ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence

The ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence (CoE) engages with the complete ecosystem of stakeholders in a Multi-Actor approach, linking with players segmented according to their geographic location (from central Europe, to South-Eastern Europe, to EMMENA region), their position in the EO value chain (from EO data providers, to science laboratories and research institutes, to SMEs and large industries) and their mandate (from Public Sector, to sectorial coordination organizations, to economic development banks, etc.).

In this framework, ERATOSTHENES CoE provide capacity building for the professional development of public and private stakeholders in Cyprus and beyond with a focus on equipping and facilitating scientific and research personnel in the field of Earth Observation and Geoinformatics. The programme acts as a regional multiplier in the EMMENA, educating the new generation of scientists and motivating them to create new businesses, capitalizing on innovative research. In addition to the ERATOSTHENES CoE staff, governmental departments, private companies and end-users can benefit from the EO professional training schemes. Moreover, ERATOSTHENES CoE is a certified Vocational and Education Training (VET) Centre under the Cyprus Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA), capable to carry out subsidized, co-financed and/or advertised by HRDA training activities.

Last but not least, ERATOSTHENES CoE offers, in collaboration with the Cyprus University of Technology, a MSc degree in Geoinformatics and Earth Observation, and PhD students at Cyprus University of Technology have access to the ERATOSTHENES CoE facilities and infrastructure to conduct their research.