Feb 2004:

The Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF) established

Oct 2005:

Formal establisment of The Cyprus Institute

Jan 2006:

Collaboration agreement between The Cyprus Institute and the University of Cyprus

14 Jan 2006:

Signing of collaboration agreement between The Cyprus Institute, RPF and MIT for the establishment of EEWRC

23 Jun 2007:

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between The Cyprus Institute, C2RMF and the Municipalities of Pafos and Geroskipou for the establishment of STARC

9 Jul 2007:

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between The Cyprus Institute and University of Illinois for the establishment of CaSToRC

10 Dec 2007:

Inauguration of ‘Guy Ourisson’ building, by the President of the Republic Mr. Tassos Papadopoulos

Jan 2008:

The Cyprus Institute and Max Planck Institute for Chemistry enter into partnership

3 Jul 2008:

President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Demetris Christofias becomes Honorary Chairman of CREF Board

Oct 2008:

Signing of agreement between The Cyprus Institute and Planning Bureau for the Cogeneration of Electricity and Desalinated Sea Water using Concentrated Solar Power project

29 Oct 2008:

Signing of PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe) Agreement

5 Feb 2009:

Signing of collaboration agreement between The Cyprus Institute and IBM

7 Feb 2009:

Research Centers, STARC and CaSToRC officially launched

9 Feb 2009:

The Cyprus Institute signs cooperation agreement with Sophia Antipolis Foundation

30 Apr 2009:

Signing of collaboration agreement between The Cyprus Institute and Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

5 Oct 2009:

The Cyprus Institute and the University of Illinois sign Research and Education Collaboration agreement for the development of CaSToRC

17 Nov 2009:

The Cyprus Institute and the Cyprus Ministry of Health sign a Memorandum of Understanding

12 Apr 2010:

The Cyprus Institute registers and operates as an Institution of Tertiary Education, licensed to offer three Doctoral Programs

24 Jul 2010:    

Signing of collaboration agreement between The Cyprus Institute and the New Library of Alexandria

10 Jan 2011:    

The Cyprus Institute and Max Planck Society sign a Memorandum of Understanding

14 Mar 2011:    

Signing of a framework agreement for cooperation between The Cyprus Institute and Tel Aviv University

28 Jun 2011:    

The Cyprus Institute and the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) sign a Protocol of Cooperation

12 Jan 2012:     

19 Jun 2012:    

Launching of Cy-Tera, Cyprus' first Supercomputer

The Cyprus Institute and the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) sign a Memorandum of Understanding