of institutional evaluation and without the evaluation of the infrastructures at the location the program will be offered.

      In the case of a new program of study offered in both Greek and English, in the cases where the only differentiation is the language of instruction, the application should be submitted along with the analytical workload for each member of the personnel teaching in the program as well as at the institution in general.

      The deadline for submitting applications for new programmes is published on the Agency’s website according to the relevant provisions of the the “Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Higher Education and the Establishment and Operation of an Agency on Related Matters Laws” of 2015” and 2016.
    2. The institution is responsible to ensure that the application contains all required information and that the information is true and fair.
    3. The application should include the following information, as well any additional information relevant to the Criteria set by the Agency in relation to programmatic evaluation:
      1. Name of the Institution
      2. Institution or branch of the Institution pertinent to this application
      3. Name of the Program of Study
      4. Final higher education qualification awarded
      5. Program type (academic / vocational)
      6. Duration of studies
      7. Program’s purpose and objectives
      8. Indented learning outcomes
      9. Program’s language of instruction
      10. Detailed curriculum, including the structure of the program, courses per semester and the content of each course analytically
      11. Student admission requirements
      12. Academic / teaching personnel and their qualifications
      13. Program’s courses and the academic / teaching personnel teaching each course for every year of studies
      14. Research activities of the teaching personnel involved in the program and synergies between research and teaching
      15. Address or addresses of the program’s premises where the program is offered
      16. Number and description of classrooms, laboratories, library, equipment and of any relevant infrastructure in general
      17. Regulations and procedures for quality assurance for the program of study
      18. Student welfare mechanisms, for monitoring the sufficiency of student support
      19. Feasibility study, which must include, amongst others:
        -The proposed number of students
        -Graduates’ employability prospects
      20. Tuition and the management of the program’s financial resources
      21. Administrative structure of the institution’s programs of study, including the new (proposed) program in the proper position (i.e. by indicating the School and the Department under which the new program will operate, by noting whether the program is inter-institutional, inter-departmental, etc)
      22. Name and contact information of the Program’s Coordinator
    4. The Agency appoints an External Evaluation Committee. The institution is informed regarding the External Evaluation Committee’s composition and the time framework of the evaluation procedure.
    5. The External Evaluation Committee examines the application, it conducts an on-site visit, and may request additional information.
  2. Evaluation Report
    1. The External Evaluation Committee drafts a report based on the application, the evaluation criteria set by the Agency, and on the basis of the information which are provided by the abovementioned Article 1.6. The report contains numerical grading and substantiates if and how the individual criteria set by the Agency have been fulfilled and to which degree. The report also contains a comprehensive recommendation to the Council of the Agency, on the basis of which the Council will decide for the approval or rejection of the program of study.
    2. The External Evaluation Committee’s evaluation is based on the information provided in the application, the criteria set by the Agency, which are published on its website and any additional information that the External Evaluation Committee may request from the institution.
    3. The institution receives the evaluation report and submits its comments to the External Evaluation Committee via the Agency’s Secretariat.
    4. The External Evaluation Committee finalises the evaluation report and forwards it to the Agency’s Council.
  3. Decision Regarding Accreditation
    1. The Agency’s Council, on the basis of the report of the External Evaluation Committee decides whether the programme will be accredited.
    2. The Agency Council may take one of the following decisions regarding the accreditation of new programs of study:
      1. Decision to approve and award program accreditation, if the program fulfils the accreditation criteria. The program accreditation is in effect for five years, after which the program must be re-evaluated and re-accredited.
      2. Decision for the conduct of a Second Evaluation on the basis of Article 20 (2) (f) (ii) of the “Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education and the Establishment and Operation of an Agency on Related Matters Laws of 2015 – 2016” [Ν. 136(Ι)/2015 and Ν.47(Ι)/2016].
      3. Decision to reject and decline the award of program accreditation, in case the program fails to fulfil the accreditation criteria. When such a decision is made by the Council, the institution is not allowed offer the program.
    3. The Agency’s Council informs the institution the institution accordingly. The Agency’s decision, along with the report of the External Evaluation Committee are published on the Agency’s website.

Useful Links

European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth
Department of Higher and Tertiary Education - Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth
Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Titles of Study (KYSATS) - Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth

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