Open University of Cyprus (OUC / Ανοιχτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου)
Open University of Cyprus (OUC / Ανοιχτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου) is a public institution in Nicosia, Cyprus, accredited by Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA / DIPAE — Greek: Φορέας Διασφάλισης και Πιστοποίησης της Ποιότητας της Ανώτερης Εκπαίδευσης) — Cyprus's national accreditation body, established by Law N.136(I)/2015 of the Republic of Cyprus. CYQAA is responsible for institutional and programme-level evaluation, accreditation, and the recognition of qualifications. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2019 and registered with EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register). Operates under the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth. Cyprus has been in the Bologna Process since 2001 (pre-EU accession in 2004).. Primary language: Greek + English (Cyprus bilingual HE). AlmiStudy lists 6 canonical subject areas, all verified against Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA / DIPAE — Greek: Φορέας Διασφάλισης και Πιστοποίησης της Ποιότητας της Ανώτερης Εκπαίδευσης) — Cyprus's national accreditation body, established by Law N.136(I)/2015 of the Republic of Cyprus. CYQAA is responsible for institutional and programme-level evaluation, accreditation, and the recognition of qualifications. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2019 and registered with EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register). Operates under the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth. Cyprus has been in the Bologna Process since 2001 (pre-EU accession in 2004)..
- Country
- Cyprus (CY)
- City
- Nicosia
- Control
- public
- Language
- Greek + English (Cyprus bilingual HE)
- Accreditation
- Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA / DIPAE — Greek: Φορέας Διασφάλισης και Πιστοποίησης της Ποιότητας της Ανώτερης Εκπαίδευσης) — Cyprus's national accreditation body, established by Law N.136(I)/2015 of the Republic of Cyprus. CYQAA is responsible for institutional and programme-level evaluation, accreditation, and the recognition of qualifications. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2019 and registered with EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register). Operates under the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth. Cyprus has been in the Bologna Process since 2001 (pre-EU accession in 2004).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- Open University of Cyprus (OUC / Ανοιχτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου) — collector batch + CYQAA cross-verification (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.ouc.ac.cy
Subjects offered
Show all 6 listed subjects (raw)
Education · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Medicine & Health Sciences
Founded 2002 (chartered by Law No. 234(I)/2002 of the Republic of Cyprus; opened 2006 — Cyprus's only DISTANCE-LEARNING PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, established to provide flexible HE access to working adults, Cypriots in remote areas, and the Cypriot diaspora). Cyprus's only DISTANCE-LEARNING PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, headquartered in Latsia, Nicosia (teaching is fully distance-mode with periodic on-site sessions). Chartered 2002 by Law No. 234(I)/2002; opened 2006. Designed for flexible HE access to working adults, Cypriots in remote areas (mountainous Troodos region), and the large Cypriot diaspora (especially in UK, Australia, USA). ~5,000+ students enrolled globally. Programmes in Education, Business, Information Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, Health Sciences. Greek-medium with English programmes for international students. Affiliated with European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU).
Other universities in Cyprus
We list institutions whose accreditation we have verified against a recognized national or international accrediting body. Listing does not vouch for any specific program's recognition by destination-country regulators, individual admissions outcomes, or post-graduation credential transferability.
When you click through to a university's website, you are interacting with that institution's admissions process under their terms. Our responsibility ends at pointing you to a verified-accreditation institution.