TO MARK its opening, UCLan (University of Central Lancashire) Cyprus, the Republic’s only British university, will subsidise all students who register this year, it was announced yesterday.
UCLan said it has decided to fund the studies of all students who will register this year, cutting €2,950 per year from their tuition fees.
Each student will pay €7,000 per year of study instead of €9,950 the university said.
The offer is also valid for students registering now for the next academic year and those who wish to transfer to UCLan from other schools.
Classes start on October 2, at the university’s brand new premises located in Pyla, Larnaca.
The university is housed in a modern building with electronic and telecommunication technology, wireless access and fiber optic support, a library with an international network of scientific data and research materials, computer laboratories, an imposing amphitheatre and interactive classrooms and full access and support for people with special needs.
Over 350 consultants, technicians and workers from Cyprus worked to complete the first building on the campus in only 180 days. This first phase of the campus provides an area of 7,000 square metres and will serve the needs of the first cohort of students for 2012.
In the next few years, the total buildings will be expanded to 48,000 square metres to serve the needs of up to 5,000 students.
The campus is now open for prospective students and their parents for daily tours.
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) was established in 1828.
It is the seventh largest University in the UK with 35,000 students, and contributes £300 million annually to the regional economy of the North West of England. It has been voted the leading modern university in the North West of England for the last five years. It is also the first Modern University in the UK to be listed in the QS World Rankings in 2010