George Philippides holds a Higher Engineering Diploma of the Higher Technical Institute. He obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Budapest University of Technology & Economics in 2001. Since 2001, he worked as a mechanical engineer in various companies in Cyprus and abroad, with premises as a main range of work and gained vast experience in terms of design, planning, supervision, and installation of various mechanical systems / facilities. In Intercollege Nicosia Mr Philippides from 2014, acts as a coordinator of the “Mechanical Installations Technician” program while teaching various courses. He also acts as an industry liaison with regards to the placement of students to respective Mechanical Installations companies as part of their Summer internship. He is a member of various professional organizations such as a) The Association of Mechanical Engineers of Cyprus, b) The Scientific and Technical Chamber of Cyprus ETSC c) The Register of Qualified Energy Efficiency Experts for Residential Buildings, d) Member of the Electrical and Mechanical Advisors liaison of Cyprus and e) member of ASHRAE Organization.
Dr Andreas Chrysanthou graduated from the English School Nicosia in 1974 and completed his studies in the University of Salford UK (1975-1984), attaining the BSc and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering Science. Having worked for several years in the UK Ministry of Defense, he returned to Cyprus where he became active in various fields of engineering disciplines on the island. He gave particular emphasis to the design and installation of centralized air conditioning and underfloor heating systems. Dr Chrysanthou joined the ranks of Intercollege Nicosia in 2006 and has been involved in the design and coordination of several technical programmes, especially in the fields of Mechanical and Electrical Installations. Dr Chrysanthou is currently the Director of Administration of at Intercollege and is actively engaged in teaching, particularly in the field of Thermodynamics.
Mr Demetris Hadjigregoriou is qualified Mechanical Engineer and a Member of the Scientific and Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK). He has been working in various companies in the private sector originally as a mechanical contractor and later on as consulting engineer. He possesses considerable experience in systems using renewable energy and low consumption HVAC systems.
Ms Eliza Vassiliou was born in 1978 in Limassol and comes from the occupied Bella-Bais of Kyrenia. She graduated from Peter and Paul Lyceum. In 1997 she began her studies in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Higher Technological Institute of Cyprus. She continued her studies at Arizona State University, USA, where she graduated with honours, obtaining a the BScE degree in Mechanical Engineering. After postgraduate studies she earned an MBA from the University of Leicester, UK. She holds a Diploma with Distinction in Occupational Health and Safety from Nebosh, UK. She has been working for Chr. Mavromatis (pumps) Ltd since 2006 and currently holds the position of Operations Manager. She also teaches Plumbing and Occupational Health and Safety courses at Intercollege. Upon joining the Mechanical Engineers Association of Cyprus in 2007, she was elected as a member of the Board of Directors, assuming the position of Secretary of Public Relations. In 2009, she was elected General Secretary of the Association. In May 2012, she was elected the President of the Organization. She has been a member of the General Council of The Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) since 2014, served as General Secretary of the Chamber, and currently holds the position of Second Vice-President of ETEK. Ms Vassiliou is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality and a member of the Energy Audit Committee.
Mr Christos Proestos earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering from at the University of Sunderland, U.K in 2001. He has been working as a Mechanical Engineer at a construction company in Cyprus and has completed numerous projects. Mr Proestos has attended many seminars (as attendee or as speaker), presentations and has qualified as a trainer in subjects in his field of work in vocational and academic settings. In 2009 he was employed as an External Lecturer/Assessor for Intercollege.
Ο κύριος Ιωάννης Ιωάννου είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου μηχανικού υπολογιστών από το Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας το 2012. Εργάζεται στο Τμήμα Πληροφορικής του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας ως Επικεφαλής ομάδας για Πλατφόρμες και Συσκευές Πληροφορικής.
Mr Christodoulos Kakoulli holds a bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering from Frederick University (awarded in 2010). In 2016 he earned an MA in Management from the University of Wolverhampton. He worked at Global College as the Coordinator of Automotive Diplomas, where he also coordinated the Erasmus+ mobility activities for the Automotive students. Since 2020, he is the Coordinator of the Automotive Engineering (Diploma) programme at Intercollege.
Η κα Χρυσάνθη Παπαϊωάννου είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου Αγγλικής Φιλολογίας από το Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος και μεταπτυχιακού στη Διδασκαλία της Αγγλικής ως Ξένης Γλώσσας (TEFL) από το Πανεπιστήμιο του Exeter στην Αγγλία.
Διαθέτει 23 χρόνια εμπειρίας ως καθηγήτρια αγγλικής γλώσσας, εκ των οποίων τα 18 στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση. Εργάζεται στο Intercollege Nicosia και στο Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας από το 2006. Ειδικεύεται σε μαθήματα ESP (Αγγλικά για Ειδικούς Σκοπούς) και στην ανάπτυξη προφορικών και γραπτών δεξιοτήτων στην αγγλική γλώσσα.
Η κυρία Παναγιώτα Αργυρού ανήκει από το Φεβρουάριο του 2019 μέχρι και σήμερα στο ακαδημαϊκό προσωπικό του Intercollege Λευκωσίας, ως διδάσκουσα πλήρης απασχόλησης των μαθημάτων Φυσικής, Μαθηματικών και Εφαρμοσμένης Στατιστικής σε όλους τους κλάδους του κολεγίου. Η κυρία Αργυρού κατέχει ερευνητικό μεταπτυχιακό στη Φυσική, κατά τη διάρκεια του οποίου ήταν μέλος του ομίλου Υπεραγωγιμότητας και Μαγνητισμού της ομάδας Συμπιεσμένης Ύλης του Τμήματος Φυσικής του Πανεπιστημίου του Warwick, στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο. Η μεταπτυχιακή της έρευνα μελέτησε τις υπεραγώγιμες ιδιότητες μη-κεντροσυμμετρικών υπεραγωγών σε σειρά ενώσεων Νιόβιου-Ρήνιου, με τη χρήση μεγάλης ευκρίνειας πειραματικού εξοπλισμού. Παράλληλα με τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές, εργοδοτήθηκε από το Τμήμα Μηχανικής στη θέση του εργαστηριακού καθοδηγητή και επόπτη για προπτυχιακούς φοιτητές. Ολοκλήρωσε τις προπτυχιακές τις σπουδές στο Τμήμα Φυσικής του Πανεπιστημίου του Kent, στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου διακρίθηκε για την πτυχιακή της έρευνα στην έγχρωμη αντίληψη και εικονική πραγματικότητα με τη βοήθεια του εξοπλισμού Oculus Rift, σε συνεργασία με την εταιρεία BAE Systems. Η κυρία Αργυρού, κατά τη διάρκεια των προπτυχιακών της σπουδών εργάστηκε ως ακαδημαϊκή μέντορας σε φοιτητές του Τμήματος Φυσικής και Αστροφυσικής.