A medical school in the city and province of Larnaca is being established between UCLan Cyprus and University of Balamand UOB of Lebanon.
In a post on social media, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said he attended the signing of the agreement between UClan Cyprus and the University of BALAMAND of Lebanon for the joint development of Medical Studies and the creation of a Medical School on the morning of Thursday 7 April.
It is added that "the University of BALAMAND is one of the largest Universities and second in the general ranking among all Universities in Lebanon and in the Arab world in general, while its Faculty of Medicine occupies a special place".
According to the Mayor's post, "the cooperation of these two major University Institutions in the field of Medical Sciences and the creation of a new Medical School, based in the city and district of Larnaca with hundreds of students from Cyprus and abroad will have multiple benefits for Cyprus, Larnaca and the Universities themselves".
The Mayor further states that "with my presence at the signing of this very important agreement, we are sending the message that as Larnaca we will embrace and support this effort in every possible way."
Source: CNA
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