🏛️ University Overview

Founded in 1997, Cyprus International University (CIU) is a private, English-medium university located about 5 km from North Nicosia city centre. It launched with just 81 students and has grown to over 18,000 students and more than 1,000 staff. CIU’s mission centers on offering multicultural, forward-looking education with strong international engagement, membership in global academic associations, and sustainability-focused infrastructure (library, sports complex, research centres).

CIU’s campus is a modern Mediterranean setting spanning approximately 150,000 m². It combines academic, cultural, and recreational spaces, including:

• Fully equipped smart classrooms, labs, studios

• Major sports complex (“CIU Arena”) with indoor/outdoor courts, semi‑Olympic pool, fitness centre

• Large library, student centre, on-campus cafés, supermarket, health & career services

• On-campus housing for ~70% of students across apartment and dorm-style facilities

CIU emphasizes a high-quality, student-centered educational model with a 1:1 computer-to-student ratio and 1:20 staff-to-student ratio in many programs. Over 64 nationalities are represented on campus, fostering a global student community.

The university comprises multiple faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering, Arts & Sciences, Education, Law, Economics & Administrative Sciences, Communication, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. In addition, CIU houses institutes offering 38+ undergraduate, 23+ master’s, and 12+ PhD programs. It also has several specialized research centres (e.g., environmental, underwater archeology, biotechnology, gender studies).

CIU supports international mobility through articulation agreements and dual-degree partnerships with UK universities (Sunderland, Wolverhampton), Spain/Switzerland (EU Business School), and Rome (Tor Vergata). It holds membership or accreditation from bodies including YÖDAK (TRNC), YÖK (Turkey), IAU, ECPR, EAIE, NAFSA, WAUC, FUIW, ECBE, CHRIE, IGIP, and UK NARIC. It was ranked in the 601–800 band by Times Higher Education in interdisciplinary sciences and 64th in the 2024 UI GreenMetric sustainability rankings.

However, CIU operates in a region with limited international recognition—diplomas are not widely recognized outside Turkey and some European countries. Some caution about TRNC as occupied territory persists, yet many graduates have gone on to work or study further abroad.

💸 Tuition Fees

Undergraduate (annual, before scholarships)

• General programs: ~€6,000

• Pharmacy: ~€7,000

• Dentistry: ~€10,600

• Medicine: €14,940 (€12,955–13,000 per various sources)
  All international students receive a 50% scholarship automatically, reducing costs accordingly.

Master’s & PhD

• Master’s: ~€3,000–4,000 per year

• PhD: ~€3,500–5,000 per year

Detailed fee breakdown:

• Master’s (per course): €550, thesis €1,650, seminar €200, registration €550 (plus VAT)

• PhD (per course): €900, thesis €3,600, seminar €300, registration €550

Scholarships up to 100% are available for merit, sports, siblings, married couples, and graduate students with a CGPA ≥ 3.50.

Accommodation & Packages

• On-campus dorm single room: ~€2,520/year

• Double rooms: ~€1,575–1,890/year

• All-inclusive package (tuition, housing, meals, transport, insurance): ~€4,500–9,000/year

🎓 Programs Offered

Undergraduate Faculties

• Medicine

• Dentistry

• Pharmacy

• Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics, Computer, Industrial, Bioengineering, Environmental, Petroleum, Energy Systems, Engineering Management)

• Arts & Sciences (Psychology, Turkish Language & Literature, etc.)

• Fine Arts & Architecture (Product Design, Graphic & Interior Design, Architecture)

• Law

• Economics & Administrative Sciences (Business, International Relations, Social Work, EU Studies)

• Communication (Journalism, Visual Commun., Radio & TV, Advertising & PR)

• Education (Teacher Training, English Language Teaching, Psychological Counselling, Pre-School, Arts Education)

• Health Sciences (Physiotherapy, Nutrition)

• Agricultural Sciences & Technologies (Biosystems, Plant Production)

Graduate & Doctoral

Multiple master’s and PhD programs covering the above faculties.

Continuing Education

Courses in languages, professional development, cultural seminars via the Continuing Education Center.

📝 Admission Requirements

Undergraduate

• Secondary school diploma (e.g. O/A Levels) with ~60%+

• English proficiency: TOEFL ≥ 65 IBT or IELTS ≥ 5.5 (on-campus test available)

• Passport/birth certificate, application form, signed regulations document

Master’s

• Bachelor’s degree transcript & diploma

• English proficiency (same scores)

• CV, passport copy, signed regulations form

PhD

• Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees and transcripts

• English proficiency

• CV, passport copy, research proposal, signed regulations form

Application Process: Online application → evaluation → acceptance letter → deposit payment → visa arrangements and flight details → arrival.

🌐 Website & Contact

• Official website: ciu.edu.tr

• Address: 99258 North Nicosia, North Cyprus

• Phone: +90 392 671 1111

• Email: info@ciu.edu.tr