The European University of Cyprus is among the top 147 universities in the world that have received it 5 stars in the 2024 assessment carried out by the international organization QS Top Universities. More specifically, based on the results of the global university evaluation “QS Stars University Ratings” which was completed in July, the European University of Cyprus received the highest rating of 5 stars (rated excellent) for its overall performance as well as 5 stars in the following specific areas :

• Teaching
• Employability
• Global Engagement
• Online Learning
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
• Medicine

QS Stars is a comprehensive and global rating system for academic institutions which examines dozens of different indicators in a series of themes awarding from 1 to 5 Stars in various areas along with an overall final score.

It is worth mentioning that in the special field excellence criteria at global level, the Medical School of the European University of Cyprus, for the second consecutive time in an evaluation by QS Stars, received 5 stars – the only medical school in Cyprus – which consistently ranks it among the top Medical Schools Internationally.

An important parameter that explains the high position and upward trend of the European University of Cyprus in the overall evaluation is also the significant improvement in innovative areas and cutting-edge programs such as student employability, distance education, diversity, equality and inclusion as well as global participation and its international reflection.