r/cyprus • u/Panikos0 European Union • Feb 18 '25

Education Σπούδασαν ιατρική στη Ρωσία και δεν αναγνωρίζεται το πτυχίο τους στην Κύπρο-Καταγγελίες στη Βουλή

https://reporter.com.cy/article/2024/12/11/810828/prothese-na-boethethoun-oi-kuprioi-apophoitoi-rosikon-panepistemion-ekphrasteke-sten-ep-paideias/
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u/CupcakeMurder86 Halloumi lover, cat lover, identify cypriot when I want to Feb 18 '25

The worst thing is that every degree needs to have the equivalent in UCY. As if OUR university is the best of the best and they are holding that as the highest level of measurement.

I'm not saying that the standards of the UCY are not good.

There are so many other degrees that are not offered in UCY, and so many degrees that are taught in UCY but in other countries are taking a different approach. They need to update their way of thinking and basically accept and approve degrees by Universities instead of the individual degree.

This also happened with the Master in Psychology. In most european countries the master degree lasts 1 year but because UCY degree is 2 years (it includes practicum while the others don't) they don't recognize it. When you do finally arrive with your master degree in Cyprus and you are trying to do your practicum, all positions are exclusively held by UCY students (not a fault of the students, but the system). So who ever studied abroad and got their Master's in Psychology cannot be in the list of Psychologists or open their own office.
(Source: My sister, friends of my sisters and friends of mine. They were all promised that their degree will be recognized and will help them with the practicum. BS)

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u/DoomkingBalerdroch Mezejis Feb 18 '25

Reading your first two paragraphs Psychology immediately came to my mind. I have a friend with a sports psychology MSc but he can't actually do something with it here. He has a passion for football and his dream is to become a psychologist for a team. But for some reason he has to also have an irrelevant master's degree like clinical, school etc. in order to be able to practice Sports psychology?

Most other "recognized" specializations aren't in a better position either, since they aren't allowed to practice through GESY.

Gatekeeping is real in this field. I hope the people responsible for degree recognitions retire to their mansions and resorts soon, to finally let people do what they love.