17 SUNDAY MAIL • July 30, 2017 special report Higher Education

Creating medics to cope with tomorrow’s world The three medical schools in are all The University of ’s cadaver room unique, and after visiting them Annette Chrysostomou is reassured that if she meets a doctor who studied at one in the future she will likely be in capable hands

HEY have been a ditional six-year undergrad- “We submitted the fi rst long time in the mak- uate-entry degree, a four- application for a medical ing but Cyprus’ three year graduate-entry British school on November 30, Tmedical schools, al- medical degree offered by 1997, that’s when our ef- ready turning out gradu- St George’s University of fort began,” the school’s ates, with their robots and London through a franchise Executive Dean Andreas virtual cadavers, are offering agreement, a Master in Charalambous said. “We an education to be proud of. Family Medicine and a PhD. began working on the set- Students at all three institu- The fi rst cohort of medical up and started by offering a tions will be well prepared students graduated in 2015, pre-medicine programme in before they treat an actual as the four-year-programme 1998.” The agreement with patient due to equipment has been offered since St George’s was signed in at their disposal and the 2011. By now three classes 2010. teaching methods which are of graduates from the St Unlike the six-year Univer- state-of-the-art hospitals in scenario or case history that next time they meet. geared towards a medical George’s programme are al- sity of Nicosia programme, the United States, Israel or they explore with the aid of During the fi rst two years career with life-long learn- ready practicing as doctors the four-year course is of- Cyprus. a tutor. The tutor does not students are also placed in ing as a big part of it. across the world. The six- fered for graduate students. The principal learning act as a teacher, but as a clinics and hospitals where The ’s year degree was added in For the fi rst two years, the method in Years 1 and 2 facilitator who guides stu- they observe and interact medical school is the only 2014 so will not see its fi rst students, who get a degree is problem based learn- dents through a scenario. with patients, using the institution to offer more graduates until 2020. from the UK university, ing (PBL), under which During these meetings, the school’s translators when than one medical degree in The idea of starting a med- study in Cyprus. For the last students are divided into students form learning ob- necessary. Cyprus. In fact it offers four ical school in Cyprus was in two years of clinical train- groups of eight and pre- jectives to which they have programmes of study, a tra- the making for a long time. ing, they have a choice of sented each week with a to fi nd the answers by the TURN TO PAGE 18 18 HigherEducation July 30, 2017 • SUNDAY MAIL Creating medics for tomorrow’s world continued rom page 17 now has students who will The six-year MD programme start year fi ve after the sum- also features clinical training mer. during the last two years. Stu- As in the University of Nico- dents need to pass the United sia, teaching is innovative. States Medical License Ex- Gone are the days of lengthy amination (USMLE) in their lectures aimed at maximum fourth year to progress to knowledge. clinical training at hospitals. “Knowledge becomes obso- This is done voluntarily by the lete every seven years, a medi- medical clinical skills lab school to ensure the standard cal career is constant learn- is high. ing, so we teach our students The postgraduate pro- how to learn,” Dean Georgios gramme in Family Medicine Petrikkos said. “There are is aimed at doctors who want students who have a memory to specialise in Family Medi- resembling a library, but don’t cine and play a key role in the know how to treat a patient. country’s new national health You also need practice.” system. Degrees are awarded Lecturers are there mainly concurrently by the Universi- to introduce topics, which are birth’ in four different ways to a university in other parts of ty of Nicosia and St George’s. then explored through videos, a plastic doll, also a robot, so the world. Several laboratories feature teamwork about problem- students can practice how to 117 students from Cyprus the latest technology and related cases, the internet, deliver a baby in a natural way and Greece are currently en- equipment, and there is also visual computer programmes or by Caesarean section. rolled at the University of Cy- a clinical skills area that re- and others. Not only can the pregnant prus’ medical school in which, sembles a hospital ward. Most The way the programme is robot develop a fever of up unlike the other two institu- unusual in Cyprus is perhaps taught is guided by the Lau- to 42C, but she also responds tions in Nicosia, the language the anatomy room, where the reate Group of which the uni- to basic drugs. Naturally she of instruction is Greek. doctors-to-be have access to versity is part and which has also breathes and blinks her “We aim for 30 to 35 students cadavers in an environment more than 28 medical schools eyes as soon as she ‘wakes up’. per year as we think this is where the entire volume of air around the world which test- There is also a six-bed ‘hos- enough for Cyprus and they is changed every fi ve minutes. ed the best model of educa- pital ward’ complete with a can make good use of our fa- One of the Medical School’s tion. real ultrasound, another fea- cilities,” Medical School Coor- social responsibility initia- There are no corpses at this ture which prepares the stu- dinator Theodoti Hadjivasil- tives is operating a mobile university, but there are sev- dents in the fi rst three years iou explained. The pregnancy simulator at the European University of clinic, staffed by students In October 2016 the fourth Cyprus and (below) baby simulators in the medical school under the supervision of doc- year students commenced tors, which travels around the their clinical practice in Cy- country twice a month offer- Not only can the pregnant robot prus’ public hospitals, Nicosia ing free diagnostic tests and general hospital, Archbishop examinations to people in develop a fever of up to 42C, but Makarios III hospital, as well need, including residents in as in the Bank of Cyprus on- remote areas, senior citizens cology centre. and refugees. “In addition she also responds to basic drugs From 2018 the school is medical students raise aware- planning to also offer the pro- ness among teenagers on spe- gramme in English to attract cifi c health issues like eating eral robots or, as Petrikkos for the last three, the clinical students from other coun- disorders, sex education and says, “simulators similar to years. tries. drugs,” Director of Commu- those used when you learn Students have access to pri- As of September 2016, the nications George Sycallides how to fl y.” vate clinics and the state-run Medical School is housed at said. “This way we give back There are four simulators: hospital in Nicosia but the the Shakolas Educational to society and the students a man, a woman, a baby and school mainly works with the Center for Clinical Medicine, get hands-on experience.” a pregnant woman. They can general hospital. along with its clinical labora- At the moment, more than be programmed to have a As the programme is in Eng- tories, the anatomy laborato- comprised of two years of in- after a recommendation by 530 students from 58 coun- huge number of medical con- lish and therefore attracts ries and the Centre of Molecu- terconnected studies in basic the committee. tries are enrolled in the Medi- ditions, and students can use mostly foreign students from lar Medicine Research Centre. medical and clinical sciences On the tables, the surface cal School, 95 per cent of them from day one to meas- Europe and other countries, The building houses an am- including the study and anal- of which show a computer whom are from abroad. 120 ure blood pressure for exam- students have to take free phitheatre of 350 places. ysis of behaviour and three screen, users can visual- full-time staff are on the pay ple. Greek lessons so that they A new building, the Nicos K years of clinical studies form ise anatomy exactly as they roll at the school as are 280 “Unlike the students who are able to communicate with Shakolas Medical School and the last phase. would on a fresh cadaver. In- part-time staff. usually have a similar blood real life patients by year 4. Health Sciences Building is Some academic staff already dividual structures are recon- The European Universi- pressure when they measure To ensure that the students expected to be completed by support the students who are structed in accurate 3D. The ty Cyprus not only awards each other we can programme have the broadest education 2021 with a total budget of €15 training in the hospitals but tables allow for a learning be- a medical degree, but will a wide range,” chemist An- possible the summer is also million. this is not enough, according yond what any cadaver would shortly also start to enroll stu- dreas Yiallouris said during a put to good years. Due to the The programme is taught to Dean of the medical school offer. dents for a fi ve-year dentistry tour of the premises. Laureate connection but also over six years which are bro- Nicholas Pavlidis. The univer- The user can turn the ‘ca- programme for which they are ‘Victoria’, who is ‘pregnant’ other agreements with top ken down in three phases. sity aims to establish univer- daver’ and can make ‘inci- currently building premises. has four stomachs which can universities abroad they can Phase one is a year of pre- sity clinics within the general sions’ looking at the inside of The growing medical school be changed when she ‘gives spend a summer semester in paratory studies, phase two is hospitals. each body part. This allows “It is correct that our stu- the medical student to see dents are taught in the hospi- exactly what a healthy human An anatomage table, similar to those at the University of Cyprus tals by our own faculty mem- body is like inside with all the bers, we should create our organs in relation to each oth- own department in the hospi- er, but in addition, the images tals, as it is in other countries can be programmed to have where there are university various diseases. Students clinics,” he stressed. have the chance for self-study For this purpose, the uni- and can reproduce the ana- versity will employ academics tomic area which they study from lecturers to full profes- for as many times as is neces- sors. sary. This way of teaching has To deal with the detection been recommended by a and treatment one lab among special advisory committee others is equipped with spe- whose members are profes- cial models which can be set sors from top universities who to have various ear and eye twice a year come over from diseases. There are a plethora London to advise the state of body parts which can be university what their best used for various useful pur- practices should be. poses such as CPR, practicing The purchase of six ‘Anato- taking blood or inserting uri- mage’ tables was also made nary catheters. 19 SUNDAY MAIL • July 30, 2017 HigherEducation Open University of Cyprus: Higher education within your reach PEN University of Cyprus (OUC) is communication tools are fully utilised by a public university, and the coun- experienced teaching staff, offering effec- try’s only higher education institu- tive and interactive academic support and Otion dedicated to open and distance guidance. At the same time, learning expe- education and lifelong learning. OUC opens rience is complemented by group tutorials, up a new world of opportunities to those which are conducted mainly on eClass, and wishing to pursue tertiary-level studies are recorded so that all students can ben- without the limitations of conventional edu- efi t from them at their own time and place. cation, offering open access to a wide range The students’ physical presence is only of high quality, accredited, and career-ori- mandatory for the fi nal exams, in dedicat- ented Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees. ed exam centres in Cyprus and Greece. At Open University of Cyprus, there is no ‘one size fi ts all’ approach to higher educa- tion. OUC places students at the heart of Why choose Open University of Cyprus education, and ideally combines fl exible  For the opportunity to study in a Europe- educational methodology, effective use of an public University surpassing the limita- state-of-the-art eLearning technology and tions of conventional education. continuous academic support. Thus, OUC  For its affordable, high quality, distance creates an innovative learning environment learning undergraduate and postgraduate inspiring people to learn and enhance their programmes. qualifi cations, tailoring their own educa-  For its fl exible educational methodology, tional path for personal and professional which allows students to adjust their stud- advancement, irrespective of age, time, lo- ies to fi t in with professional, family, and cation or life circumstances. other personal commitments. Since its establishment in 2002 and launch-  For its user-friendly, state-of-the-art ing of its fi rst academic programmes in 2006, eLearning Platform, and the multi-format Open University of Cyprus continues to educational material used, which allow a grow steadily in academic stature and over- seamless learning experience. all reputation, with a current enrolment of  For the continuous academic support approximately 5,000 students, and an alum- provided by OUC’s experienced teaching ni community of nearly 3,600 graduates. staff. ited qualifi cations, OUC offers the following Educational Methodology New application period for the 2017- Studies at OUC fi ve Master’s degree programmes in English: Distance education allows students to For the 2017-2018 academic year, OUC offers  MBA complete their studies without physically 2018 academic year 4 Bachelor’s and 22 Master’s degree pro-  Cognitive Systems (jointly offered with attending lectures. OUC’s main educa-  21 Masters, 4 Bachelors. grammes, as well as PhD positions in vari- University of Cyprus) tional tool is a state-of-the-art eLearning  Scholarships, and 10% reduced tuition ous research areas. All programmes are or-  Enterprise Risk Management (jointly of- Platform – eClass – that facilitates online fees. ganised by the University’s three faculties: fered with ) teaching and learning, allowing the estab-  Online application through www.ouc.ac.cy  Humanities and Social Sciences  Sustainable Energy Systems (jointly of- lishment of virtual classrooms, equipped  Deadline for applications: September 5,  Pure and Applied Sciences fered with ) with real-time and asynchronous collabo- 2017.  Economics and Management  Adult Education for Social Change (Er- ration tools. Aiming to expand its international pres- asmus Mundus International Master, thus The synchronous collaboration (virtual ence and recruit promising students from applications are not received by OUC) classrooms, lectures’ live streaming), and Learn more at www.ouc.ac.cy Cyprus, Greece and beyond, seeking accred- asynchronous (forums, instant messaging) [email protected], 22 411600 20 HigherEducation July 30, 2017 • SUNDAY MAIL CUT: promoting excellence in education HE Cyprus University of universities in the Times It is worth emphasising that Technology is a public Higher Education World Uni- CUT represents the second university based in Li- versity Rankings 2016-17 top university internationally. Tmassol. It was founded • 202nd of the top 354 Euro- CUT is involved in research in 2004 and welcomed its fi rst pean universities in the Times on all subjects covered by the students in September 2007. Higher Education Best Uni- existing departments of the Currently, 2,005 undergrad- versities in Europe 2017 university. Focusing on ex- uates, 580 postgraduates and • 52nd in the Times Higher cellence in research, Cyprus 219 doctoral students attend Education BRICS & Emerg- University of Technology has the university, registered on ing Economies Rankings attracted total external fund- 14 undergraduate, 26 post- 2017. The list includes only ing of €31,330,400.00 for 234 graduate courses and 13 PhD institutions in countries clas- research projects. courses. The university em- sifi ed as “advanced emerg- The university is a member ploys 444 academic members ing”, “secondary emerging” of 67 international organisa- of various specialties and 221 or “frontier” by the FTSE, tions such as HUMANE, Med- members of administrative including the BRICS nations iterranean Universities Union staff. of Brazil, Russia, India, China (UNIMED), International The Cyprus University of and South Africa Association of Universities Technology is a modern and • 16th among the 2017 Times (IAU) and European Univer- innovative university with Higher Education World’s sity Association (EUA). The international recognition Best Small Universities. The university also participates and international rankings, list includes the top 20 uni- actively in networks such as IAESTE programmes. Also, offi cially with 155 entities in Lab. promoting excellence in edu- versities in the world, which Euro-Mediterranean Univer- the University of Technology Cyprus. Moreover, the CUT The students of CUT are cation and research in key appear in Times Higher Ed- sity (EMUNI). The university yearly welcomes an increas- coordinates the Europe Di- offered various training and sectors with a view to the sci- ucation World University supports and encourages the ing number of European stu- rect Information Centre in career opportunities through entifi c, technological, cultur- Rankings 2016-17, offer study mobility of students to other dents who choose it for their . the Erasmus Plus and IAES- al, social and economic up- programmes in more than European universities either studies or internships. In the As a “green” university with TE programmes as well as di- grading of our country. CUT, four subjects and have a stu- for studies or for internships context of LOCAL network- environmental responsibility, rect information on European as the youngest public uni- dent population of less than through the Erasmus+ and ing, the university cooperates the CUT has been following issues and opportunities in versity, is by nature a dynam- 5,000 (an average of 3,038): an environmental manage- the labour market from Eu- ic organisation that interacts • Ranked 88th in Times Cyprus University of Technology - ment programme since 2010, rope Direct Information Cen- with the local community. Higher Education Young Uni- Transition to the Future! winning awards for the Green tre. Students are offered a The university has received versity Rankings 2017, previ- Public Agreements policy wide range of services such as several awards and remark- ously known as “THE 150 For more information: that has been applied with accommodation, food, coun- able distinctions demon- Under 50 Rankings”. This list Website: www.cut.ac.cy the participation of the uni- seling and psychological sup- strating the Institution’s ex- includes the 200 top univer- Phone: +357 2500 2500 versity community. port, career services, sports cellence and commitment to sities in the world with less email: [email protected] [email protected] Being a university of tech- programmes, health care and quality at international level, than 50 years of operation nology that promotes inno- student support programmes as well as its continuous de- • 12th in Times Higher Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ vation and entrepreneurship, for disabled students. The velopment. Education “Young Univer- CyprusUniversityTechnology the University accommo- university also grants awards According to recent inter- sity Rankings 2017: Millen- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ dates Technology, Entre- and scholarships to students national rankings, Cyprus nial Universities”. The list cyprusuniversitytechnology preneurship and Innovation who either achieve excellent University of Technology is includes the 18 top universi- Twitter https://twitter.com/CyUniTech Centers, such as Cutting academic performance or ranked: ties in the world that were You tube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ Edge - An American Space face severe fi nancial diffi cul- • Among the top 401-500 founded after the year 2000. CyprusUniversityTechnology and the Cyprus Interaction ties. 21 SUNDAY MAIL • July 30, 2017 HigherEducation 22 HigherEducation July 30, 2017 • SUNDAY MAIL 23 SUNDAY MAIL • July 30, 2017 HigherEducation 24 HigherEducation July 30, 2017 • SUNDAY MAIL What is it worth? By Alison Kershaw and Ian think the system isn’t as Jones As universities on the robust as it might be,” Hill- man said. “It can all be a bit cosy – you ask someone THE proportion of fi rsts island compete with those you know to be an external handed out by UK univer- examiner.” sities has soared, with a At the same time, it is third of institutions now overseas for students often the university itself grading at least one in four that has the ultimate pow- degrees with the top hon- er to decide a student’s our. the UK is revealed to be grade. In some cases, the pro- “A comparison would be portion has more than if schools could decide how doubled in fi ve years, ac- increasingly giving Firsts many A grades to give in cording to Press Asso- A-levels – it’s a big incen- ciation analysis of offi cial tive for grade infl ation.” data. • On average, across all of the Higher Education The rise may also be part- With students now pay- institutions there has been Policy Institute (HEPI), ly down to students work- ing up to £9,250 a year in around an eight percent- said: “Some rise is not ing harder, Hillman said, tuition fees, almost all uni- age point rise in fi rsts in unreasonable, given that adding that HEPI data versities and colleges are the last fi ve years, the schools have got better does not show an increase giving out a higher pro- analysis of Higher Edu- and some universities have in the number of hours portion of fi rsts than they cation Statistics Agency increased their entry tar- students are working. were in 2010/11. (HESA) data shows. iffs so they’re getting bet- “As you wander round The fi ndings are likely • Just seven institutions ter quality students.” universities, the student to spark fresh debate have seen a fall in the pro- But he suggested the im- union bars are empty and about grade infl ation, and portion of fi rsts. pact of university league the libraries and working whether the centuries-old • Five universities and tables could be fuelling environments are full. degree classifi cation sys- colleges have seen the pro- grade infl ation. “They’re not putting in tem is still fi t for purpose. portion of top honours rise Many institutions now more hours, but they are One expert said some by at least 20 percentage employ staff to compare more productive in the increase is not unreason- points, while 40 institu- their results and data with hours they are doing.” able, but that issues such tions have seen at least a others, he said, and if a uni- A spokeswoman for vice- as university rankings may 10-point hike. versity fi nds itself slipping chancellors’ group Univer- fuel grade infl ation. The fi gures, for the aca- down the rankings – for sities UK said degree clas- The PA analysis shows: demic years 2010/11 and example on the proportion sifi cations are a matter for • At 50 UK universities – 2015/16, are based on 148 of fi rsts or 2:1s awarded – individual institutions. roughly a third of the total universities and colleges there is an incentive to im- “Every one of our univer- – at least 25 per cent of de- for which there is compa- prove this. sities is unique, with a dif- grees awarded in 2015/16 rable data, and exclude There are also issues ferent subject mix, student were a fi rst, while at 10 degrees rated as “unclas- with the external examina- body, faculties and depart- institutions, more than a sifi ed”. tion system used by many ments and, of course, dif- third were given the high- Offi cial fi gures have pre- universities, which sees ferent course curricula est award. By contrast, in viously shown that nation- academics from other in- and content, which makes 2010/11 just 12 institutions ally, almost one in four stitutions asked to assess comparison diffi cult, but gave at least one in four UK students (24 per cent) students’ work against a this diversity is valued by degrees a fi rst, and only graduated with a fi rst last university’s requirements, students and staff and this two gave more than a third year. he said. is a strength of the UK sec- the top honour. Nick Hillman, director “There are people who tor,” she said.

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The University of Cyprus’ cultural centre in old Nicosia

LL universities have The university has a nature versity aims for societally by arbitration, mediation, The university frequently moving image. clubs and societies conservation unit (NCU) benefi cial outcomes, work- debating, public lectures, invites people from outside The project began with an which are aimed at which focuses on biodiver- ing across schools and academic conferences and the university to ‘become a idea by instructor Demetra Aenriching student sity conservation and envi- departments to support the Model United Nations,” lawyer for a day’, that is to Englezou who developed life beyond the classroom. ronmental education. In the academic programmes, re- Kyriakides said, adding that experience what it is like to and implemented it with While many are similar, such framework of its activities, search, training and confer- the moot court room looks be a law professional, and volunteer students from the as music and sports clubs, the NCU has created two ences. like the United Nations on a the authentic environment university. All participating some are unique and offer small gardens in the area According to the IFF “We small scale. of the moot court room students were deaf or hard- a different spin on student of Frederick University, one aim to ask and study pro- There are two law societies adds to the success of these of hearing. life. botanical and one for culti- vocative questions like in this university, a generic events. “We did it the other way At the University of Cyprus vation, and has constructed “How does Bitcoin com- one and a mooting soci- At the European Univer- round instead of listening many of its extra curricular a plant ecophysiology and pare to Fedwire?”, “What ety, both of which organise sity of Cyprus students are to instructions fi rst,” Engl- activities are a result of one genetics laboratory. do self-driving cars mean events centred around the involved in a number of ezou told the Cyprus Mail, of its central missions, the Currently it is engaged for zoning requirements, court room to ensure stu- programmes that support “the students had an app enhancement of the cultur- in a project with the agri- insurance companies and dents get the practical ex- society such as offering free with the vibrations that al development of Cyprus. cultural research institute. public transportation?” and perience they need. English classes to needy they matched with another The cultural centre which The Global Tree Seed Bank “When will robots acquire “Here they can experience persons via the literature de- app with animation so they operates in the old town of Project is a global initiative, legal rights?” the pressure which lawyers partment, but there is also could feel and follow the Nicosia and is run by the which will secure the future The University of Lanca- face in courts. By practic- one outstanding innovative vibrations as they can’t lis- philosophy and classical de- of more than 2,000 of the shire looks to offer its stu- ing and competing in the project for hearing impaired ten.” partment of the institution world’s rarest, most threat- dents more than mere lec- Moot Court Room, it is only students that is run only The project started in the helps to fulfi ll this mission ened and most useful trees. tures while simultaneously a matter of time for our stu- at this university. ‘Motion Graphics and Animation in two ways. In Europe, the project will reaching out to the public. dents to become naturals in Vibes’ is the only education course but can now be used One of the University of public speaking,” president project of its kind through in any classes at the univer- Lancashire’s (UCLan) spe- of the mooting society Den- which hearing impaired stu- sity where hearing impaired cial features is its moot nis Georgiou explained. dents can add sound to the students are present. There are two law societies in this court room, which, accord- ing to assistant law profes- university, a generic one and a sor Klearchos Kyriakides is the focal point of activities of the law school. mooting society, both of which In it, the school conducts a plethora of activities, both in the framework of the syl- organise events centred around the labus and extracurricular ones. court room to ensure students get the An entire module is de- voted to Mooting and Legal Debating in the third year of practical experience they need study, but students are al- ready thrown in at the deep end in the fi rst year, where they have two moots or The centre runs the Cy- collect and conserve in seed mock judicial proceedings prus University Theatrical banks at least 200 native Eu- in the court room. Workshop which comple- ropean tree species. “We are preparing students ments academic education The goal of the University and literacy. “It involves stu- of Nicosia’s Institute for the dents in stage presentations Future (IFF) is to look at to- Using the motion vibes softwear at the of known and lesser known day’s and tomorrow’s tech- European University of Cyprus masterpieces of Greek lit- nological challenges. erature,” Michalis Pieris, It is to push students, director of the centre, ex- faculty, policy-makers and plained. “It brings together business leaders to prepare students, but also members for a variety of technology- of the academic and ad- related changes which they ministrative staff, alumni, believe will start reach- friends of the arts, artists ing commercial viability by and others.” 2020. For 2017 to 2018 the The mansion in the old IFF has three main focal town is also the venue for areas of study, blockchain the cultural festival of the technologies, artifi cial intel- University of Cyprus, an in- ligence, and augmented and ternational event which is virtual reality. organised twice a year and “Each one of these tech- focuses on Mediterranean nologies would be individu- culture, dance and music. ally disruptive. In aggregate, Students also participate these technologies will have in the festival as part-time a compounding effect on the staff and gain experience economy, social structures, in how to organise such an legal systems, income distri- event. bution, governance, educa- While this is meant to keep tion, and warfare — and ask culture alive, students at fundamental questions on Frederick University learn how society is organised,” more about conserving the the institute announced. earth. With this in mind the uni-