UNIC offers scholarships through essay writing competitions

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) announced that it is giving prospective students the opportunity to claim scholarships in its School of Business, through a series of essay writing competitions.

The evaluation of the essays will be carried out by a designated committee of academics from the School of Business of the University of Nicosia based on the following criteria: originality, critical thinking, analysis and writing style.

BSc Management Information Systems (MIS)

Management Information Systems is the study of Technology, People and Business Processes and the relationships among them. The BSc in Management Information Systems is a unique programme that aims to equip the students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competences so as to become the experts who will be in a position to transform an ordinary business into a technology-driven enterprise.

Interested candidates who consider themselves to be problem-solvers, can think strategically about technology and are eager to manage Technological, Economic and Social Transformation, can enter the competition to win a scholarship by writing an essay of 300 words in English, on the theme “Digital Transformation: Is It Only About Technology?” and a cover letter explaining their interest, motivation and involvement in the field.

For more information and for the terms and conditions, visit:

https://www.unic.ac.cy/el/cot-f23/

BBA Hospitality Management or BBA in Tourism, Leisure and Events Management

World Tourism Day, is celebrated around the world every year on 27 September. The main objective of this celebration day, is to highlight the economic, social, cultural, and political contribution of tourism to the bliss and prosperity of the international community. “Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity” is this year’s World Tourism Day theme and comes at a very critical time for the industry.

Within the framework of the World Tourism Day and theme, the UNIC Department of Management is hosting an essay competition under the theme “Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity” and invites candidates interested in the relevant programmes of study to partake by submitting an 600-800 word essay on this theme, written in English.

For more information and for the terms and conditions, visit:

https://www.unic.ac.cy/el/crt-f23/

BBA Marketing Management

We live in a digital era, in which new technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), viral and augmented reality (AR), and gaming have revolutionized the way businesses operate promising more effectiveness, more efficiency, more interactivity, and more transparency.

Candidates who are interested in the ways the new technologies affect businesses are invited to submit an 800-1,000 word essay, in English, on the theme “Digital Technologies and their impact on consumers’ brand experiences and service interactions” for an opportunity to win a scholarship to study Marketing Management at the University of Nicosia.

For more information and for the terms and conditions, visit:

https://www.unic.ac.cy/cdt-f23/

BBA Business Administration

Business Administration is a broad degree that includes studying a wide range of topics including Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Human Resource Management and Information Systems, and it is one of the most popular degree choices around the world. Students choose the degree for various reasons and these vary between individuals and may change through time as the socioeconomic conditions change.

The candidates interested to win a scholarship for this programme are invited to submit an 600-800 word essay, in either Greek or English, on the theme “Why Study Business Administration Today?”.

For more information and for the terms and conditions, visit:

https://www.unic.ac.cy/cba-f23/

Submission Deadline: 1 September 2022

For any further information, please contact Ms Debbie Ftanou at 22841728 / [email protected]. or Mr. Stelios Socratous at 22841528 /  [email protected]