PhD Programmes in Cyprus 2025

The aim of the doctoral programmes of the CEE Department is to promote scholarly research leading to discovery, learning and innovation according to international standards of excellence, in the broader discipline of CEE, as well as in related multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.

This multi-disciplinary program promotes excellence and immerses doctoral candidates in research at the crossroads between Science, Technology and the Humanities, and the Social Sciences. It prepares students to deal with significant research problems in Cultural Heritage and Archaeology that can effectively utilize advances and applications in digital technologies and scientific methods. Indicative fields of specialization include Digital Heritage, Visualization in Art and Architecture, Archaeological Sciences, Built Heritage, Human Bioarchaeology, and Archaeobotany.

The PhD degree is granted after successful completion of a doctoral dissertation, which must be a new and substantial contribution to the relevant academic literature. The Dissertation must be defended orally before a 5-member faculty committee. The minimum time required for the completion of a PhD is three years, and the minimum time required for the completion of the doctoral dissertation is two years.

The M.Sc. and Ph.D.  program Digital Heritage and Landscape Archaeology of the University of Cyprus is a unique postgraduate program that offers a concrete interdisciplinary academic course platform dealing with the application of spatial technologies and GeoInformatics in the wider domain of Digital Humanities.

The program promotes research excellence and educates students on the scientific frontiers and advanced methodologies at the vanguard of interconnected issues related to Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Energy, Hydrology, Sustainable Built Environment, and Sustainable Policy.

The COS program provides highly interdisciplinary training to educate researchers to use advanced computational and data methodologies to solve complex scientific and engineering problems. It provides a unified approach to modeling, high-performance computing and data science, and artificial intelligence-based approaches. Through modeling, simulation, machine learning, and studying specific phenomena, the program delivers cross-disciplinary knowledge and domain-specific depth in fields like fundamental computational physics, climate modeling, computational fluid dynamics, computational biology, materials science, computational economics, and digital cultural heritage. The program provides the necessary educational setting where excellence in education and research is fostered through interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Ph.D. Program in French Studies provides students with a contemporary and specialized education and allows them to acquire scientific expertise in the rich cultural field of French Studies. The Ph.D. program in French Studies allows exploring the linguistic and literary richness of a French tradition in constant revitalization through the perspective of various theoretical and methodological approaches, thus connecting the expected creativity and originality of a doctoral dissertation with the requirements of epistemological, technical, and deontological norms.

The Ph.D. program in European Studies provides students with scientific expertise in matters related to both the critical study of Europe today (its institutional frame and policies) and the cultural studies of the European space largo sensu. The program trains students for research and research methodology in compliance with the current requirements of academic knowledge.

The goal of the Ph.D. Program in Economics is to provide training to individuals to become high-quality researchers in line with international standards. Our aim is for our graduates to be able to successfully compete for employment at Universities, research institutions, public policy organizations, and the private sector. In addition to this, it aims to create a dynamic research community at the University of Cyprus that will also raise the level of economic research in Cyprus and infuse public debate on economic policy with scientific methods and rigorous analysis.

The Ph.D. Program develops candidates’ skills in international political analysis and prepares them for an academic career through a focus on research skills and professional socialization into the International Relations (IR) discipline.

The objective of the Ph.D. program in economics at Eastern Mediterranean University is to equip its graduates with the skills in economic theory, quantitative methods and policy analysis to be able to teach economics at an advanced level, and to conduct economic research and analyze economic problems and policies with the highest level of professionalism.

PhD in Healthcare Management will give you the opportunity to pursue your particular personal or professional interest in the leadership and improvement of health services, how they provide treatment for people with physical and mental illnesses, and how they can contribute to health improvement through targeted interventions.

The doctorate degree in Computing/Computer Science provides the future Ph.D. holders with the necessary skills and abilities to become successful academics demonstrating an excellence in research and making a significant contribution to the local and international research community in the field of Computing/Computer Science. Through a minimum of a 3 years period, candidates develop critical thinking, formulate their own opinions, acquire research culture, and become autonomous researchers able to plan, develop, implement and coordinate research studies as well as reason and present their findings to the international scientific community.

The Ph.D. in Finance provides students the opportunity to specialize in the field of finance and banking by offering graduate courses and thesis at the doctoral level. The program is designed to provide a strong foundation in financial theory as well as applied financial econometrics skills.

Our Business Administration doctoral program is meant to teach our students current management techniques and theoretical approaches, as well as to direct them toward scientific research that will benefit the country's management and the existing literature in the subject. The curriculum is built on elective courses that allow students to focus on certain topics based on the fundamental functions of the business world. Investment analysis and portfolio management, retail marketing strategies, advanced Microsoft Excel applications for businesses, financial markets and institutions theory, total quality management and quality assurance systems, and quantitative management techniques are among the elective courses available. Similarly, a large selection of courses focusing primarily on management and leadership are available.