skills Archives - European University Cyprus Study in Cyprus Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:01:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://euc.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/favicon.ico skills Archives - European University Cyprus 32 32 The best learning platforms to enhance your skills https://euc.ac.cy/en/student-blog/the-best-learning-platforms-for-enhancing-your-skills/ Sun, 08 May 2022 08:15:40 +0000 https://euc.ac.cy/?p=10564 Let’s be honest, learning can be fun If we are making it fun! Nowadays, we have a huge spectrum of sources and search engines that are helping to find the information that we seek. In a few seconds, we are capable of accessing millions of pages that provide us with the material that we need. […]

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]]> Let’s be honest, learning can be fun If we are making it fun! Nowadays, we have a huge spectrum of sources and search engines that are helping to find the information that we seek. In a few seconds, we are capable of accessing millions of pages that provide us with the material that we need. We can watch videos on YouTube to understand something in depth, to learn a new skill. We can use social media to expand our knowledge about the world and different cultures. However, not always we have an opportunity to access the information. There are platforms that allow you not only to track your progress in terms of studies but also to access the needed information any time you need – in visual and written forms.

Here are the platforms that are going to help you with your studies as well as to gain new expertise in the unknown field.

Udemy

The leading platform in online learning (features more than 80000 video courses from experts). Here you can learn literally anything and for a reasonable price.

LinkedIn Learning

The strongest online companion to your professional development is LinkedIn, and this app has gathered industry experts in leadership, management, marketing, IT, design and much more to provide you with valuable input in more than 4000 online courses.

Coursera

The application hosts more than 2600 courses in 11 topics, degrees and specializations created by the crème de la crème of the Academic field. You can stream video lectures, connect with a mentor and the best part is that courses are taught in multiple languages.

Let us know if you ever used those platforms and what was your impression?

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]]> The importance of soft skills https://euc.ac.cy/en/student-blog/the-importance-of-soft-skills/ Sun, 01 May 2022 08:21:19 +0000 https://euc.ac.cy/?p=10571 It might be a term you’ve never heard of before, but it’s a package of skills you are surely familiar with and that your professors have stressed their importance repeatedly. Some say there are seven, some say there are more, it really doesn’t matter. What matters is to understand what they’re about which is, in […]

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]]> It might be a term you’ve never heard of before, but it’s a package of skills you are surely familiar with and that your professors have stressed their importance repeatedly. Some say there are seven, some say there are more, it really doesn’t matter. What matters is to understand what they’re about which is, in short, developing the personal skills that will help you excel in any environment, working or academic.

What are soft skills?

Communication skills, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, leadership, being able to take responsibilities, determination, time management, and the competence to work under tension, everything that has to do with the manner you interact with your colleagues, your fellow students, and teammates in an interpersonal environment falls under this category. They’re a set of talents that show expertise, intelligence, artistry, originality, and trustworthiness. And the more you practice them, the better!

Calling them soft is underwhelming. And that’s because these are skills that are hard to master and they’re only obtained with experience, hence they require time. Improving them is also never-ending and they are massively important to the success of anything really. Can you imagine running a business, succeeding on a project without them? A Harvard study recently found that one’s success in a workplace is 85% attributed on soft skills and just 15% on technical skills. Soft skills are hardly gained and are invaluable.

Practicing your soft skills at EUC.

How are the above applied at a university campus? How about that research project, doesn’t that have a strict deadline? Or that student club you wanted to join, doesn’t it need a leader who everyone can look up to? Don’t you have to work together to assign and complete the chores of the dorm and let’s be honest, when was the last time that complaining about an exam really helped you more than setting a studying timetable and sticking to it?

There are endless examples of how your academic performance helps build and strengthen these skills and yes, you should find a way to put soft skills on your CV. It’s a reason to get that interview call you’ve been waiting for!

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