{"id":2329,"date":"2023-04-05T13:37:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/alumni-development\/?page_id=2329"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:18:26","slug":"notable-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/alumni-development\/home\/notable-alumni\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"NOTABLE ALUMNI"},"content":{"rendered":"
The University of Cyprus is proud of its successful alumni who have reached a level of notable achievement in a variety of fields. This website features just some of them.<\/div>\n
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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Tasos Hadjivasiliou – Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies (2003) \u2013 Assistant Professor at the <\/span><\/span>Hellenic American University & Member of the Greek Parliament (2024)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Konstantina Sotiriou – Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies 1997 – State Prize for Fiction 2023 for the work of Brandy Sour<\/li>\n
  • Menelaos Menelaou – Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies 1999 – Negotiator for the Cyprus issue \/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official (2022)<\/li>\n
  • Neshe Yashin \u2013 Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies 2011 \u2013 European Citizen Award (2021) & Poet & Journalist & EEP<\/li>\n
  • Gogo Alexandrinou – Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies 2000 – Journalist & Director of Web TV DIGITAL (2020)<\/li>\n
  • Constantia Sotiriou – Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies 1997 – Canada and Europe Regional Winner Award in International Literary Competition \u00abCommonwealth Short Story Prize 2019\u00bb<\/li>\n
  • Dionysios Zoumpalidis – Department of English Studies 2007 – 3rd place in 2018 Russian National Competition of Young Scholars in Higher Education<\/li>\n
  • Christos Tsiailis – Department of Foreign Languages and Philology 2000 – 1st Prize in the Panhellenic Poetry Competition UNESCO Piraeus and Islands 2018<\/li>\n
  • Athina Frangou Selipa – Department of Foreign Languages and Philology 2003 – General Secretary of the New Republic (\u039d\u039f\u0394\u0395) Cyprus (1999 -2016)<\/li>\n
  • Georgia Antoniou – Department of French and European Studies 2006 – Active Member of the Citizens Alliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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FACULTY OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Maria Tarapoulouzi – Department of Chemistry (2009) & Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015) – Vice President of the International Network of Young Chemists (2026)<\/li>\n
  • Vasilia Tamamouna – Department of Biological Sciences 2012 – Cyprus Research Award \u2013 Distinguished Young Investigator (Cypriot Research Awards RIF 2022) – SCIENTIST\/ACADEMIC Award 2023 (Madame Figaro: Women of the Year)<\/li>\n
  • Christina Demetriadou – Department of Biological Sciences 2014 \u2013 Publication of innovative research titled \u00abHistone N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA40 links one-carbon metabolism to chemoresistance\u00bb in the scientific journal Oncogene in 2021<\/li>\n
  • Eleni Keliri – Department of Chemistry 2018 – Forbes List \u00abForbes 30 under 30 for 2021, Greece & Cyprus\u00bb<\/li>\n
  • Prodromos Alambritis – Department of Computer Science 2007 – Chairman of the Board of the Cyprus Youth Organization (2019) & Parliament Member of DISY (2021)<\/li>\n
  • Neofytos Christodoulou – Department of Biological Sciences 2011 \u2013 Publication on Understanding Mammalian Embryonic Development in peer-reviewed scientific journal \u201cNature\u201d 2018<\/li>\n
  • Charalambos Stavrides – Department of Mathematics and Statistics 2002 – Secretary of Political Planning Democratic Alert \/ Former President NEDISY – Vice President Youth EPP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Maria Diplarou – Department of Psychology (2018) – President of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Youth Council (2026)<\/li>\n
  • Marigo Georgiou – Department of Psychology 2024 – EY Cyprus Award In Memory of Christias Rossidou-Sotiriou 2023-2024<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Doxa Komodromou – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2013 – Deputy Government Representative (2023) & Journalist<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Despina Herakleous – Department of Education 1996 – 2023 National Children’s Literature Award for her work Where Have the Ghosts Gone?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Demetrios Nicolaides \u2013 Department of Social and Political Sciences 2014 \u2013 Minister of Education in Alberta, Canada (2023) & Politician & Academic<\/li>\n
  • Doxa Komodromou – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2013 – Deputy Government Representative (2023) & Journalist<\/li>\n
  • Theano Kalavana – Department of Psychology (2007) – President of the Organization for the Modernization of Society (OPEK) 2022<\/li>\n
  • Maria Fotiou – Department of Education (2013) – Prize Ernst & Young Global Limited In Memory of Christias Rossidou-Sotiriou 2021-2022<\/li>\n
  • Annita Demetriou – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2007 – President of DISY (2023) & Officer of UCLan Cyprus & President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus (2021)<\/li>\n
  • Michalis Michaelides – Department of Education (1998) – Prize Richard M. Wolf Memorial Award for outstanding paper by the International Organization for the Assessment of Educational Performance (IEA RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS 2021)<\/li>\n
  • Costas Sisamos – Department of Education (1998) – CEO and founder of Engino<\/li>\n
  • Maria Petridou – Department of Psychology 2015 – Prize Ernst & Young Global Limited In Memory of Christias Rossidou-Sotiriou 2020-2021<\/li>\n
  • Mariota Angelopoulou – Department of Law 2014 – Silver Medal in the Coastal Mediterranean Games 2019<\/li>\n
  • Marios Giagkou – Department of Education 2016 – Best Individual Sports Performance Award for the competition period 2018-2019<\/li>\n
  • Mariota Angelopoulou – Department of Law 2014 – Top Female Volleyball Player Award 2018 (Award from President of the Republic on the “Day of the Cypriot Athlete”)<\/li>\n
  • Sofronis Sofroniou – Department of Psychology 2004 – Cyprus State Prize for Fiction 2015<\/li>\n
  • Christakis Christofides – Department of Education 1996 – Head of Education Office AKEL & Parliament Member of AKEL (2021)<\/li>\n
  • Efi Xanthou – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2004 – Deputy President of the Environmental Movement<\/li>\n
  • Marina Nikolaou \u2013 Department of Social and Political Sciences 2010 \u2013 AKEL \u2013 Political Scientist, Member of the European United Left\/Northern Green Group Secretariat<\/li>\n
  • Xenia Constantinou – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2000 – Parliament Member of DISY (2019)<\/li>\n
  • Theodoulos Ioannou – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2010 – Former President of NEDISY<\/li>\n
  • Alexia Sakadaki – Department of Social and Political Sciences 2004 \u2013 Organizational Officer of the Environmental Movement – Human Rights and Equality Committee<\/li>\n
  • Geadis Geadi – Department of Social and Political Sciences (2020) \u2013 Member of the European Parliament 2024 \u00a0(E.LA.M.)<\/li>\n
  • Charis Psaltis – Department of Education (1998) \u2013 Nevitt Sanford Award for Outstanding Professional Contributions to Political Psychology (2024) & Professor of the University of Cyprus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u00a0FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Maria Kola – Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (2014) – Deputy President of Ecologists (2026)<\/li>\n
  • Andreas Papakonstantinou – Department of Public Administration and Business Administration (2008) \u2013 Director General of the Health Insurance Organization & Auditor General of the Republic of Cyprus (2024)<\/li>\n
  • Menelaos Menelaou – Department of Business and Public Administration 2004 – Executive Director at the Cyprus Youth Organization (2017 – 2020) & Director of Academic Affairs and Student Welfare Service (2021)<\/li>\n
  • Kiriaki Kouttouki – Department of Business and Public Administration 2020 – Silver Medal in Taekwondo at the University 2017 & Bronze Medal at the World University Games 2019<\/li>\n
  • Marina Papanastasiou – Department of Accounting and Finance 2017 – Knox Prize in 2017 ICAEW\u2019s Professional Stage Exams<\/li>\n
  • Roberta Koumettou – Department of Accounting and Finance 2017 – Knox Prize in 2017 ICAEW\u2019s Professional Stage Exams<\/li>\n
  • Demetris Demetriou – Department of Business and Public Administration 2012 – Member of Parliament of the Democratic Alarm<\/li>\n
  • Onoufrios Koullas – Department of Economics 1998 – Deputy in DISY<\/li>\n
  • Anna Theologou – Department of Economics 2008 – Deputy in Alliance of Citizens<\/li>\n
  • Yiannis Tomasides – Department of Business and Public Administration 2002 & 2013 – General Manager of the Cyprus Faith Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Andreas Vasiliou – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2016 – Founder of AbleBook & Young Entrepreneur Award \u00ab\u0393\u03b5\u2019 \u039d\u03ad\u03bf \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u00bb of \u039a\u0395\u0392\u0395 2023 & \u00abSocial Innovation\u00bb Award of \u039f\u0395\u0392 2024<\/li>\n
  • Andreas Makrides –\u00a0 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2024) \u2013 Presidency of the Republic Award 2024 (Graduation Ceremonies)<\/li>\n
  • Lenos Hadjidemetriou – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2016 – Cyprus Research Award \u2013 Young Researcher 2022 (Cypriot Research Awards RIF 2022)<\/li>\n
  • Charalampos Kyriakou – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2009 – Best Presentation Award of 2017 International Interuniversity Symposium on Infrastructure Management<\/li>\n
  • Daniel Surianos – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2017 – NESTFOLD honored with 2017 NASA Space App Challenge Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u00a0FACULTY OF LETTERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Pantelis Boukalas – Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (2018) \u2013 Grand Prize for Letters 2025 from the Greek Ministry of Culture & Columnist-Literator<\/li>\n
  • Anna Maragou – Department of History and Archeology (2012) \u2013 Archaeologist-art historian & “Tevkros Anthias-Thodosis Pieridis 2024” Award<\/li>\n
  • Styliana Hatzigeorgiou – Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (2006) – “Art & Culture: Cyprus Millers” Award – KEBE Youth Entrepreneurship Awards 2024<\/li>\n
  • Sofia Xenophontos – Department of Classics and Philosophy (2007) – Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Philology at AUTH & Elected member of the European Academy (Academia Europaea) in the class of Classics and Oriental Studies 2024<\/li>\n
  • Maria Panayiotou – Department of History and Archeology (2004 & 2017) – Environment Commissioner 2023 & Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment 2024<\/li>\n
  • Panagiotis Nikolaidis – Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 1997 – State Prize for Poetry 2023 for the work of Rimachos<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Vasileios Syros – Department of Classics and Philosophy 1999 \u2013 Director, Early Modern Greek Culture Program, The Medici Archive Project (Florentia, Italy) & Senior Research Associate, Institute for European Global Studies, University of Basel. In 2021 publishes the book \u00ab\u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0399\u03c3\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03a3\u03cd\u03b3\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7 \u0397\u03b3\u03b5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u00bb (Papazissi Publications)<\/li>\n
  • Stefani Rousou – Department of Classics and Philosophy 2007 – Award of the Academy of Athens for the best edition of a work of classical literature with the title “Pseudo – Arcadius’ Epitome of Herodian\u2019s De prosodia catholica” 2020<\/li>\n
  • Natalia Evangelidou – Department of Classics and Philosophy 2013 – Gold metal (1.500m) & Bronze metal (800m) in the Balkan Athletics Games 2019 & Bronze metal (1500m) in the Balkan Indoor Athletics Championship 2020<\/li>\n
  • Despoina Chapoupi – Department of Classics and Philosophy 2008 – Former President of the Cyprus Youth Council<\/li>\n
  • Panayiotis Sentonas – Department of Classics and Philosophy 2007 – President of the Board of the Cyprus Youth Organization (2017) & Deputy Government Representative (2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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