The COS program provides highly interdisciplinary training to educate researchers to use advanced computational and data methodologies to solve complex scientific and engineering problems. It provides a unified approach to modeling, high-performance computing and data science, and artificial intelligence-based approaches. Through modeling, simulation, machine learning, and studying specific phenomena, the program delivers cross-disciplinary knowledge and domain-specific depth in fields like fundamental computational physics, climate modeling, computational fluid dynamics, computational biology, materials science, computational economics, and digital cultural heritage. The program provides the necessary educational setting where excellence in education and research is fostered through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Learning Outcomes
The program produces researchers who will be leaders in Computational Science with specialization in important fields that require High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence. They learn to apply computational modeling and simulation, develop numerical algorithms, understand high-performance computer architectures, and use data, optimization, error quantification, and statistical analysis to provide insights into the world’s most complex systems, such as Earth Systems Science, Fundamental properties of matter, Biotechnology, Genomics, and Drug Design, Digital Cultural Heritage and Economic Science.
Accreditation and Recognition
Accreditation
All programs of study provided by The Cyprus Institute Graduate School are accredited by The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA) which is the competent authority responsible for ensuring the quality of higher education in Cyprus. CYQAA ensures quality assurance in higher education in Cyprus based on European Standards. It follows the standards and guidelines of the European Network for Quality Assurance (ENQA). Please refer to the table below for details.
Degree
Evaluation-Accreditation Date
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Computational Sciences
February 2021
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Energy, Environment, and Atmospheric Sciences
February 2021
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Science and Technology in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
June 2021
MSc (Master of Science) in Environmental SciencesMSc/MPhil (Master or Science/Master of Philosophy) in Environmental Sciences
October 2017
MSc (Master of Science) in Simulation and Data Science
June 2018
MSc (Master of Science) in Digital Cultural Heritage
May 2019
Recognition
Bologna Second Cycle ---- The Master’s programs offered to adhere to the Bologna Process second cycle degrees.
Bologna Third Cycle ---- The Ph.D. degree programs adhere to the Bologna Process third cycle degrees.
ECTS ---- CyI uses the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).
ERASMUS+ ---- CyI has been awarded an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
Horizon 2020 ---- CyI coordinates two Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Joint Doctorate (ITN-EJD) Programs. To date, CyI is the only Institution coordinating two out of the 40 ITN-EJD projects funded in Europe since 2014. This demonstrates that The Cyprus Institute is a European center of excellence in education and training.
Dual Degrees Joint Degrees ---- CyI has agreements with prestigious institutions from around the world for providing dual or joint degrees, such as the University of Illinois, University Paris-Saclay, University of Lund, University of RWTH Aachen, University of Wuppertal, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Humboldt University of Berlin (HUB) and others.
