Social Computing Research Center: kick-off meeting of the new project on Female Empowerment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Higher Education

The kickoff meeting of the ERASMUS+ project FeSTEM (Female Empowerment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Higher Education) took place with great success on January 30-31, at the Cyprus University of Technology. FeSTEM, which is funded by the European Commission, is composed of five partners in five countries (Cyprus, Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Kick-off meeting of the ERUM project

The kick-off meeting of the ERUM project (Enhancing Research Understanding through Media) took place on December 5th and 6th, at the Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. The ERUM project is funded by the European Commission, under the Erasmus+ framework (Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education). The project consortium is composed by seven Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Cyprus Interaction Lab Annual Review/Newsletter 2019

The Cyprus Interaction Lab is the only research facility in Cyprus specialising in Educational Technology and Human Computer Interaction. We are proud to engage in research that helps unpack the potential of emerging technologies to positively influence our society. We hope you will enjoy reading our newsletter which highlights our major achievements Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

The INTELed final dissemination event at Cyprus

The INTELed multiplier event took place at the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus, aiming to disseminate the theoretical and pedagogical framework of INTELed, the philosophy and goals as well as the main outcomes of the INTELed European project. The event was entitled “Promoting inclusive education via embodied learning Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

The ENGINITE final dissemination event at Cyprus

The ENGINITE multiplier event took place at the Cyprus University Cyprus, in Limassol, Cyprus. The multiplier event aimed at disseminating the ENGINITE european project and its goals, as well as the ENGINITE postgraduate Vocational Education and Training (VET) programme which was based on Problem Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy. The event Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

SUGAR Public event

The SUGAR team, in collaboration with NGO Oxygono and the Youth Council of Cyprus, have organised a two-part discussion panel series under the theme of “Limassol 2040”, which aim to discuss how a long-term plan for a city can come to fruition through the participation of citizens, the community and Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Cyprus Interaction Lab: New project on students’ empowerment on the topic of “quality of information between mis and disinformation today” in Higher Education

The Cyprus Interaction Lab (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/) of the Social Computing Research Center (http://www.socialcomputing.eu) at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) has secured funding under the Erasmus+ program (Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education) with the project “Enhancing Research Understanding through Media” (ERUM). The Cyprus Interaction Lab is a  partner in the two-year Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Two (2) posts in the topic “Education and Makerspaces”

This post involves multidisciplinary research in areas related to Education, Technology, Multimedia, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design. Candidates should possess: Postgraduate Degree of Master’s level from accredited Universities in Computer Science or Multimedia or Education or any related field. Ability to organize and carry out research work independently Very good Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

ENGINITE: 5th Transnational Project Meeting

On Monday, October 14th, the 5th ENGINITE Transnational Project meeting took place at the Youth MakerSpace, in Larnaka (Cyprus). This final meeting, which was organized by GrantXpert, had a three-fold goal: (a) to reflect on the ENGINITE main outcomes and achievements, (b) to discuss the project’s next steps in relation to Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Participation in the EC-TEL 2019 conference

The EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) had a strong presence during the EC-TEL conference at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands held between 16th-19th September 2019.  The conference was attended by the Associate Professor Andri Ioannou (Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG & Director Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Participation at the INTERACT 2019 conference

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) had a strong presence during the INTERACT 2019 conference at Paphos, Cyprus held between 2nd-6th September 2019, with three paper presentations, as follows: Ioannou, A., & Andreva, A. (2019, September). Play and Learn with an Intelligent Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Participation at the EARLI 2019 conference

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL)  took part at the EARLI 2019 conference at Aachen, Germany held between 12th-16th August 2019, with the following paper presentation: Georgiou, Y., Ioannou, A., & Kosmas, P. (2019, August). Learning about angles via embodied-based learning: Investigating Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago

Participation in the 13th CSCL conference 2019

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) had a strong presence during the 13th CSCL conference at Lyon, France held between 17-21 June 2019.  In particular, the conference was attended by the Associate Professor Andri Ioannou (Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG & Director Read more

By Andreas Kitsis, ago