Visiting Exchange Students

Why choose CIS

  • CIS offers high level of teaching, research and professional practice
  • The university is situated in the city centre of Limassol – a coastal town with plenty cultural experiences
  • CUT students enjoy a vibrant campus life, with many opportunities to meet people through a wide range of activities

Exchange Agreements of CIS

Are you eligible to study at CIS?

The Department of Communication and Internet Studies (CIS) has a number of bilateral exchange agreements with foreign universities. To be eligible, students must be studying at one of the CIS’s partner institutions.

The Department of Communication and Internet Studies (CIS) has bilateral agreements with the following universities:

Sweden

Greece

Denmark

Spain

Poland

  • The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Latvia

  • Vidzemes Augstskola – Latvia

France

  • Universite de Franche-Comte – France
  • Universite Sabatier Toulouse III – France

Netherlands

  • Hogeschool Utrecht,HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht – Netherlands

Belgium

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Belgium

If you wish to visit CIS as an exchange student, but you do not find your university in the list of partner institutions, please contact Dr. Iolie Nicolaidou, CIS Erasmus Coordinator, so that we may contact your university and seek to set up an agreement.

Study Program

Currently, courses at the CIS Department are taught in Greek. If you are fluent in Greek, you can choose any of the courses offered during the semester of your visit. For a detailed description, see the full study programme guide in Greek.

Courses in English

The CIS Department offers a full study programme in English (30 ECTS) for Erasmus students only during the spring semester. The following courses are offered:

CIS 373 Visual Communication and Culture (5 ECTS)

CIS 385 Internet and Society (5 ECTS)

CIS 471 Radio Production – Digital Radio (5 ECTS)

CIS 474 Persuasive Technologies (5 ECTS)

CIS 374 Alternative Media (5 ECTS) OR CIS317 Social movements (5 ECTS)

Procedures and Deadlines

Prior to Arrival

If you seek admission through the Erasmus Exchange Programme, the Research, International and Public Relations Officer Mr Aristodimos Lanitis (http://www.cut.ac.cy/erasmus) must receive your application by October 30th 2023 (for the spring semester that follows).

Upon Arrival

Upon arrival in Limassol, you will be met by a mentor – a student – who will show you around the Department and the University. The mentor will help you with advice and assistance the first couple of weeks of your stay.