In his address at the press conference for the official launch of the first Veterinary Medicine programme in Cyprus, Mr. Kadis said that it was with great pleasure and satisfaction that he accepted the invitation of the Rector of the University of Nicosia, Professor Philip Pouyoutas, to attend and address the press conference for the establishment of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine by the University of Nicosia, as well as for the official announcement of the launch of the first Undergraduate Veterinary Medicine Programme in Cyprus.
"The establishment of the School is a very important development for the educational activities of our country, as it places Cyprus on the international map of veterinary education, with all the consequent benefits, in scientific, economic and social terms," he said.
At the same time, he added, "it contributes to the implementation of the goal that the present government has set since the beginning of its term of office to upgrade Higher and Higher Education."
Personally, Mr. Kadis, "I feel particularly satisfied, because I see the result of the efforts made during the period I served as political head of the Ministry of Education and Culture, with the creation, at that time, of the Quality Assurance and Certification Body in Higher Education."
He said that through the operation of the Body, Universities, Schools such as the one announced today, Departments and Programmes of Studies are assessed and Cyprus is established as a quality destination for university studies.
With regard to the agricultural sector, he expressed confidence that the establishment of the School will make a major contribution to the livestock sector and by extension to the economy of Cyprus, providing the opportunity to promote research for the benefit of the livestock farming world. In addition, it will contribute significantly to the efforts made to enhance animal welfare and health, he said.
"The importance and value of the operation of the School is highlighted by the multilevel nature of veterinary science and the fact that veterinary issues are in the news almost every day," said Mr. Kadis and noted that the protection of animal health and welfare, ensuring the supply to the consumer of hygienically safe and qualitatively appropriate food of animal origin, the smooth conduct of trade in animals and animal products and the rational disposal and use of veterinary pharmaceutical products, are only some of the aspects of our daily life that veterinary science deals with.
It is characteristic, he said, that veterinarians are professionally active in many different areas, such as animal breeding units, animal hospitals and pet clinics, slaughterhouses, sub-units for the production and processing of products of animal origin and food production plants.
The role of veterinary science is also, he said, crucial in the field of research on animal management at farm level, on hygiene and technology of food of animal origin and on the development of new pharmaceutical products, adding that veterinarians are directly and actively involved in areas of modern research such as comparative medicine, biosciences and animal and human medicine, adding that veterinarians are directly and actively involved in areas of modern research such as comparative medicine, biosciences and animal and human medicine.
Kadis said that as the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment we recognise the great value and important role of veterinary science. For this reason, he noted, we attach great importance to the proper and constructive functioning of the Veterinary Services, for the benefit of the health and welfare of animals and public health. In fact, we look forward to a close cooperation between the Veterinary Services and the new Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Nicosia, through which I am confident that mutual benefit will result.
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