American University of Cyprus Center offers courses that conform to an arts and sciences curriculum and the Foundation School operates the university's English and foundation programmes. American University of Cyprus is a member of the European Council for Business Education, the International Universities Search & Rescue Council, and the Cyprus Universities Association. American University of Cyprus American University of Cyprus is a private, American liberal arts university in Nicosia, Cyprus. The language of instruction is English. The American University of Cyprus, is located in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. The university is a "city university" in that it does not have a main campus;
Ancient history of Cyprus of Cyprus (known as "Iatnanna" by the Assyrians) appears to have begun earlier than this, during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III (744–727 BC), and ended with the fall of the Neo Assyrian Empire in 609 BC, whereupon the city-kingdoms of Cyprus gained independence once more. Following a brief period of Egyptian domination in the sixth century BC, Cyprus fell under Persian rule. The Persians did not interfere in the internal affairs of Cyprus, leaving the city-kingdoms to continue striking their own coins and waging war amongst one another, until the late-fourth century BC saw the overthrow of the Persian Empire