Michael Attalides (also Michalis Attalidis; ) is a Cypriot academic, former civil servant and diplomat to Cyprus. He is the current Rector at the

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. After graduating from the

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with a BSc in Economics, he received an MA and, in 1966, a PhD in Sociology from

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. He has represented the

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as its

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in a number of capitals, including Paris, London, and the

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in Brussels, before being appointed

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of the

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. He has also represented the Cyprus Government in the European Convention. Following his retirement from

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, he has been

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of the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law at Intercollege, a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester, a counterpart to the

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Expert at the Cyprus Social Research Centre and a guest lecturer at the

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. He is currently the Rector at the

, formerly called Intercollege, in Nicosia, Cyprus, serving on the Council and the Senate of the University. He has published several books including ''Cyprus: Nationalism and International Politics'', and ''Social Change and Urbanisation in Cyprus''. He has also published a number of articles on society and politics in Cyprus and Greece.

References

External links

Profile of Professor Michael Attalides, Rector of the University of Nicosia.
University of Nicosia official website.
Profile of Michael Attalides, Rector of Intercollege.
Intercollege official website.

The Independent, 21 July 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Attalides, Michalis Living people Cypriot diplomats Permanent representatives of Cyprus to the European Union Ambassadors of Cyprus to France High commissioners of Cyprus to the United Kingdom Year of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of the University of Nicosia Heads of universities and colleges in Cyprus