Partnerships With Top Global Universities

Our strategy for internationalisation includes partnerships for degree programmes, student mobility, and opportunities for students after they graduate in academia or industry, in order to share knowledge and capabilities across countries.

University of Oviedo and Karolinska Institute

The University of Oviedo is a public institution of higher education and research in the Principality of Asturias, welcoming 25,000 students across seven campuses in three cities in Spain. It boasts a 400-year history, offering a full range of undergraduate degrees in all branches of knowledge and postgraduate degree programmes in collaboration with national and international universities and more than 250 companies.

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s foremost medical universities. It has served as an important actor for international medicine and science for the past 200 years, accounting for Sweden’s single largest share of all academic medical research conducted, while offering the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Institute is ranked overall #50 in the world by the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Moreover, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has been selecting the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine since 1901.

University of Innsbruck

The University of Innsbruck is a public university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded in 1669. The University is ranked among the Top 301-350 universities in the world by the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Moreover, it is the third largest university in Austria, comprising 16 faculties and 83 departments.

University of Padova, University of Zagreb, Western Sydney University

The University of Nicosia has partnered with:

  • the University of Padova, the fifth oldest operating university in the world, founded in 1222
  • the University of Zagreb, the largest university in Croatia, established in 1669
  • the Western Sydney University in Australia, ranked among the Top 301-350 universities in the world by the 2024 Times Higher Education University Rankings

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is ranked amongst the Top 801-1000 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. It is the largest university in Greece with over 70,000 students, 40 schools and more than 2,000 faculty.

University of Patras

The University of Patras is one of the top higher education institutions in Greece. It ranks as one of the Top 801-1000 universities globally by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The University is highly regarded in the international scientific community. It engages in pioneering research in areas such as the Environment, Health, Biotechnology, Mechanics, Electronics, Informatics and Basic Science.

Hellenic Open University

A renowned multi-school public university, the Hellenic Open University is the only higher education institution in Greece to offer distance learning programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The University is also active in developing technology and methodologies in the context of improving the distance learning experience and engaging in scientific research.

The University of Nicosia and the Hellenic Open University combine their know-how and expertise in online education, with their technical infrastructure, software, platforms and interactive learning material, ensuring the provision of quality, student-centred online education.