Eastern Mediterranean University

EMU Vision and Mission

EMU Vision

We envision Eastern Mediterranean University as developing and growing further into one of the leading academic institutions in the eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African regions. As it moves forward in this direction, the overall framing vision of EMU is one of commitment:

To inspiring and educating students to become critical thinkers and autonomous individuals and personalities who will contribute to the development of their societies on the basis of knowledge, ethical and professional responsibility, open-mindedness and personal integrity.
To promoting cultural diversity and understanding both in the university and in society;
To contributing to the welfare of society and to sustainable development and peaceful coexistence in the region.
To playing a proactive role in the economic, social, and cultural development of the country by according the greatest priority to academic freedom and achieving the highest standards in education and research.
To being a democratic, transparent and autonomous institution.

EMU Mission

Our primary mission and goal, as we increase our distinction in teaching and research in our region, is to work actively in the following areas:

To offer an academic environment that attracts and retains a highly qualified and diverse body of students and faculty regardless of their ideological, political, cultural and social background.
To create a stimulating intellectual environment that fosters values of respect, empathy, and ethical responsibility.
To encourage the participation of all the university's members and their organizations in the formulation of its short-term and long-term policies;
To provide an environment in which its members can pursue reasoned analysis and engage in critical thinking; and to make a conscious effort to encourage diversity while uniting the university's staff and students in pursuing the core values of a university: acquiring, creating, and applying knowledge.
To strive to be an institution which is transparent in its decisions and activities and which efficiently implements its programs and policies;
To develop close relationships with and provide knowledge, services and technology to all communities in the broader Mediterranean region without bias.
To make intense academic and social efforts to initiate, support and encourage solutions for environmental protection in Cyprus and in the broader Mediterranean region.