Dear Visitor/Reader,

Thank you for your interest in P.A. College and our fully accredited courses (Business Administration and Business Computing degree programmes) with their outstanding professional exemptions.

The 2026-2027 academic year finds P.A. College almost in the middle of completing successfully its fourth decade of operations, and firmly established on the map of academic and professional excellence, with important accomplishments in the fields of Accounting & Finance and Business Computing.

P.A. College is committed to the encouragement and the pursuit of academic excellence and lifelong learning, not only for students but for working professionals and society in general. A testament to this is our growing alumni network, which in a large part includes known and successful individuals from the wider professional community of Cyprus.

We wish to empower students from diverse backgrounds to become highly productive and ethical members of the business society and community at large, and in doing so, to assist them in every possible way to materialise their dreams and aspirations.

In these last few years, Cyprus has witnessed dramatic changes in the development of its economy and its people. There is absolutely no doubt that Cyprus today is no longer what it used to be. Higher education, hard work, ethical conduct, and an entrepreneurial spirit are essential for success.

I cannot stress enough though how important higher education is, especially when combined with teaching specialisation, the use of advanced information technology and real-life business working experience which can be found present in our degree programmes.

Our principal courses, Business Administration and Business Computing, each with its respective streams, are considered to be state-of-the-art offerings in their area. This leads to our students emerging as some of the best, most sought-after, and highly employable graduates of their generation.

P.A. College has been the very first tertiary education institution in Cyprus to be honoured with an important triple recognition in the field of Accounting and Finance. The three top UK professional accounting bodies, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW/ACA), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and the Association of International Accountants (AIA) have all granted P.A. College the absolute maximum of their exemptions.

This has been a very rewarding step for P.A. College, since the College is once more affirmed as the premier accountancy higher educational institution in Cyprus. This is also quite significant for our students, since it provides the flexibility of choosing their own pathway and which route to follow in attaining their premium business qualification status; that of a Chartered Accountant, Certified Accountant, or International Accountant.

Their education prepares them for leadership in the future, as is to be expected from a premier Business School of our stature. Case-in-point: The hybrid programme developed by P.A. College and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) involves the participation of the major Auditing/Accounting firms in Cyprus. This accelerated route awards students with 12 exemptions out of the 14

required towards the ACA, secures a minimum of 1050 hours of Work Experience with one of the aforementioned Accounting/Auditing firms, and also provides them with the opportunity to be eligible for a job offer at the specific firms, following the completion of their studies.

Equally exclusive is the ‘Graduates Route to ACA’, a hybrid programme that has been established in collaboration with the world-class Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and prestigious auditing firms operating nationally or internationally.

The programme is intended for university degree holders in any field, it has a total duration of only 16 months and prepares participants for an outstanding professional career in the Accounting/Auditing sector. The programme features the same exemptions and internship Opportunity and benefits as outlined above. The College, in collaboration with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), has developed hybrid programmes which combine academic study, maximum exemptions from the ACCA professional qualification as well as one year of paid internship at one of the ‘Big 4’ or ‘Big 6’ auditing firms in Cyprus.

These unique for Cyprus, Employer Affiliated Programmes are exclusively tied to renowned employers with work experience integrated within the programme, enabling students to combine academic studies and ACA/ACCA training. The underlying common factor that brought the Professional Bodies, the major Auditing/ Accounting firms of Cyprus, and P.A. College together is our mutual dedication to quality and innovation.

The uniqueness of our exemptions and offerings continues since our Marketing Management specialization students are exempted from a number of the requirements of the Postgraduate Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The distinctive blend of accreditation by national and international organisations, the ongoing acquisition of exemptions from such noteworthy professional bodies as above, and the successful upholding of existing exemptions truly establish P.A. College at the forefront of the higher education sector in Cyprus.

Moreover, P.A. College, being an environmentally sensitive organisation, subscribes to what is known as the ‘Green Computing’ initiative; in other words environmentally sustainable computing. The College’s IT infrastructure is based on a latest generation, state of the art data-center that hosts our own private cloud, whereby all of the resources are virtualised and available to all staff, students, and other personnel. Its power and immense flexibility can also be harnessed externally in a highly secured way. This advanced infrastructure helps to provide students and faculty with one of the best learning and working environments that is currently on offer, and to excel in doing so. Excellence is a planned event, and what differentiates P.A. College from its peers is the way in which its commitment to excellence is a systematic and ongoing process. Furthermore, one of the greatest enjoyments of being a true leader in the higher education environment in Cyprus is the opportunity we have to share a long list of achievements with our graduates both at the academic and professional level.

There is no doubt that P.A. College provides some of the best opportunities to all those willing to accept the challenges of today and tomorrow and advance into a bright future and a successful career. We welcome you to join us in our common journey.

Dr. Andreas Z. Patsalides,

Director