Commissioner for Gender Equality, Ms Josie Christodoulou, will deliver the keynote speech of an open event organized by Frederick University's Gender Equality & Inclusion Research Unit – RIGE, on September 24. 

How can we achieve inclusivity in Higher Education, Research, and Innovation?

Our University is hosting an open event in Nicosia to share possible answers to the above question. This event is part of the NEXUS European Project, which aims to drive institutional change by designing and implementing innovative inclusive actions and advancing Gender Equality Plans among the participating partners. During the event, knowledge will be shared to help close gaps in inclusivity and achieve meaningful, culturally sensitive, and sustainable change.

The event will be held at Frederick University's Seminar Room (New Building, 1st floor), in Nicosia, from 10:00 to 12:30. 

Agenda

10:00-10:30 Registration and coffee

10:30 Welcome address
Dr Petroula Mavrikiou, Associate Professor, Frederick University

10:45 Introduction to NEXUS
Dr Sara Clavero, Fellow Researcher, Technological University Dublin

11:00 Keynote speech: Integrating inclusive principles in Cyprus’ HE and R&I ecosystem
Ms Josie Christodoulou, Commissioner for Gender Equality, Republic of Cyprus

11:20 Panel discussion
Ms Anna Koukkides Prokopiou, former Minister of Justice and Order, Republic of Cyprus
Ms Natassa Frederickou, President of the Council, Frederick University
Mr Andreas Andreou, People Experience, Inclusion and Diversity Senior Consultant, PwC Cyprus
Q&A
Moderator: Dr Petroula Mavrikiou

12:30 Light lunch

RSVP (by Sept. 22): res.ak@frederick.ac.cy – Ms Antria Karaoli

The NEXUS - Twinning Research and Innovation Institutions to Design and Implement Inclusive Gender Equality Plans Consortium includes: Technological University Dublin (Ireland) – Project coordinator, and members: Smart Venice (Italy), Frederick University (Cyprus), Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria), Universite Du Mans (France), Academia Gorniczo-Hutnicza Im. Stanislawa Staszica W Krakowie (Poland), Bay Zoltan Alkalmazott Kutatasi Kozhasznu Nonprofit KFT (Hungary), University of Nis (Serbia), Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia (Italy) and KOC University (Turkey).

The NEXUS project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, GA 101094949 — NEXUS — HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01.