Centre of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences

09/09/2026

Cyprus Forum
🤗📢 Resilient Cyprus: A New Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society Architecture of Prevention, Preparedness and Response for National Resilience in the 21st Century
📅 29 September 2026
🕦 17:45–18:45
📍 Aphrodite Room

🏛️🎓⛑️👥 Bringing together perspectives from civil protection, emergency response, local communities, humanitarian services, risk science and resilience policy, the discussion will explore how Cyprus can build a more integrated whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to national preparedness and crisis response.

🗣️Speakers:
Nikos Longinos, Chief Fire Officer Πυροσβεστική Υπηρεσία Κύπρου - Cyprus Fire Service
Laurent Alfonso, Senior Advisor on Civil Defence and Resilience, Sopra Steria
Michael Hadjimichael, Community Leader, Kyperounta Κοινότητα Κυπερούντας
Marios Argyrou, Secretary General of the Cyprus Red Cross Society
🤗Chaired and Moderated by our Head of Research & Strategy Pierantonios Papazoglou.

Resilient Cyprus: A New Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society Architecture of Prevention, Preparedness and Response for National Resilience in the 21st Century

National resilience increasingly depends on the ability of governments, public authorities, emergency services, communities and critical infrastructure operators to work within a coordinated and tested framework. Prevention, preparedness, response, public communication and volunteering remain closely interconnected, yet are often distributed across institutions without a single operational architecture.

At Cyprus Forum 2026, this panel will examine what a comprehensive resilience model for Cyprus should look like, including governance structures, interoperability exercises, public communication, accountability mechanisms and the institutional arrangements needed to translate the EU Preparedness Union Strategy into a national framework.

Bringing together perspectives from civil protection, emergency response, local communities, humanitarian services, risk science and resilience policy, the discussion will explore how Cyprus can build a more integrated whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to national preparedness and crisis response.

🎙️ Speakers:
Nikos Longinos, Chief Fire Officer

Laurent Alfonso, Senior Advisor on Civil Defence and Resilience, Sopra Steria Group

Michael Hadjimichael, Community Leader, Kyperounta

Marios Argyrou, Secretary General of the Cyprus Red Cross Society

Chair: Pierantonios Papazoglou, Head of Research & Strategy, Senior Research Associate in Civil Protection & Safety of Responders, CERIDES Centre of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences – European University Cyprus

📅 29 September 2026
🕦 17:45–18:45
📍 Aphrodite Room

07/09/2026

SIMMER-Interreg NEXT MED
Phileleftheros (Ό Φιλελεύθερος)

Η καλύτερη στιγμή για να μιλήσουμε για την επόμενη πυρκαγιά είναι όταν δεν υπάρχει φωτιά να σβήσουμε.

Στον σημερινό Phileleftheros (Ό Φιλελεύθερος) τον οποίο και ευχαριστούμε θερμά , το SIMMER ανοίγει τη συζήτηση εκεί όπου συχνά δεν φτάνουμε όταν η προσοχή μας στρέφεται αποκλειστικά στην ώρα της κρίσης.

Η διαχείριση των δασικών πυρκαγιών δεν αρχίζει με την πρώτη φλόγα και δεν τελειώνει όταν σβήσει. Είναι ένας συνεχής κύκλος πρόληψης, καταστολής και αποκατάστασης, στον οποίο συναντώνται η διαχείριση της γης, η επιστημονική γνώση, η επιχειρησιακή ετοιμότητα, οι θεσμοί και οι ίδιες οι τοπικές κοινωνίες.

Στην καρδιά αυτής της συζήτησης βρίσκεται και ένα ζήτημα που συχνά μένει στο περιθώριο: η εγκατάλειψη της υπαίθρου. Η υποχώρηση της γεωργίας, της κτηνοτροφίας, της δασοκομίας και γενικότερα των δραστηριοτήτων που κρατούσαν τη γη ενεργή και διαχειριζόμενη αλλάζει το ίδιο το τοπίο και, μαζί του, τις συνθήκες μέσα στις οποίες εκδηλώνονται και εξαπλώνονται οι πυρκαγιές.

Το SIMMER επιχειρεί ακριβώς να ενώσει αυτά τα κομμάτια και να γεφυρώσει την απόσταση ανάμεσα στην επιστημονική γνώση, την επιχειρησιακή πράξη και τα θεσμικά πλαίσια, με μια κοινή μεσογειακή προσέγγιση.

Η συζήτηση συνεχίζεται στις 17 και 18 Σεπτεμβρίου στη Λεμεσό, με τη συμμετοχή του SIMMER στο Working on Safety 2026 και τις δράσεις του έργου στο St Raphael Resort.

📍 SIMMER Info Day — 18 Σεπτεμβρίου, 10:30–13:30
Ανοικτό σε όλους.

04/09/2026

📢 Our Head of Research & Strategy, Mr. Pierantonios Papazoglou, will moderate the 29Sept. (17:45-18:45) Session: "Resilient Cyprus. A New Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society Architecture of Prevention, Preparedness and Response for National Resilience in the 21st Century" (https://2026.cyprusforum.cy/agenda/).
🏛️ We are delighted to be to the Forum.
🙏 Cyprus Forum 🙏
🤗 European University Cyprus

04/09/2026

📢 Publication of paper:

"Security and Risk Assessment of IoMT Communication Protocols: A Data-Driven Analysis of Real-World Vulnerabilities."

📰👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542660526002155

🤗👏 We are absolutely and our Assoc.Prof. Konstantinos Katzis, Asst.Prof. Costas Iordanou and Dr. Charalampos Sergiou for this new , the work for which was carried out as part of the Medsecurance Project, funded by the European Commission - EU Science & Innovation's Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101095448.

03/09/2026

Preparing today. Ready for tomorrow.

From monitoring risks and strengthening early warning systems to cross-border training and cooperation, preparedness plays a vital role in protecting people, communities and nature.

When emergencies occur, preparedness turns coordination into action, enabling a faster and more effective response when it matters most.

We are stronger when we act as one.

👉 Learn more: https://ec.europa.eu/stories/we-act-as-one/



© European Union, 2026

31/08/2026

27/08/2026

🧑‍🏫 Critical Entities Resilience Advanced Course
🎓 ESDC Activity Number 26-27/208b/1
📍 Nicosia - Cyprus
📅 5 to 9 October 2026

🏛️🤝👥 Under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the European University Cyprus and its Centre of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, the Cyprus Security and Defence Academy of the Υπουργείο Άμυνας Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας - Ministry of Defence Cyprus, the Cyprus Central Emergency Civil Planning Agency (CECPA) and the Πολιτική Άμυνα Κύπρου - Cyprus Civil Defence.

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CRITICAL ENTITIES RESILIENCE ADVANCED COURSE (ESDC Activity Number 26-27/208b/1) Nicosia, Cyprus, 5–9 October 2026 Under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the European University Cyprus and its CERIDES Centre-of-Excellence in Risk and Decision Sciences, the Cyprus S...

07/08/2026

📢 New publication!

The first issue of from the Mediterranean has been released, offering an inside look at the project's achievements, partner activities and shared vision for strengthening wildfire across the .

Learn more about the SIMMER-Interreg NEXT MED project, coordinated by at , and access the newsletter through the article below.

First issue of “SIMMER Stories from the Mediterranean” highlights regional cooperation, research and action for more effective wildfire prevention and management

06/08/2026

🔥 Every wildfire hotspot has its own unique set of causes.

Across Southern Europe, wildfire risk is being shaped by the interaction of drought, vegetation flammability and the wildland–urban interface.

New research examines where these pressures are increasing together, helping to identify areas where the conditions for more frequent or larger fires are converging.

This multi-driver approach can help identify emerging wildfire hotspots and provide more targeted, place-based information for prevention, preparedness and risk management.

Explore the insight ➡️ https://ow.ly/PJmR50Zw70n