The Council of Ministers today approved a proposal by the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth (MESY) for the construction of buildings to provide permanent accommodation for the Open University of Cyprus (OUC), in line with the position of the President of the Republic, who during his recent visit to the Open University of Cyprus welcomed the proposal for cooperation between the University and the Nicosia Municipality for the construction of building facilities in the area of SOPAZ.
Specifically, in accordance with the Decision, the Minister of Education was authorised to cooperate with the Board of Directors of the AUCY in order for the Board to proceed with consultations on the basis of a proposal by the Nicosia Municipality to allocate a site for the construction of a building to house the AUCY.
Following the agreement between the Nicosia Municipality and the Open University on the basis of the proposal submitted by the Municipality, the AUCC with the cooperation of the Public Works Department of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Technical Services of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works will prepare a Project Note and plans for the building facilities.
The Minister of Education has also been authorised to submit, in collaboration with the AICC, the project plans and costing to the Minister of Finance for further action.
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