Accreditation & Recognition
Registered with the Cyprus Ministry of Education since 2003, with ECTS-based programmes and an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
Ministry of Education registration
Atlantis College was established in 1996. In 2003 it was registered with the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture as a Higher Education Institution. It is registered in the Records of Tertiary Education Private Schools kept at the Ministry, by virtue of article 19(3) of the Tertiary Education Schools Laws of 1996 to 2003.
Programme accreditation
DI.P.A.E. / CYQAA (Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education) is the competent authority for the educational evaluation-accreditation of programmes of study. All programmes offered at Atlantis College are accredited by CYQAA.
Recognition of qualifications
KYSATS (Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications) evaluates and recognises academic degrees awarded by private institutions of higher education, provided the relevant programmes have been evaluated-accredited by DI.P.A.E.
Source: KYSATS — Private education
European credits and Diploma Supplement
All programmes are structured in ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which makes learning outcomes transparent and supports credit transfer and mobility. Graduates receive a Diploma Supplement describing the nature, level and content of their studies.
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education
Atlantis College holds the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021–2027 and Erasmus accreditation, working with the Cyprus National Agency (IDEP) on student and staff mobility. Study periods abroad receive full academic recognition through the Learning Agreement.
Partner institutions
- Lithuania Lithuania Business College
- Georgia International Black Sea University
Our quality assurance policy
Atlantis College strives to ensure the delivery of continued academic programme quality and excellence, and adopts the criteria needed for a functional, well-documented quality assurance system that enables continuous improvement through self-evaluation and action planning. Its Quality Policy aims:
- To ensure appropriate and transparent governance and management structures that guarantee continuous progress in quality assurance and improvement.
- To ensure that strategic planning and quality assurance mutually inform and support each other.
- To develop a quality culture that permeates all areas of the College for the benefit of students, staff and the community.
- To implement and maintain procedures for the approval, monitoring and review of programmes.
- To take the advice of independent external peers and organisations, including external examiners and professional, statutory and regulatory bodies.
- To gather data and conduct periodic surveys of students, employers and other stakeholders for quality improvement and policy making.
The policy supports academic integrity and freedom, protects against academic fraud and guards against unfairness and discrimination. Ultimate responsibility for the quality assurance framework rests with the Quality Assurance Committee; procedures are set out in the College's Quality Manual.
Study with confidence
Ask our Admissions Office about the recognition of the programme you are interested in.