Welcome to the Department of Communication and Internet Studies (CIS) Erasmus Exchange Programme. In these pages, you will find information about where you can study and who to contact.
- Visiting Exchange Students
- Current CIS Students
Visiting Exchange Students)
Why choose CIS
CIS offers high level of teaching, research and professional practice
The university is situated in the city centre of Limassol – a coastal town with plenty cultural experiences
CUT students enjoy a vibrant campus life, with many opportunities to meet people through a wide range of activities
Exchange Agreements of CIS
Are you eligible to study at CIS?
The Department of Communication and Internet Studies (CIS) has a number of bilateral exchange agreements with foreign universities. To be eligible, students must be studying at one of the CIS’s partner institutions.
The Department of Communication and Internet Studies (CIS) has bilateral agreements with the following universities:
Sweden
Greece
National and Capodistrian University of Athens
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Panteio University of Social and Political Sciences
Denmark
Spain
Poland
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Latvia
Vidzemes Augstskola – Latvia
France
Universite de Franche-Comte – France
Universite Sabatier Toulouse III – France
Netherlands
Hogeschool Utrecht,HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht – Netherlands
Belgium
Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Belgium
If you wish to visit CIS as an exchange student, but you do not find your university in the list of partner institutions, please contact Dr. Iolie Nicolaidou, CIS Erasmus Coordinator, so that we may contact your university and seek to set up an agreement.
Study Program
Currently, courses at the CIS Department are taught in Greek. If you are fluent in Greek, you can choose any of the courses offered during the semester of your visit. For a detailed description, see the full study programme guide in Greek.
Courses in English
The CIS Department offers a full study programme in English (30 ECTS) for Erasmus students only during the spring semester. The following courses are offered:
CIS 373 Visual Communication and Culture (5 ECTS)
CIS 385 Internet and Society (5 ECTS)
CIS 471 Radio Production – Digital Radio (5 ECTS)
CIS 474 Persuasive Technologies (5 ECTS)
CIS 374 Alternative Media (5 ECTS) OR CIS317 Social movements (5 ECTS)
Procedures and Deadlines
Prior to Arrival
If you seek admission through the Erasmus Exchange Programme, the Research, International and Public Relations Officer Mr Aristodimos Lanitis (http://www.cut.ac.cy/erasmus) must receive your application by October 30th 2023 (for the spring semester that follows).
Upon Arrival
Upon arrival in Limassol, you will be met by a mentor – a student – who will show you around the Department and the University. The mentor will help you with advice and assistance the first couple of weeks of your stay.
Current CIS Students
Where can I go?
If you are a current student at CIS Department, you can do your exchange study in one of the higher education institutions in Europe, with which the CIS department has bilateral agreements within the Erasmus programme. Click here for a list of partner institutions and links to their web pages.
For application, selection procedures and deadlines, please visit the webpage for the Erasmus. Programme of CUT.