Students from our University's Department of Arts and Communication and the Department of Education designed and developed board games aimed at raising awareness for the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus.

The project, titled "Design for Play: Building Awareness for a Sustainable Future", was created in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries & Marine Research, within the framework of the Pandoteira project.

The presentation of the board games will take place on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 19:00 at Megaro Mitsi 1, where the end-of-year exhibition of students from the Department of Arts and Communication will also be hosted.

The games were designed by students from the programs of Primary Education, Visual Communication, and Interior Design, and were developed within the framework of Frederick University Living Lab (FULL), an educational initiative that provides students the opportunity to collaborate with social organizations, governmental bodies and companies. The contact with real challenges aims to broaden the students' skills and cultivate their awareness on sustainable development issues.

In this specific project, two of the partners of the "Pandoteira" project collaborated: Frederick University and the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment's Department of Fisheries and Marine Research. The "Pandoteira" project, within which the board games were funded, aims at the management of the Natura 2000 network in Cyprus. It is co-financed by the EU's LIFE Programme, coordinated by the Department of Environment, and includes 13 partners from Government Departments, Universities, Non-Profit Organizations, and private companies.

Agenda

19:00-19:10 Welcome – Greetings

Natassa Frederickou, President of the Council, Frederick University

Antonia Theodosiou, Commissioner for the Environment

Marina Argyrou, Director, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research

19:10-19:30 Presentation of the project “Design for Play”

Dr. Yianna Samuel, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research

Dr. Chrysanthi Katzi, Department of Education, Frederick University

Victoria Leonidou, Department of Arts and Communication, Frederick University

Students of the Departments of Arts and Communication and Education, Frederick University

19:30-19:45 Handover of the games by the student teams to the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research

A reception will follow.

The public will have the opportunity to interact with the board games.

The event is held within the framework of the end-of-year exhibition of the students of the Department of Arts and Communication at Frederick University entitled “The Vaults”

The games for the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus, will be on display throughout The Vaults exhibition, from July 2 to July 5, 2024, at Megaro Mitsi 1, Corner of Evagorou and Stasinou, Nicosia (Eleftheria Square, former Hellenic Bank branch). For information: tel. 22394420.