PhD Economics
Director General of the Research and Development Centre and Head of the Department of International Relations

“We have turned Intercollege into a leading regional institution”

Professor Andreas Theophanous joined the Intercollege family in 1993, after having served as Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Cyprus.  Currently the Director General of the Research and Development Centre at Intercollege, he is also the Head of the Department of International Relations.  In addition to teaching courses in this Department (i.e. Political Economy, European Integration) he also teaches Global Economy in the MBA program.

His academic background is focused on Economics and Political Science, with a PhD in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University.   A specialist on issues relating to Cyprus-European Union relations and on European Union affairs, he can claim pioneering work on economic aspects of the day after a solution to the Cyprus problem.  He has been invited as a speaker to international conferences and think tanks, and has also lectured at European and American universities and research institutions.  He has served on national and international committees dealing with political, economic and research issues and has been a Senior Fellow at the Research Centre for European Integration, University of Bonn (1998).

Professor Theophanous has published several books and many articles on economic and political issues, mainly with regard to the Cyprus problem and the island’s accession to the EU.  He has also organized and participated in international conferences, seminars and professional events, and has been responsible for developing and coordinating several research projects.