Initiation and coordination (Coordinator – Toula Onoufriou) of the development of a National Energy Centre of Excellence with emphasis on oil and gas, the “EMERGE – East Med Energy Research for Growth and Education” with initial funding from the Cyprus Ministry of Energy. The aim of EMERGE is to support the emerging energy sector, provide…
Development and coordination (Coordinator – Toula Onoufriou) of the SmartEN Marie Curie ITN Programme on “Smart Proactive Management for Sustainable Environment” with participation of 15 leading European partners including universities, research institutes, companies and SMEs from Europe as well as 9 other leading international experts. Proposal ranked among the top 10 out of 900 proposals…
Initiation and coordination (Coordinator – Toula Onoufriou) of the Joint Industry Funded Research and Development Programme on “Development and Implementation of Safety Regime for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in Cyprus”. The programme was funded by Major Oil Operators and Offshore Contractors operating in Cyprus and included participation of seven Ministries of the Republic of…
Development and coordination (Coordinator – Toula Onoufriou) of Regional Network on Safety and Environmental Protection of Offshore Oil & Gas Operations with participation from countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region including universities, ministries/authorities, national oil and gas companies, operators, contractors, SMEs and international organisations. Organised two successful conferences in Cyprus.
The project OCEAN (Coordinator – Paul Christodoulides) was funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation. The major theme of this project was that of extreme water waves, namely tsunamis, storm surges, and rogue waves. Scientists have been studying water waves for more than 150 years. The aims of the project were to: (1) Improve the…
The STM Validation Project will demonstrate the STM concept in large-scale test beds in both the Nordic and Mediterranean Seas, encompassing around 300 vessels, 13 ports (among them the Port of Limassol) and 5 shore-based service centres, as well as using the European Maritime Simulator Network. STM connects and updates the maritime world in real…
ENGINITE programme (Coordinator- Andri Ioannou) focuses on Engineering and Industry Innovative Training for Engineers via PBL under the scheme ERASMUS+ KA2. This project proposes a new industrial-oriented postgraduate vocational training programme which is based on PBL pedagogy and combines advanced applied academic topics with hands-on aspects, in order to endorse the knowledge and skills of…
The AQUABOT programme (Coordinator – Savvas Loizou) funded by the Research Promotion Foundation aims to develop an autonomous underwater robotic visual inspection system for the Cyprus offshore aquaculture industry. Under this project a robotic system was developed that automates the tasks of visual inspection of fish farm nets and mooring systems by using an underwater…
EXPOSOGAS Twinning Grant (Coordinator – Konstantinos Makris) funded by the EC on ‘The Exposome Paradigm and its Applications in Health and Safety Aspects of Hydrocarbons Operations in the Eastern Mediterranean’. The project will substantially increase the capacity of the widening institution in Cyprus in advancing its research capacity in health sciences applied to oil/gas activities using…
Participation (MC-Constantine Michailides) in the European Union funded project WECANet and in its Management Committee. WECANet is the first pan-European Network on an interdisciplinary marine wave energy approach, with networking tools and activities that are fully based on the COST Mission and Policies. It will provide platform and forum for efficient cross-border networking, exchange of information and…