The Cyprus Institute

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In January 2006, a collaborative agreement was signed between MIT, CREF/Cyprus Institute and the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) in Cyprus, which provides for the mechanisms and the funds for the development of the Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC).

The Agreement provides for the establishment of the EEWRC to address issues and problems related to energy, the environment and water resources of importance to Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean region. The RPF agreed to support and facilitate the development of the EEWRC and to provide Programmatic Funds for the LFEE CEEW program at MIT. The research and education program at EEWRC will, during the term of the agreement, be complementary to and coordinated with the CEEW Program at MIT’s Laboratory for Energy and the Environment (LFEE).

Founded in 1996, the Research Promotion Foundation was established at the initiative of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, to promote the development of scientific and technological research in Cyprus due to the fundamental importance of research in contemporary societies.The Foundation is an independent organisation governed by a twelve-member Board of Directors, appointed by the Council of Ministers for a five-year period.