The East Med Energy Research Centre of Excellence for Growth and Education (EMERGE) is a nascent Centre of Excellence (CoE) which operates at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). EMERGE focuses its activities on the budding domain of offshore and onshore energy systems and operations.  It operates by providing the ideal conditions for fostering research, education & training and entrepreneurship, and it provides a place where new knowledge and expertise is developed for tackling some of the biggest challenges in science, society and economy. 

EMERGE pairs faculty research teams, world-class research centres, CoEs and international experts across the world with policy makers and industry stakeholders for responding to specific energy challenges.  Our Energy Innovation Hub and Regional Network -EMERGE ProACT allows different entities to join for advancing research on specific technology areas and areas relating to safety and environmental protection of offshore and onshore energy related operations.  

The EMERGE CoE – a beacon of innovation, creativity, strategic planning and foresight– provides Cyprus and the region with the much needed framework for fostering innovation and greatly contributes towards addressing the key challenges faced at a national level such as the attraction of the private sector in R&I investments, the establishment of synergies between the research and academic community with the business world, and the enhancement of extroversion of the Cyprus R&I system. It also allows the deepening of cooperation with our neighboring countries, giving Cyprus the opportunity to become a European node of scientific cooperation in the region and build on constructive partnerships between research institutions and other relevant stakeholders in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.