CERIDES within the European University Cyprus, is a leading Mediterranean institution of research and applied activities and praxis, in the domains of Occupational Safety & Health, Disaster and Emergency Management, and Safety & Security. The CERIDES Centre-of-Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, within the European University Cyprus, is a leading Mediterranean institution of research and appli
ed activities and praxis, in the domains of Occupational Safety & Health, Disaster and Emergency Management, and Safety & Security, which is fostering long-term international collaborations leading to safer and more secure societies in the region. As such, CERIDES' Mission is to inspire, develop, and enhance the safety, security and resilience of societies, by conducting world-class research activities and by developing innovative processes, tools and services in the domains of Occupational Safety & Health, Disaster and Emergency Management, and Safety & Security, through holistic quintuple-helixed approaches that will be scientifically and academically sound, supportive to governance, promoting industry-innovation-entrepreneurship, civically and societally responsible, and environmentally conscious. EUC-CERIDES thus provides a holistic offering to academia, policy makers and the business (industrial) sectors of educational (taught), training, research and consulting solutions. Up to March 2022 EUC- CERIDES has achieved competitive funding of over €8 Mn from national (RIF) and mainly EU funds (HORIZON, DG-ECHO, ERASMUS, et.al). EUC- CERIDES and its researchers have provided consultancy and support the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in a number of Assignments in relevant areas: (a) the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Department of Labour Inspection (DLI) training the inspectors and officers during 2018 and 2019, analysing occupational accidents according to DLI database. It is important to mention that European University Cyprus has an MoU with the DLI of Cyprus; (b) the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance by offering academic support during the Republic of Cyprus Presidency of the EU in the second part of 2012; (c) the Ministry of Defence by having performed the national risk assessment of unexploded ordnance; (d) the Ministry of Defence by supporting it as academic experts in the expert group on the Protection of Energy Critical Infrastructure (organised and funded by the European Defence Agency EDA); (e) the Ministerial Council of the Republic of Cyprus by heading the expert group on the assessment of the Republic’s overall fire-response mechanism; (f) the Presidency of the Republic by offering expertise in the development of the energy security policy; and (g) the World Bank by offering expertise in the reform of the Greek Fire Service.
