Cyprus Interaction Lab

The Cyprus Interaction Lab would like to invite interested candidates to apply for a PhD for January 2019 in the following research topics. Deadline for both positions is 26th of November.  Instructions on how to apply here: https://www.cut.ac.cy/news/article/?languageId=1&fbclid=IwAR3619wjvWjMGvMShoaaUck-YemiEubVJXpYrKrNwYvf6lkmATluPTOl5XY&contentId=140750 Nurturing and stimulating student’s creativity with Educational Robotics in school’s makerspace Description: This post involves multidisciplinary research […]

On Friday October 19, 2018, the 5th graders of Agia Napa Primary School – Antoni Tsokkou participated at the @CodeWeek EU with the activity “I learn the European capitals via robotics“. The educational activity was organized by Mrs. Stella Timotheou (Primary Education Teacher, Doctoral Student at the Cyprus Interaction Lab) and was supported by the Research […]

The Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL – http://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/)  of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts at the Cyprus University of Technology is exploring the possibility of hiring Project Managers for full-time or part-time engagement, depending on qualifications and availability. Our current projects are related to: Learning technology Immersive and embodied learning Problem-based learning in STEAM […]

The kickoff meeting of the INTELed Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The meeting was delivered successfully by Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis Georgiou and Mrs Nicoletta […]

The kickoff meeting of the ENGINITE Vocational Education and Training (VET) programme  was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The meeting was delivered successfully by the ENGINITE CUT research team (Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis […]

The Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab  (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) support the organization of the “Open coders fair”: A celebration day for programming & robotics for children 5-99 years old, in the context of the activities  “Learning to code with my child” of the European Code Week. Entrance is […]

A two-day design sprint workshop took at the Youth Makerspace Larnaka (https://www.facebook.com/makerspacelarnaka/) on Friday and Saturday, 12-13 October. During the workshop, participants discussed, explored, proposed solutions and developed prototypes (applications, systems, etc.) with a goal of providing useful information for responsible gaming, as well as information for the risks posed by non-responsible participation. The prototypes developed […]

INTERACT 2019 (http://www.interact2019.org/) is the latest of a series of conferences on Human-Computer Interaction organized under the aegis of the Technical Committee 13 of the UNESCO International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The IFIP TC 13 aims at developing the science and technology of the interaction between humans and computing devices. The first INTERACT conference […]

The Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart System and Emerging Technologies [ RISE ] (http://RISE.org.cy) with additional support from members of the Cyprus Interaction Lab had a strong presence at Βραδιά του Ερευνητή / Researchers’ Night with the participation of more than 15 academics, researchers and administration officers affiliated with RISE and collaborating research labs. As per annual tradition, the Research […]

On August 31st 2018, the Cyprus Interaction Lab (https://cyprusinteractionlab.com) of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, in collaboration with the Research centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging Technologies (http://www.rise.org.cy) and the MakerSpace Larnaka of the Youth Board of Cyprus (https://www.facebook.com/makerspacelarnaka/), have organized and delivered an innovative workshop for […]

 From 9th-18th July 2018,  the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology  (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy) delivered two innovative educational workshops in the context of the annual summer school of the Cyprus University of Technology for 5-15 years-old children. The educational activities were developed […]

Το Cyprus Interaction Lab (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/), το Youth Makerspace Larnaka (https://www.facebook.com/makerspacelarnaka/) και το Research Centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging Technologies of Nicosia (http://www.rise.org.cy/) συνδιοργάνωνουν το βιωματικό εργαστήριο “Κατασκευές με τεχνολογία Micro:bit και ηλεκτρονικά υφάσματα” για παιδιά ηλικίας 11-14 ετών. Το βιωματικό εργαστήριο θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Παρασκευή, 31 Αυγούστου 2018, στους χώρους του Youth […]

In July 2018, the MAKERSPACE project managed by the Cyprus Interaction Lab for the Youth Board of Cyprus, hosted the Annual Summer School of the Cyprus Architects Association. The Summer School involved the design, prototyping and construction of a 1:1 pavilion that was installed in the yard of the building. The participants utilised most of […]

Cyprus Interaction Lab is seeking expressions of interest for Research positions in the area of User Experience and Design. The Cyprus Interaction Lab is seeking expressions of interest from outstanding, Postdoctoral candidates, Ph.D. graduates, or MA/MSc holders who have a background in Ηuman-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX) or Design Thinking (Methodologies and Theory) who are […]

The European ENGINITE project invites the submission of applications of interest by graduate engineers and industries/companies/organizations to participate in a postgraduate Vocational Education and Training (VET) programme, which will be held during 2018-2019. The postgraduate VET programme will be based on Problem Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy and will combine advanced applied academic topics with hands-on […]

During June of  2018, the Migrant Information Center provided free Greek Language Courses for third-country nationals. Two classes were offered, and up to 25 people participated. All students had the opportunity to learn fundamental grammatical rules, and words, that will facilitate their further integration into the Limassol social context.

Ο Οργανισμός Νεολαίας Κύπρου μέσω του προγράμματος του Youth Makerspace Larnaca παρέχει την ευκαιρία σε νέους αρχιτέκτονες που είτε φοιτούν ή εργάζονται να συμμετέχουν στο Θερινό Εργαστήρι του Συλλόγου Αρχιτεκτόνων Κύπρου το οποίο θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο Makerspace. Οι νέοι θα έχουν την δυνατότητα να χρησιμοποιήσουν τον εξοπλισμό του Youth Makerspace όπως είναι το πλήρες εξοπλισμένο […]

Το πρώτο Youth Makerspace στη Λάρνακα ανοίγει τις πόρτες του στους νέους δίνοντας πρόσβαση σε υψηλού επιπέδου και τελευταίας τεχνολογίας εξοπλισμό για την ανάπτυξη πρωτοτύπων και υλοποίηση των επιχειρηματικών τους ιδεών. Το Youth Makerspace παρέχει επίσης την ευκαιρία στους νέους να παρακολουθήσουν δωρεάν εργαστήρια, διαλέξεις και παρουσιάσεις που έχουν διάφορα θέματα τεχνολογίας για συζήτηση, ενημέρωση και εκπαίδευση. Το Youth Makerspace Larnaka […]

Το τρίτο θερινό σχολείο ηγεσίας νέων του οργανισμού νεολαίας  ολοκληρώθηκε με πλήρης επιτυχία. Το Youth Leadership Summer School αφορούσε τους νέους/νέες φοιτητές/τριες ή και απόφοιτους Πανεπιστημίου από 18 μέχρι 30 χρονών που πιστεύουν στη δύναμη της θέλησης και στην αξία της προσπάθειας για ένα καλύτερο κόσμο. Στα πλαίσια του Youth Leadership Summer School, οι νέοι είχαν την ευκαιρία να έρθουν […]

Το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου και το Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης προσκαλούν την υποβολή δηλώσεων ενδιαφέροντος από αποφοίτους/νέους μηχανικούς και εταιρείες/βιομηχανικές μονάδες/οργανισμούς για συμμετοχή σε πρόγραμμα επαγγελματικής εκπαίδευσης και κατάρτισης, στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού έργου ENGINITE. Το πρόγραμμα επαγγελματικής εκπαίδευσης και κατάρτισης θα υλοποιηθεί από τον Οκτώβριο 2018 έως τον Μάιο 2019 και θα περιλαμβάνει 2 διακριτές φάσεις: […]