Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
Our Faculty consists of three Departments:
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and Informatics,
- Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering,
- Civil Engineering and Geomatics.
These formed the basis for the establishment of our University in 2003. These Departments include academic personnel of high calliper with international recognition of their work. The members of all three FET Departments conduct high-quality reseach at the cutting edge of technology. Indeed, within the few years of operation of our University, they have managed to attract significant levels of research funding and to successfully participate in competitive projects both in Cyprus and abroad. In addition, the FET Departments have demonstrated remarkable educational work in undergraduate programmes, as well as in postgraduate programmes at the Masters and doctoral level. In total seven Masters-level programmes are offered by three Departments of the Faculty.
One of our Faculty’s core objectives is the continuous development through the establishment of new Departments, as well as research centers of excellence. In fulfilling this goal, our Faculty has manage to establish a Chemical Engineering program which now operates under the School of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management until transferred to FET. This program is directly related to hydrocarbons, environment, and energy materials sectors; thus, supporting the goal of meeting Cyprus’s technological objectives. Recently, the Center of Excellence Eratosthenis is established in the Faculty covering the area of geoinformatics. The Center has received 30 million Euro funding.
The Faculty actively seeks external research projects, which constitute an important economic resource. During the previous five years, the three Departments of the Faculty have managed to attract more than 34 million euros (excluding Eratosthenis Center of Excellence) of the total of 52.9 million for the entire University, from external research funding for more than 120 research programs, participating in competitive calls for proposals both within Cyprus and abroad. This effort is expected to intensify in the near future, since external funding will enable Departments to further expand their research activities and to recruit young scientists and engineers.
The interface of our University with the society and industry is a necessary and of equal importance goal, since our Faculty deals with fundamental societal and industrial challenges in Cyprus and beyond. The technological problems and challenges facing the world today, such as conventional or renewable energy resources and their efficient utilization, environmental pollution, global warming, sustainable development, information society, information technology, telecommunications, water resources, protection from natural disasters, maintenance and upgrading of all infrastructure (buildings, highways, bridges, sewage, dams etc.), are included within the expertise of our Faculty. Several memoranda of cooperation are already in place between our Faculty and public bodies and organizations, while new partnerships are foreseen with the industry and private businesses for the purposes of solving problems, providing laboratory support, and enhancing research collaborations.
A latest development which concerns the whole university is the participation of the university in the initiative for the development of the European University of Technology (EUT+). The project is coordinated by the FET Dean and opens huge prospects for the University, its staff, and its students.
An important role in the fulfillment of the goals outlined above is undertaken by the graduates of the Departments of our Faculty who take on positions in the industry and contribute to the solution of technological problems our society faces. An important success of our School is that more than 70% of our graduates are employed in jobs related to their studies in less than one year after their graduation. Many of them continue their studies at postgraduate level either in Departments of our School or other universities. Our vision is to provide the best possible education to our students so that they are in a key position to contribute to society’s development and progress in Cyprus and beyond.
Soteris Kalogirou
Dean
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Dean's Greeting
Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
Our Faculty consists of three Departments:
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and Informatics,
- Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering,
- Civil Engineering and Geomatics.
These formed the basis for the establishment of our University in 2003. These Departments include academic personnel of high calliper with international recognition of their work. The members of all three FET Departments conduct high-quality reseach at the cutting edge of technology. Indeed, within the few years of operation of our University, they have managed to attract significant levels of research funding and to successfully participate in competitive projects both in Cyprus and abroad. In addition, the FET Departments have demonstrated remarkable educational work in undergraduate programmes, as well as in postgraduate programmes at the Masters and doctoral level. In total seven Masters-level programmes are offered by three Departments of the Faculty.
One of our Faculty’s core objectives is the continuous development through the establishment of new Departments, as well as research centers of excellence. In fulfilling this goal, our Faculty has manage to establish a Chemical Engineering program which now operates under the School of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management until transferred to FET. This program is directly related to hydrocarbons, environment, and energy materials sectors; thus, supporting the goal of meeting Cyprus’s technological objectives. Recently, the Center of Excellence Eratosthenis is established in the Faculty covering the area of geoinformatics. The Center has received 30 million Euro funding.
The Faculty actively seeks external research projects, which constitute an important economic resource. During the previous five years, the three Departments of the Faculty have managed to attract more than 34 million euros (excluding Eratosthenis Center of Excellence) of the total of 52.9 million for the entire University, from external research funding for more than 120 research programs, participating in competitive calls for proposals both within Cyprus and abroad. This effort is expected to intensify in the near future, since external funding will enable Departments to further expand their research activities and to recruit young scientists and engineers.
The interface of our University with the society and industry is a necessary and of equal importance goal, since our Faculty deals with fundamental societal and industrial challenges in Cyprus and beyond. The technological problems and challenges facing the world today, such as conventional or renewable energy resources and their efficient utilization, environmental pollution, global warming, sustainable development, information society, information technology, telecommunications, water resources, protection from natural disasters, maintenance and upgrading of all infrastructure (buildings, highways, bridges, sewage, dams etc.), are included within the expertise of our Faculty. Several memoranda of cooperation are already in place between our Faculty and public bodies and organizations, while new partnerships are foreseen with the industry and private businesses for the purposes of solving problems, providing laboratory support, and enhancing research collaborations.
A latest development which concerns the whole university is the participation of the university in the initiative for the development of the European University of Technology (EUT+). The project is coordinated by the FET Dean and opens huge prospects for the University, its staff, and its students.
An important role in the fulfillment of the goals outlined above is undertaken by the graduates of the Departments of our Faculty who take on positions in the industry and contribute to the solution of technological problems our society faces. An important success of our School is that more than 70% of our graduates are employed in jobs related to their studies in less than one year after their graduation. Many of them continue their studies at postgraduate level either in Departments of our School or other universities. Our vision is to provide the best possible education to our students so that they are in a key position to contribute to society’s development and progress in Cyprus and beyond.
Soteris Kalogirou
Dean
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
