> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino

> 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐬 – 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐚

Dr Philippos Pouyioutas is Professor of Computer Science and the Rector of the University of Nicosia. He studied at the University of London (BSc Computer Science – Queen Mary College – 1988, MSc Databases and Information Systems – Birkbeck College – 1989, PhD Object-Oriented Databases – Birkbeck College – 1996). His doctoral degree studies were funded by scholarships from the University of London, the Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) Award Scheme and the Leventis Foundation. Dr Pouyioutas also holds a Certificate in Teaching/Learning in Higher Education from the University of North London (1993).

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is the largest university in Cyprus in terms of student enrolment, with more than 14,000 students from over 100 countries, supported by about 550 full-time teaching/research and administrative staff.

https://www.unic.ac.cy/

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On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.

In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.

The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.

The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.

https://www.nusct.net/