Cyprus International University (Turkish Cyprus) is a private University, an ambitious and innovative institution establish in 1997 for the purpose of providing students a centre of excellence and distinction to satisfy the needs of a modern technological society. It has internationally accredited programmes, dedicated facilities and a modern campus attracting students from different countries. It offers 17 undergraduate courses in English within its five faculties consisting of; The Faculties of Communications, Economics & Administrative Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Fine Arts as well as a Graduate School for postgraduate studies. The university offers energetic discussion oriented classes, dedicated faculty members who distinguished themselves in academic programmes. With all its academic and social activities, the University's prime commitment is to provide educational facilities to satisfy the needs of a modern technological society.

Thus, whilst these needs are broadly provided, CIU has developed a deliberate policy of making its courses international, practical and relevant. To this end, the university has a number of collaborative agreements with other universities in the USA, Asia and Europe. Cyprus International University emphasizes individual attention and care for its international students and provides relatively luxurious residence halls with variety of social activities in a very safe environment. The university students’ internationalisation is a major objective and therefore it offers scholarship amounting to about 50% reduction of tuition fee to all international students thus creating an environment, which is probably the most economical “value for money package” of programmes available anywhere in Europe.