Facilities – ACC AKADEMIA COLLEGE

College Facilities

Akademia College is situated in Deryneia, next to the main and most popular tourist areas in Cyprus.

The college is located in a ground floor building offering easy access as well as a clean, safe and comfortable environment for students and staff.

Library

The Library is located on the ground floor of the college building situated in a quiet area, designed to provide students with a comfortable and well-equipped site, able to meet their academic requirements as well as the professional needs of the personnel. The library includes a large amount of curricular and co-curricular materials such as books, journals, magazines, tapes and CDs. The Library is designed to provide a seating capacity of approximately 6 seats. It provides internet connection, as well as a photocopier and a scanner.

The library is open 6 days a week and the hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and on Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Library has 2 computers to be used by the librarian and students for accessing the College online library catalogue (KOHA – library.akc.ac.cy) and online books and journal databases (DOAJ, DOAB, University of Cyprus Library, Cyprus University of Technology Library, Collective Catalogue of Cypriot Libraries, Google Scholar).

Our librarian together with the administration staff, provide guidance and support to the students. Currently the College is updating the textbooks and journals to the latest editions. The book section covers a variety of areas such as, hospitality, business, computer science, accounting, humanities, social sciences and literature.

The College is a member of the Cyprus Association of Librarian and Information Scientists, who are supporting and assisting with the development of our learning resources. Additionally, our library is a member of the University of Cyprus Library allowing our students and faculty access to their learning resources.

The College has subscriptions with EBSCO and UNWTO electronic databases, which are widely known in the academic environment, thus, providing the academic staff and students with access to the latest scientific and research publications, articles and textbooks.

Please visit our main Library page for more info: https://www.akc.ac.cy/study-us/services/library

IT Facilities

IT facilities offer computer laboratory on the ground floor which is available to students, from Monday to Friday, in order to provide them with full assistance on their course and for completion of any course work required. The computers have the latest Oracle Hospitality Suite 8 installed for the teaching of relevant course and student training.

Students at Akademia College have their own college e-mail accounts and have online access to all course materials through G Suite for Education platform provided by Google and also Moodle for access to all learning materials, academic support and communication. Students may bring their own laptop to the College to connect to the wifi network. The computer network is constantly being monitored and upgraded to offer modern computing facilities for up-to-date software applications, as well as others covering as many aspects of the college as possible.

Teaching Facilities

The College teaching staff employs a range of facilities designed to include the latest ICT facilities. Teaching rooms are equipped with projectors, interactive whiteboards and other infra-structure.

Lecture Rooms

All lecture rooms of the college are not only equipped with white-boards and state-of-the-art technology such as projectors, but they are also heated and air-conditioned establishing a comfortable atmosphere in order to ensure the best methods of education. The main lecture room has been acoustically enhanced to ensure a more harmonious learning environment for both lecturers and students.

Student Cafeteria

The cafeteria is on the ground floor at the main entrance and it is available to all students and staff for breakfast, a quick snack in between classes, lunch or just meeting, relaxing and socializing in an accommodating environment with a cup of coffee. It is equipped with coffee and vending machines. Students can also bring their own breakfast/lunch at the cafeteria if they wish. There are also supermarkets, bakeries and shops located near the college offering more choice.

Administration

Administration offices are located on the ground floor of the college building, comprising administration, library as well as offices equipped with all necessary and up-to-date IT facilities such as printers, scanners, personal computers etc.

Faculty Office

The faculty office is situated on the ground floor fully furnished, heated, air-conditioned and equipped with personal computers, whiteboards and projectors.

Parking Facilities

The College provides approved parking for all students and staff at the rear of the building and with additional space a short walk away (100m). See Appendix 12 – Parking Plan

There is also provision for disable parking and access to the building.

Please park in a civilized and orderly way respecting all spaces provided.

Avoid parking in traffic lanes or other restricted areas (ie access areas, fire points, pedestrian ways, etc) that might cause potential hazards or other forms of damage.

Avoid parking in disability spaces, unless you are a holder of the appropriate permit.

Avoid parking on pavements or other municipal areas that might cause potential public hazards or other damage.

Parking areas are usually unattended, therefore, parking in all designated areas is at your own risk.

The College bears no responsibility for any accidents or damages that may occur in any of the parking facilities.

Accommodation

ACC Akademia College can facilitate the students in order to find their own private accommodation should the wish, by providing assistance with local real estate companies.

Sports Centre

Akademia College is able to arrange for the provision of work out facilities for the students in cooperation with local sport gyms very close to the main college building. The college also has a collaboration agreement with Anagennisi Athletic Club for students to use their facilities which include football and volleyball fields and billiard tables. Please contact the Student Welfare Office for more information.