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Exness Scholarship
Exness is offering an academic excellence scholarship for talented students based in Cyprus to study STEM (natural science, technology, engineering, mathematics) at a top university.
The aim is to promote the development of high level skills in these areas in order to contribute to the Cyprus society and economy.
1st European Coding Challenge
n 20 May 2022, the Cyprus Computer Society in collaboration with Huawei and All Digital organised the 1st European Coding Challenge in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Ubbo has arrvied in Cyprus
The Telepresence Robot from France named "Ubbo" has arrived in Cyprus and was delivered at the CCS premises.
ECSC Steering Committe Meeting 2022
On 16 and 17 May 2022 the European Cyber Security Challenge Steering Committee Meeting took place in Vienna Austria.
Cyprus represented in the Cyber Security Team Europe
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) announced that Team Europe is ready to compete in the International Cyber Challenge (ICC) taking place in Greece next month! Fifteen young talents from twelve different European Union and EFTA countries, aged between 21 and 26, form Team Europe and among them is the Cyprus CCSC member Christodoulos Soteriou.
InClass Project meeting in Germany
On 12 and 13 May 2022, Project Officer Mr. Toumazis Toumazi with the CCS member Mr. Yiannos Mylonas from GC School, participated at the first meeting of the newly established Erasmus+ project InClass. The project was hosted by the Leuphana University in Gemrnay.
MSc Artificial Intelligence (University of Cyprus)
A new Master's degree program in Artificial Intelligence will be available at the Department of Informatics of the University of Cyprus from next September.
Robotex Cyprus 2022
The Cyprus Computer Society organizes the 5th Pancyprian Robotics Competition that will take place from 24 to 26 June 2022, at the Sports Center of the University of Cyprus.
WRO Cyprus 2022
The Cyprus Computer Society in collaboration with the STEM Education and IET Cyprus organizes the World Robotics Olympiad – WRO Cyprus 2022 that will take place on Saturday July 9th at the European University Cyprus.
Re-Educo Workshop - Presentation Skills
The Cyprus Computer Society as partner of the Re-Educo Erasmus+ Project, is coordinating a Presentations Skills workshop with the participation of key experts in the field. The workshop will take place on Saturday 7 May from 08.45-12.00 CET and the participants will acquire new knowledge in relation to how a presentation should be in relation to the target audience, the use of scientific terminology, the use of body language and many more.
1st European Coding Challenge powered by HMS
The 1st European Coding Challenge powered by Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) will take place on Friday 20 May 2022 at Hilton Hotel Nicosia. Registration for the seminar is free but due to the limited number of places priority will be given on a first come first served approach. To register and learn more visit the link: https://forms.gle/TNjMyxmeQYj41nap6
womENcourage 2022
CCS supports the 9th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage™ 2022 that is going to take place in Larnaka, Cyprus, 21-23 September, 2022!
Open to all genders, womENcourage was initiated by ACM-W Europe and aimed at connecting women from diverse technical disciplines and encouraging them to pursue their education and profession in computing.
Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge 2022
The Cyprus Computer Society and the Cyber Mouflons community announce the 5th Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge (CCSC). Learn more and register on https://www.ccsc.org.cy.
CYPRUS EDUCATION LEADERS AWARDS
CCS supports the Cyprus Education Leaders Awards 2022, which are organized in Cyprus by BOUSSIAS Cyprus for the 4th year, with the aim of upgrading the educational experience, both for students and teachers, at a time when the digital transformation shapes the new era of education.
1st E2STEAM Cyprus Festival
The University of Nicosia and the Cyprus Youth Board organize the "1st E2STEAM Cyprus Festival", under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. The Festival will include presentations, interactive workshops, an educational conference for the teaching of the E2STEAM subject, exhibitions and competitions related to the Environment and Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (E2STEAM).
E2STEAM Festival 9th and 10th of April 2022
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Article by CCS Secretary in the Tech Island Publication
The 4-page article by CCS Secretary Dr. Panicos Masouras entitled "One Way to Invest in Digital Skills" was published in the recent Special Edition of the NGO TechIsland in collaboration with the Filelftheros Newspaper Group.
Train the Trainers in Game Development with UNITY
The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) in collaboration with the American Academy of Larnaca organizes a 2-day Train the Trainers seminar in Game Development using the popular Unity platform, to be held on April 18 and 19, 2022 at the American Academy
4TH YOUTH SUMMIT
The National Youth Summit returns, giving the stage to young people to discuss and submit ideas and proposals for a better Cyprus!
On behalf of the President and the Members of the Board of Directors of the Youth Board, we invite you to the 4th National Youth Conference on "Shaping Together Today Cyprus of tomorrow: Recovery, Access, Empathy".
The Session will take place on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the Filoxenia Conference Center in Nicosia and is under the auspices of the Speaker of Parliament, Ms. Annita Dimitriou.
Survey on Cybersecurity and the use of Virtual and Augmented Reality Tools in Education
Organisation from Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta and Romania will be exploring the interest of both ICT and non-ICT trainers and educators to participate in tailor-made, pedagogical-sound and innovative trainings so as to cover their knowledge gap on cyber security issues. The focus will be on the use of modern technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for classroom trainings.
New medals in programming competitions!
New medals for Cyprus, by the student Theofanis Orfanou, in international programming competitions:
Re-Educo EU Project school contest
NEW PARTICIPATION DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2022. The Cyprus Computer Society announces the Cyprus Re-Educo school contest aiming to create new innovative ideas and the development of entrepreneurial and digital skills among secondary school students. Within the framework of this project, this international school contest aims at selecting the best business ideas developed by students from each country and supporting students in the creation of the business project through mentorship and the support of experts in business development and start-ups. The best ideas per country will be presented at an international plenary session.
ICT Career Day - UCY
CCS supports the ICT Career Day event for students that is organised anually by the University of Cyprus and this year it will be in digital form on Saturday February 19th 2022.
European Startup Universe Cyprus
The European Startup Universe is officially expanding to Cyprus for the first time. European Startup Universe Cyprus will launch in March of 2022 and it will run for 6 weeks bringing closer technology startup founders, mentors and experts.
Professional Registration with the IET
The IET Cyprus Local Network organizes the following Webinar: " Professional Registration with the IET" Monday, 21/02/2022 at 6:00pm, Duration: 1 Hour
The presentation will explain the process and requirements for submitting an application for registering as a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council.
CCS Gathering 2022
Dear CCS Members & Volunteers
We invite you to our first event for 2022 that will take place on Wednesday, February 23, at 8:00 pm at the Aperitivo Jetset Lounge.