The Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts (

Greek language Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southe ...

: Κυπριακή Ακαδημία Επιστημών, Γραμμάτων και Τεχνών) was founded in 2017 and launched by the President of Cyprus

Nicos Anastasiades Nicos Anastasiades ( el, Νίκος Αναστασιάδης ; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who is the current president of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally bet ...

in 2018. Its aim is to enhance the scientific and cultural achievements of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

by promoting and rewarding excellence in Science, Letters, and Arts, and cultivating interactions between the Sciences, Letters, Humanities, and the Arts in the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

. It is an independent and autonomous institution consisting of 3 Sections: • Natural Sciences, • Letters, and Arts (Humanities), • and Ethical Sciences, Economic and Political Sciences. The Cyprus Academy has already been admitted in several European and international bodies including All European Academies (ALLEA), the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities and the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC). The current body of the Cyprus Academy consists of 17 Members, 12 Founding Members elected on April 10, 2019, the four Members of the Founding Committee, and one recently elected ordinary member. The Academy also elected one external and two corresponding members in each of the three sections. The Academy is governed by an Interim Governing Board presided by Professor

Andreas Demetriou Andreas Demetriou ( el, Ανδρέας Δημητρίου; born Andreas Panteli Demetriou on 15 August 1950) is a Greek Cypriot developmental psychologist and former Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus. Founding Fellow and current p ...

. The Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, is temporarily located in an especially provided building at the Phaneromene Square in Nicosia.Article in Greek in the online newspaper „Parathyro Politis“
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