I was informed by the Goethe Institute about their first event in 2012:

The new year starts for the Goethe-Institut Cyprus with a lecture (in English

language) by the president of the German Max Planck Society for the Advancement

of the Sciences, Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss

Prof. Gruss is also member of the Board of Trustees of the Cyprus Institute, whose

annual meeting takes place in January. Co-organizer of the lecture evening is the

Cyprus Institute and the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation. Alumnis of

German universities, but also Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot academics and scientists

as well as the general public interested in scientific topics are cordially invited to

attend. After the lecture and discussion a small reception is planned.

The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences operates various

renown research institutes in Germany and abroad and is considered the No. 2

worldwide behind Harvard University in international research institutes.