Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

Education takes you places. Indeed, as I find myself writing this note as the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at American University of Cyprus, I would like to share with you some of the places where education takes you.

Education works for you, inward. It makes you a better, more complete, person. Indeed, in a world of artificial intelligence and knowledge at your fingerprints, education is even more important as you need to acquire the skills for those tools, from critical thinking down. We live in a world where answers have become aplenty and readily available, questioning, even oneself, will become increasingly more important, even fundamental.

Education works for you, outward. It expands your horizons. Indeed, almost certainly, you will study in a language that is not your mother tongue. That in itself is a big challenge, and, once competed, an even bigger achievement.

Education works for all. Having now become a better, more complete, person, you’ll be able to contribute more not only to your family but also to society at large. In Economics, which is my field, we call that spillover effects. Education does spill over.

These are just three places where education takes you. As part of your personal educational journey, you will discover many other places where education takes you. All the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics and I are here, at the American University of Cyprus, to assist and accompany you on your educational journey.

Welcome onboard, welcome to AUCY.
Dr. Dario Pontiggia
Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

Department of Accounting and Finance

The Department of Accounting and Finance at the American University of Cyprus (AUCY) prepares ethically aware decision-makers with effective analytical and qualitative business knowledge and skills. Our graduates become professionals in their respective fields, supported by our commitment to high-quality teaching and the application of scholarship to both professional practice and theory.

The American University of Cyprus (AUCY) is proud to announce that our undergraduate programs, BSc in Accounting and BSc in Finance and Investments, offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance within the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, are now ACCA accredited!

This accreditation underscores our commitment to delivering top quality education and equipping our students with the skills needed for successful careers in their fields.

Finance and Investments

Accounting

Department of Management and Marketing

The Department of Management and Marketing at the American University of Cyprus (AUCY) is dedicated to preparing ethical and responsible managers and leaders. Our graduates are equipped to add significant value to their organizations within the complex environments they operate. They also contribute to the social and economic development of Cyprus and other communities.

Business Administration

Marketing & Advertising

Master Programs

Masters Programs of the Department of Management and Marketing

MBA

MA Real Estate Management - English

MA Real Estate Management - Greek

MBA ONLINE PROGRAM

Dr. Dario Pontiggia

Downlaod CV

Dr. Dario Pontiggia is Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the American University of Cyprus. He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow, of the University of Edinburgh, and of the University of Milano-Bicocca. His postgraduate studies have been funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and by the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences of the University of Glasgow.

Dario has acquired more than twenty years of teaching experience, at both postgraduate and undergraduate level, in multiple institutions in three countries (United Kingdom, Italy and Cyprus). As an instructor, he applies methods of teaching that are interactive and encourage students to trust their opinion, while supporting it with evidence. He strongly believes that students are most motivated to learn when they can see the connection between what they are being taught and their own lives.

Dario’s research has focused on the consequences of heterogeneous economic agents for the business cycle, with a focus on optimal monetary policy, and the credit cycle, with a focus on the housing market. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Macroeconomics, the Journal of Economic Studies and the Journal of Property Investment and Finance. More generally, he is interested in economic behaviour and the incentives and disincentives that shape it. He truly believes in the motto of his alma mater: “Via, Veritas, Vita” and he is planning/dreaming to write an Economics book for children.

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