University of Cyprus (Aglantzia campus)

The state university of Cyprus; the exam asks which university is in which city

Local name: Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου

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The story

The University of Cyprus is the state university of the Republic of Cyprus. It was established by its own law in 1989 and took its first students in 1992. By law the university is located in the Nicosia district. By law its languages of teaching are Greek and Turkish, the two official languages of the Republic, and some programs may also be taught in other languages. The main campus is in Aglantzia, on the eastern edge of the capital. Here stand the main administration building, the Anastasios G. Leventis University House, and the library, the Stelios Ioannou Learning Resource Center. Some departments work in other buildings in Nicosia, including in the old town inside the Venetian walls.

The University of Cyprus is in Nicosia, with its campus in Aglantzia, while the Cyprus University of Technology, TEPAK, is in Limassol; according to a review of the July 2026 exam, it asked where TEPAK is. The University of Cyprus is a state university, created by a 1989 law, with its first students in 1992.

Visiting

This is a working university: you can walk around the campus, but better check the rules for entering buildings and the library on ucy.ac.cy and library.ucy.ac.cy. Address: 1 Panepistimiou Avenue, Aglantzia.

On the way

• Paphos → Nicosia
• Limassol → Nicosia
• Larnaca → Nicosia

Sources

• University of Cyprus — Brief History (official university website)
• Ο περί Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου Νόμος του 1989 (144/1989), text of the law — CyLaw (art. 3 — location, art. 4 — languages of instruction)
• Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (ΤΕΠΑΚ) — official website, address in Limassol
• Hallouminati — what changed in the exam (July 2026 question about TEPAK)

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