The Chair of Cypriot Studies at the Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the first one in Greece, was described as a national achievement by President Nikos Christodoulides during the inauguration ceremony.
President Christodoulides described the full financial sponsorship of the chair by the Republic of Cyprus as a “national obligation and mission” and stressed that his joy is twofold, as its inauguration coincides with both his term in office and the centenary of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
At the same time, he stressed that this is a national achievement “not only because its purpose is to promote the long-suffering history and achievements of Cyprus through the centuries as part of the unified whole of Hellenism, but mainly because through it we are consciously investing in the new generation, in the tomorrow and in the future of our country.”
On her part, Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth, Dr. Athina Michaelidou, said in her address that the Chair will be a point of reference for Cypriot studies in the international academic field and pointed out that the Ministry “includes in its strategy the strengthening of higher education and research extroversion.”
The Chair, she noted, “constitutes a beacon in Greece’s and Cyprus’ common path, where education meets history and together they build the future.”