Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute: Difference between revisions

The Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute  was founded through the initiatives of [[Yiannis Laouris]] and a team of repatriated Cypriot scientists with the support of ex-Minister of Education and Culture [[Chrysostomos Sofianos|Dr. Chrysostomos Sofianos]], District School Inspector [[Chris Laouris|Dr. Chris Laouris]], the Bishop of Paphos Chrysostomos  (now Archbishop of Cyprus) and three prominent foreign academics Prof. Dr. Sc. Med. [[Peter Schwartze]] (Germany), Prof. Dr. Med. Habil. [[Uwe Windhorst]] (Germany/Canada), and Regents Prof.  [[Douglas G. Stuart|Douglas Stuart]] (USA). It was registered on the 6th of November 1991 and launched its activities in 1993. Between 1994 and 1999 it expanded its operations hosting a number of peace related projects. It was re-structured in year 2000 modifying its original Constitution to embrace projects aiming in the development of an active civil society in Cyprus, as well as projects with international scope, especially those that involve the application of technology towards bridging the literacy, economic and digital divides (Development and IT Education). At the end of 2005 it evolved into a larger organization with a pure international orientation integrating all its activities under one umbrella and a new name, [[Future Worlds Center]].