Aglantzia, Cyprus
DEGREE TYPE
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,125
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
The Master’s Program in Environmental Engineering of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is designed to equip its graduates with the expertise, the soft and hard skills necessary to address the ongoing and future environmental challenges threatening the security and resilience of the ecosystem, and the societal wellbeing. These challenges, aggravated by the changing climate, include, for example, atmospheric and air pollution, deterioration in water quality, urban waste treatment, environmental pollution, erosion of the coastline and decarbonization of the energy nexus.
Environmental Engineering Master students are, therefore, introduced and trained to the scientific knowledge and state-of-the-art methodologies for, understanding atmospheric processes, recycling urban wastes, battling environmental pollution through biotechnology, improving water and air quality in cities, protecting the coastal zone and producing energy from renewable sources. Our students have also the opportunity to focus on aspects related to, sustainable development for the built environment, hydrology and hydrogeology.
This Master’s Program is unique in Cyprus, in that it offers a multi-disciplinary focus on environmental protection and management in a changing world.
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Ideal Students
The Environmental Engineering program is intended for Environmental, Civil, and Chemical Engineers, Biologists, Chemists, Physicists, and graduates with similar expertise. For graduating, MSc in Environmental Engineering students must attend and successfully complete 7 taught modules, and conduct a research thesis. MEng students must attend and successfully complete 10 taught modules and conduct a master’s level final study.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
University of Cyprus and Chevron sign scholarship agreement
Three scholarships are available to postgraduate students pursuing engineering degrees
The University of Cyprus School of Engineering and Chevron Cyprus Limited have reached an agreement under which Chevron will provide three scholarships, totalling €15,375, to students pursuing master's degrees in selected engineering fields.
The three scholarships worth €5,125 each, concern master’s programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, respectively.
They are open to students starting in September 2025 and students who secured admission for studies commencing in January 2025. Applicants must meet certain financial, social, and academic requirements to qualify. It should be noted that the scholarships only cover tuition fees and do not include living expenses or any other related fees.
The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Cyprus, Professor Marina Neophytou stated: “These scholarships enhance accessibility to postgraduate education, providing talented young men and women with the opportunity to dedicate themselves to their studies in the fields of Engineering and fully realize their academic and professional potential. Through such initiatives, we empower the next generation of engineering professionals, investing in a more innovative and sustainable future. For this reason, we extend our sincere gratitude for the generous contribution of Chevron Limited, with whom we hope to develop a meaningful partnership in strengthening the connection between the School of Engineering, industry, and society.”
Elias Orphanou, Director of Chevron Cyprus Limited, said: “The scholarships are part of Chevron Cyprus’ commitment to investing in young talent and fostering a culture of innovation and advancement in engineering. We are confident that this initiative will help students pursue STEM careers and bring new perspectives to innovation”.
Curriculum
Course per Semester
Semester 1
- CEE 610 Graduate Seminars
- 3 Electives
Semester 2
- 3 Electives
Semester 3
- Thesis
Semester 4
- Thesis
List of Electives
- CEE 500 Engineering Applications with Software Development
- CEE 512 Risk Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 517 Oper.ResearchInCivil&Envir.Eng
- CEE 534 Physical Properties and Related Durability Problems of Construction Materials
- CEE 536 Energy Efficiency of Buildings
- CEE 546 Physics of the Built Environment
- CEE 571 Computational Hydraulics
- CEE 572 Groundwater Hydrology
- CEE 574 Environmental Geotechnology
- CEE 576 Environmental Fluid Machine
- CEE 580 Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Air Pollution Dispersion
- CEE 581 Environmental Risk Assessment
- CEE 582 Hazardous Wastes Management
- CEE 583 Physicochemical and Biological Processes for the Treatment of Liquid Waste
- CEE 584 Advanced Topics In Environmental Engineering
- CEE 585 Experimental Methods for the Characterization and Treatment of Liquids and Wastes
- CEE 586 Sustainable Built Environment
- CEE 587 Coastal Zone Engineering and Management
- CEE 596 Marine and Wind Energy
- CEE 597 Environmental Biotechnology
- CEE 598 Biotechnological Production of Biofuels and Bioenergy
Rankings
The University of Cyprus is the only Cypriot university that achieves for the fourth consecutive year to be included in the list of Shanghai 2021 and, specifically among the 601-700 top universities in the world.
Our department was one of the first three departments of the Engineering School that was created in 2002. We admitted our first undergraduate students in September 2003 and produced the first graduates in June 2007. Since its creation, the Department has expanded rapidly with the hiring of new faculty and an increasing number of admitted undergraduate and graduate students. Through this development phase, we created the laboratory and information technology infrastructure to support our mission of providing high quality educational and research programmes to students. We continuously strive to improve the undergraduate curriculum, to offer more graduate programmes, and to define our research directions. One of our immediate objectives is to grow our graduate programmes that offer degrees in the various disciplines of Civil and Environmental Engineering in order to attract students to perform their graduate studies with us.
Program Outcome
The aim of the Environmental Engineering program is to provide its graduates with an edge against the competition by preparing them for the challenges involved in environmental management and engineering projects and impact assessment studies, and for creating innovative solutions to the problems faced by their future employees, such as local councils and authorities, the wider public and the private sector.
Nowadays and in the future, sustainable development is and will be strongly associated with Environmental Engineering. In Europe and worldwide, climate change and the deterioration of the natural environment have been identified at the top of the list of threats against financial growth and societal well-being. To this end, the EU has designed and deployed a new strategic development framework for increasing resource productivity and decoupling economic growth from resource use and its environmental impact. The recent European Green Deal provides an action roadmap to enhance sustainability and resilience in the production and usage of resources, and to promote the transition into a clean and cyclic economy. At the core of this roadmap lies the overall aim to restore biodiversity and reduce pollution.
With that in mind, the Environmental Engineering Master’s program combines a highly specialized and contemporary teaching component with practical applications of the taught scientific knowledge and strives to promote innovative research suitable for our changing world.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Environmental Engineering Master’s program can be employed as engineers, consultants, and researchers, working in design, construction, operations, and management, and impact assessment and maintenance projects. Areas of employment include atmospheric and wider environmental pollution, waste treatment and management, water and coastal engineering, and the energy sectors. Examples of employers of past students and other potential employers include:
- The wider public and private sectors.
- Local councils and authorities.
- Small to medium size firms, e.g., conducting environmental impact assessment and management studies.
- Start-ups.
- Universities and other academic institutions in Cyprus and worldwide.
- National and international research centers.