Georgios Th. Pavlidis

He is an internationally acclaimed authority on Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) and Ophthalmomovement.

Inventor of new technologies and methods, global recognition and radiation.

Scientific Director of 56 ‘DYSLEXIA CENTERS – PAVLIDIS METHOD’  

Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, England

Professor of Psychology & Learning Disabilities for more than 44 years in departments Psychology, Pedagogy and Medical Schools of well-known Universities in England, Greece and the USA.  

Very young, at just 23 years old, he began his university career in Manchester, England. 

30 years old was unanimously elected Fellow, and 2 times unanimously Vice President of the International Academy Learning Disabilities Research.  

WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION: Due to his Worldwide Scientific Recognition, he has been awarded many honorary titles and awards, always by unanimous decisions, and his biography is included in WHO IS WHO IN THE WORLD, WHO IS WHO IN AMERICA, WHO IS WHO IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, among others. (Dictionary of Personalities of Science and Technology) etc. 

In 2004 he was awarded the Lifetime Honorary Title of Honorary Fellow of Brunel University London, in recognition of his scientific contribution. He is perhaps one of the few eminent Greek scientists to have received such an honorary distinction from an English university. 

He was unanimously honored by his colleagues with the Presidency of 20 international scientific conferences.

Chairman of all World Dyslexia Congresses, since 1983 . 

On 18 September 2006 he was one of the few eminent scientists selected from around the world by the scientific committees of the White House and UNESCO and was invited by the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Ms. Laura Bush to the 1st International Literacy Conference of the White House and UNESCO, for possible international application of the Pavlidis Biological Test.

He invented the internationally unique, accurate, biological, predictive and diagnostic test for dyslexia and attention deficit disorder, internationally known as the 'PAVLIDIS TEST'. His inventions, which were first made at the University of Manchester, England, have been internationally known since 1978 and are recognized with international patents from America, Canada, France and England. 

Proof of the worldwide recognition and uniqueness of his invention is the fact that from all 5 continents and from 45 countries, they bring their children to Greece for Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder problems for the biological PAVLIDIS TEST & METHOD. They come even from the most advanced countries in the world, e.g. USA, Canada, China, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, England, France, Germany, etc. 

His photo-electronic invention is so advanced that it was acquired by the most renowned universities, such as Harvard, Penn State, Boston, Columbia, Denmark, Finland, etc. 

He has more than 230 scientific publications, including 4 books in English. 

He has taught and founded many successful Open Popular Universities in many Municipalities throughout Greece, from Chania to Ptolemaida and municipalities of Thessaloniki, always FREE.

He is often invited and gives lectures in crowded halls internationally and throughout Greece and as the keynote speaker at many international and global conferences as well as at renowned universities, even the best university in the world, Harvard. 

There is so much International Recognition of his scientific work, He is invited as the Main-Guest Speaker in Global, International, Greek and European Conferences and even Medicine, from Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Paediatrics, Paediatrics, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Paediatric Surgery, Special Education, BULLYING, to the International Literacy Conference of the WHITE HOUSE and to World Conferences of Dyslexia.

His always unanimous awards and elections prove both the international universal recognition of his scientific contribution and his ethos.

 

 

 

Konstantinos Varotsos

Professor Dr. Costas Varotsos is the former Dean of the School of Science at NKUA, Greece, with research interests in Remote Sensing, Climate Dynamics, Environmental Change, and Nonlinear Processes. He has authored over 500 publications (316 indexed in Web of Science - WoS), and 18 International Monographs (15 SPRINGER, 2 CRC, etc.). His H-index is 66 in WoS and 79 in Google Scholar with monographs. Ranked in the top 2% of most-cited scientists by Stanford University. He has led or participated in over 60 international research projects. He is currently Editor-in-Chief for “Remote Sensing Letters” (Τ&F) and the “Journal of Atmospheric, Solar and Terrestrial Physics,” (Elsevier) as well as Chair Editor for the Remote Sensing Book Series (World Scientific). He has received numerous honors, including the Vernadsky Medal (RANS), the Gold Medal A.S. Popov (A.S. Popov Soc.), the Award MOST/ESA, the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Award, as well as Honorary Professor, Fellow, and Member of Academies, Universities, and Institutions.

 

 

Vayos Liapis

Vayos Liapis is Professor of Ancient Theatre and Its Reception at the Open University of Cyprus, where he also serves as Vice-Rector. He studied Classics at the Universities of Athens and Glasgow. He has taught at the Universities of Cyprus, Montreal, Patras, and (as Visiting Professor) at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He has been a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) and has held various research Fellowships at institutions in the USA, Canada, and Europe. He has been Principal Investigator for research projects funded by agencies in Canada and Cyprus. He has published books, edited volumes and academic papers in peer-reviewed journals on topics including Greek tragedy, modern Greek literature, ancient Greek religion etc.

 

 

 

Panos Sobolos

Panos Sobolos was born in Astakos, Aitoloakarnania (Municipal district of Karaiskakis). He studied journalism and works as a journalist in the field of police reporting. He worked in the newspapers "Acropolis", "Athinaiki", "Macedonia" (Athens offices) and in the magazines "Eikones", "Pantheo", "Romantzo" etc. He also worked at the Athens News Agency, covering court reporting for eleven years. For 26 years he worked at ERT (YENED, ERT2, NET) television and radio in the field of news and broadcasts. He was the creator and presenter of MEGA's Eyewitness show, which had the highest viewership of all the channel's shows. Today he works for the newspaper "Ethnos" and the MEGA TV station as head of police reporting. It has covered almost all the major events that have shaken the country in the last 33 years such as earthquakes, air tragedies, large fires, murders, terrorist acts, hijackings and all the high-profile current affairs. He has also covered major events abroad such as the blowing up of a plane in Malta with many victims, the attack on a bus with tourists in Cairo as well as Istanbul, the uprising in Albania with the parabanks, the deadly earthquakes in the depths of Turkey and many more. He has developed rich trade union activity as he was a member of the Board of Directors, vice president and president of ESIEA.

 

 

 

 

Vassilis C. Gerogiannis

Vassilis C. Gerogiannis, Professor and Head in the Department of Digital Systems, University of Thessaly (academic subject: Analysis & Design of Systems & Projects with Emphasis on Decision Making). Adjunct Professor, Hellenic Open University. Visiting Professor, IPAG Business School (France). He holds a Diploma in Computer Engineering and a PhD in Software Engineering (University of Patras). From 1992 until present, he participates in several R&D and educational projects. Author/co-author of more than 150 papers published in international journals/conference proceedings and cited in a plethora of citations. Co-author/editor of four scientific books. Member of editorial board, guest editor and reviewer in international journals. Conference chair/Program chair and invited speaker in several international conferences. He has received the “best paper award” in four international conferences. He has served as Head of the Business Administration Department and Scientific Director of the Institute for Continuous Education at the Technological Education Institute of Thessaly, and also as Member of the Management Board of the Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC).

 

 

 

 

Nikos Papadakis

Nikos E. Papadakis (BA, MA, MA, PhD) is Professor and former Head of the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete. He is a Member of the Scientific Council of the National Centre of Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA) of Greece. Further, he is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Liberal Arts of the Parul University (PU), in India (as of the forthcoming academic year 2025-2026), as well as an Adjunct Faculty Member- Adjunct Professor at the Marwadi University in India, while he has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the AGEP of the Zhengzhou University, in China (2021-2024). Additionally, he is the Director of the Centre for Political Research and Documentation (KEPET/ 2016-2026) of the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete (UoC), the Director of the Centre for Training and Life Long Learning of the UoC (KEDIVIM/ 2022-2026), a Member of the Scientific Board of the Centre for European Constitutional Law (CECL) and a Member of the Standing Group on “Political Culture” of the ECPR. Further. he is Honorary President of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc) and a Member of the Scientific Committee of the Euro-Mediterranean Observatory of Democracy and Public Space of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) in Spain. He has been a Special Adviser to the European Commission (2011 -2013), an International Expert at the ETF (European Training Foundation: 2015-2017), and a Μember of the Advisory Board of the UNDP/ RCPAR (Regional Centre for Public Administration Reform/2008- 2011), while he has been a Visiting Professor at the UCL-IoE, in UK and at the Zhengzhou University, in China. He has 238 publications, in total. More specifically: He has 212 publications, in Greek, English, French and Chinese (96 out of them, international) including papers published in Q1, & Q2 Journals and chapters in Springer and Elsevier Books. Additionally, he is the author/ co-author of 15 books- monographs, in Greek and English, while he has edited 11 books in Greek and English.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christina Anagnostopoulou

Christina Anagnostopoulou is a Professor of Climatology, Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology at the Department of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She served as Director of the Department of Meteorology and Climatology (2021–2023) and of the MSc program Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment (2017–2021). Her research interests include climate extremes, climate change, and downscaling methods. She has coordinated and participated in numerous national and European research projects and has published more than 200 papers in international journals and conferences. She is a reviewer for international scientific journals and has served as Guest Editor in special issues on climate change and extreme events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serdar Yener

Serdar Yener is a Business Professor with over 28 years of combined academic, military, and international project experience. He is a Professor of Business Administration and Vice Dean at Sinop University, where he has led EU, Horizon, Erasmus+, and TÜBİTAK projects, coordinated international consortia, and published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His teaching and research cover strategic management, procurement, logistics, and human security. Previously, he served 18 years as an officer in the Turkish Armed Forces, including deployments with NATO ISAF in Afghanistan and UNIFIL in Lebanon, where he managed procurement, logistics, and humanitarian projects. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration, is a PRINCE2® Practitioner, and has completed 22 UN Peace Operations Training Institute certifications in areas such as CIMIC, International Humanitarian Law, DDR, and Gender/WPS. He has extensive expertise in procurement (EU PRAG, UN, NATO), SAP S/4HANA ERP, risk management, quality assurance, and civil-military engagement.

 

 

 

 

Pierre Johan Laffitte

Pierre Johan Laffitte is a semiotician and university professor in philosophy of education at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis (Department of Educational Sciences, LIAgE laboratory).

His research takes the form of an inquiry across human sciences and practices, and his program proposes a critique and a clinical approach to praxis, discourse, and language.

He particularly focuses (in both teaching and research) on the intersection of educational, psychiatric, art-therapeutic, linguistic, and artistic praxis. A former student of cooperative classrooms inspired by Freinet and institutional pedagogy, he also works closely with emancipatory pedagogies (including Freinet pedagogy, especially in Greece) and, more specifically, with pedagogies rooted in Indigenous languages and cultures (such as immersive bilingual pedagogy in the Occitan Calandretas in France: www.calandreta.org; Aymara cooperative pedagogy in Bolivia: www.kurmiwasi.org; and with Brazilian colleagues through the Observatório de Territórios Saudáveis e Sustentáveis da Bocaina).

He is also a photographer. 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Fragaki

Georgia Fragaki is Associate Professor in Corpus Linguistics and Textlinguistics at the Department of Philology, University of the Peloponnese. Currently, she is also Adjunct Lecturer in the MA Programme “Digital Humanities: Methods, Tools, Practices”, Hellenic Open University. She is co-author of the books Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (2015, in Greek, in cooperation with Dionysis Goutsos) and Introduction to Digital Humanities: A Practical Guide (2024, 2nd edition, in Greek, in cooperation with Titika Dimitroulia and Dionysis Goutsos), and has published papers in scientific journals, conference proceedings and edited volumes in areas such as sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, language change, semantics, lexicography, morphology etc.

 

 

 

 

Charilaos Tsichouridis

Dr. Charilaos Tsichouridis has studied in Greece, and has taught in Secondary and Tertiary Education, at ASPAITE, at the University of Thessaly and at the University of Patras, in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Sector of Sciences and Theoretical Studies and their teaching, at the Department of Educational Sciences and Social Work of the University of Patras. His research interests focus on the field of Natural Sciences and their teaching in formal education and in Special-Inclusive education, with an emphasis on the creation, use and learning assessment of contemporary models and learning environments. In particular, his research interest focuses on Extended Reality Technologies (XR) in the teaching of Natural Sciences and more broadly on the combined use of Augmented (AR), Virtual (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies. His significant research work also concerns alternative teaching approaches aimed at active engagement, collaboration and the promotion of participants' creativity for optimal learning outcomes. He is also involved in research in the field of game-based learning and Artificial Intelligence in the teaching of Natural Sciences. He has participated in many conferences in Greece and abroad, while his articles have been published in Greek and international scientific journals and his work is widely and internationally acknowledged.

 

 

 

 

 

Nedim Ozdemir

Nedim Özdemir worked as a teacher for 10 years and as a vice principal for 5 years before transitioning to academia in 2018. He is currently an Associate Professor at Ege University, Faculty of Education. His research includes educational administration, leadership, teacher professional learning, and organizational behavior. In 2016, his doctoral dissertation in the field of educational administration was recognized with the Best Dissertation of the Year Award. He has published articles in internationally indexed journals (SSCI) and has taken part in numerous national and international projects. In recent years, he has been actively involved in international projects on flipped learning and classroom observation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Compton

Martin has been an educator for over 30 years, affording him ample time to realise that it takes a lifetime of teaching to get the hang of it. In that time, he has had the privilege of teaching children, young people and adults. His teaching has spanned secondary schools, international schools, further education colleges and universities both in the UK and overseas. Having spent a number of years at the University of Greenwich and then UCL, in July 2023 he took up a post at King's College London where he was employed to lead on curriculum and assessment design but as it turned out he has spent most of his time looking at ways in which the opportunities and threats of AI will necessitate changes to pedagogy, assessment and feedback practices across higher education. He is now the College Lead for AI in Education which is giving him opportunity to help colleagues reflect on, critique and reimagine teaching and assessment design and other ways of elevating a 'freedom to learn' philosophy.  

 

 

David Leat

David Leat has a PhD in Geography from Exeter University, UK. He taught Geography in public schools for 11 years before moving to Newcastle University to be a teacher trainer. He worked for the government for 3 years (2000-03) on a school improvement strategy, writing many training courses, before returning to Newcastle, where his research has been on Thinking Skills, Metacognition, Inquiry and Project Based Learning and Teacher Coaching. Recent projects, with colleagues, have been focused on supporting schools to use community resources to develop curriculum projects that help students to ‘Go Places, Meet People and Do and Make Things’. His personal interests include marathon running, bird research and forestry.

 

 

 

 

Olivia Copsey

Director of Education, Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) Olivia Copsey leads the global Eco-Schools and Eco-Campus programmes at the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), contributing to UNESCO’s Greening Education Partnership (GEP) working groups on Greening Schools and Higher Education. Olivia has worked in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for 23 years. Prior to joining FEE, Olivia worked extensively with NGOs, governments, and international agencies to advance community-led sustainable development through education across the Channel Islands, the Western Indian Ocean, and East Africa. Olivia initiated and managed the Eco-Schools programme in Jersey, Mauritius, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Zanzibar. She holds master’s degrees in education for Sustainable Development and Education Research.

 

 

Dimitra V. Katsarou

Dimitra V. Katsarou is Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Speech Disorders at the Department of Sciences in Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design of the University of the Aegean. She studied Philology and Psychology. She holds three master's degrees and a Doctorate from the Department of Special Education of the University of Thessaly. She has participated in Hellenic and international research projects. She has developed two post doctoral research projects. She has more than 50 publications in scientific journals with an impact factor and more than 100 presentations at conferences. She has authored one monograph, one book three Greek and two international scientific book edits and four international co-edits. Her research interests focus on the special education of children with intellectual disabilities, neuro/psycholinguistics, cognitive processes, developmental psychopathology, speech development and genetic syndromes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nataša Lacković

Dr Nataša Lacković is an innovator in educational designs and theory, an educational researcher, semiotician and a philosopher of technology and media in education. She is based at Lancaster University (UK) and co-directs the Centre for Social Futures, within the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Dr Lacković has been developing different innovative approaches, such as inquiry graphics (Lacković, 2020), which are various visual media selected or made by students or research participants for the purpose of deep inquiry, and Identity +, simply put, one's identity as always in relation with something or someone else. Her ongoing work focuses on developing relational approaches (epistemologies) in education, evident in the recently co-authored book Relational and Multimodal Higher Education (Lacković and Olteanu, 2023). Nataša's most recent project involves an exploration of the opportunities and challenges of multimodal designs for learning with AI (funded by the UK SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association)).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olivier Francomme

PhD. Accredited to Supervise Research in Educational Sciences

Associate Researcher at the LIAGE laboratory at the University of Paris 8 

Project Manager for training and research at FIMEM (International Federation of Modern School Movements). 

Secretary General of AIRSPÉ (International Association for Scientific and Practical Research in Education).

Director of CCRCMS (China Cooperative Research Center for Modern Schools).

Current research: Scientific support for pedagogical innovations in primary and secondary schools, in France and abroad (Greece, China), and practical action research. 

 

 

 

Metin V. Bayrak

Metin V. Bayrak completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Philosophy at Hacettepe University in Ankara. He currently is visiting professor at Galatasaray University as well as conducts certificate programs in applied philosophy and P4C at Istanbul University’s Continuing Education Center and at Opus Noesis, which he is the founder.

Through Opus Kitap Publishing, he publishes books based on the P4C methodology. His writings focus on philosophy, applied philosophy, philosophy for/with children (P4wC), alternative education, childhood, ethics, digitalization, learning, critical thinking, and social transformation and they have been published across various platforms. He pursues his academic and professional career through editing, consultancy, facilitation, publishing and independent research.

 

 

 

Alexandros Argyriadis

Alexandros Argyriadis is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing at the Hellenic Mediterranean University. He has extensive experience in teaching and research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Greece, Cyprus, and internationally, having previously served as Chair of the Nursing Department and Director of the Postgraduate Program in Community Health Care at Frederick University. His research focuses on mental resilience, school and community mental health, cultural competence, quality of life in vulnerable populations, and the development of psychometric assessment tools. He has participated as principal investigator and research associate in numerous national and European projects (Erasmus+, COST), and has a substantial record of publications in international peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. He has supervised several doctoral and postgraduate theses on topics related to mental health, education, and community care, and is an active member of the scientific community with international engagement.

 

 

 

Nikolaos Tzioumakis

Nikolaos Tzioumakis is the Director of Project Development at POLYTECH S.A., with postgraduate studies in Radiation and Thermodynamics from George Washington University and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia. His professional career began in 1984 with the design of the first compatible Greek computers PYTHEIA and PEGASUS and the introduction of computer labs in secondary education in Greece. He then focused on educational laboratory equipment through POLYTECH, which now supplies major foreign markets. Mr. Tzioumakis has also founded several companies in various fields, including the first private Internet provider in Greece.

POLYTECH has been active in the education sector since 1984, aiming to familiarize students in General and Technical education with technology and laboratory practices. This goal is achieved through the creation and provision of laboratory and technological equipment, as well as the development of accompanying software with the ultimate aim of optimizing the learners' knowledge level. The company’s goal has always been and remains the production of innovative technologies and the promotion of new applications that meet the full spectrum of educational needs. 

The company’s products and solutions are aimed at the broader education sector, from General Education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, to University laboratory education. Its teaching equipment covers a wide range of scientific and technological subjects and labs, corresponding to the curriculum of Junior High Schools, High Schools, Technical, Vocational, and University faculties

Polytech S.A. has installed a range of STEM and robotics educational products in all public schools in Greece, designed for students from preschool to secondary education. The products include the SMART:blox S1 and S2 programming kits, which integrate programming on an Arduino-based platform, and robotics kits such as the R1, R2, R3, and R4 robots, which teach both basic and advanced principles of robotics and STEM. These tools enhance experiential learning, providing opportunities for practical application in fields such as engineering and programming.

In addition to installing STEM and robotics educational products, the company has also undertaken significant projects that include the supply and installation of engineering, electronics, and electrical laboratories in Vocational High Schools (EPAL) and Technical Education Schools across Greece.

 

 

 

Chrysoula Lazou

Chrysoula (Chryssa) Lazou holds a PhD from Democritus University of Thrace, a BA in English Language and Literature from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a MEd in Distance Education from AU, Canada, and an MSc in Immersive Technologies: Innovation in Education, Training, and Game Design from DUTh. She is an educator in the public sector and a researcher at AETMA Lab, Advanced Educational Technologies and Applications in Education. Her research interests focus on technology-enhanced learning for critical digital literacy and media literacy in Education through an interdisciplinary approach. She is an IVLP alumna, Bureau of Cultural and Educational Affairs, USA, President of the English Language Teachers Association in Kavala, Vice President of the International Association for Blended Learning, Co-chair of the VRARA Association, Universities and Colleges Committee, and Co-chair of the iLEAD, Immersive Learning Research Network. Her work has received awards and distinctions, among which the 2nd Prize of UNESCO MIL Awards, Governors’ General Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, Canada, Distinguished Alumna of AU, Canada, four Medals for Innovation in Education, Education Leaders Awards, six Medals for Innovation from ELT Excellence Awards, the European Quality Label, and two distinctions for best academic papers in international conferences. Her publications include peer-reviewed articles in international journals, chapters in books, and co-edited proceedings and books.

 

 

  

Adamantia Nikolaou

Adamantia Nikolaou is a Psychologist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychosexology at La Sapienza University of Rome with honors. At the same time, she is training in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT) at the Hellenic Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies.

She has actively participated in scientific conferences in Psychology and Sexology in Greece and abroad, such as the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) Congress and the European Federation of Sexology Congress. 

She has taken part in research in the field of Sexology and has collaborated with mental health and social support organizations, such as the non-profit company “ALTHEA,” the Cyber Security International Institute, and “The Smile of the Child.”

Over the past year, she has been clinically active as a sexologist, in collaboration with a Gynecologist and a Psycho-sexologist, focusing on the interdisciplinary care of sexual health. 

 

 

 

Iraklis Gerogiokas

Iraklis Gerogiokas is Deputy Mayor for Education and Sports in the municipality of Larissa. He is a PhD candidate in the Department of International Relations at the University of Nicosia and his main research interest is Turkish soft power. He has served ND in various positions of responsibility and is a Coordinator of the Secretariat of International and EU Relations

 

 

 

 

Konstantina Pisli

Konstantina (Nantia) Pisli is a senior collaborator of the Secretary General for Demography and Housing Policy, with a dedicated focus on the youth sector. She graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds three master’s degrees, in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, Educational Sciences and Public Administration – Public Management.

Her professional expertise spans a wide range of areas, including General Education, Vocational Education and Training, Lifelong Learning and Youth Policy. Over the course of her career, she has played an active role in shaping and implementing policies and initiatives at both national and European levels. 

Since 2019, she has represented Greece in the field of Youth at high-level European institutions. She has undertaken key responsibilities, including serving as National Coordinator of the European Year of Youth 2022, as Greece’s representative to the European Steering Committee for Youth of the Council of Europe, as Alternate National Representative at the Meetings of Directors General for Youth and as a board member of the Greek-German Youth Office, among others. Through these roles, she has made substantial contributions to advancing youth participation, fostering policy dialogue and strengthening European cooperation. 

 

 

Vassiliki Boltsi

PhD candidate in Educational Sciences at Paris 8 University (LiAGE), Vassiliki is conducting a comparative study on the integration of Artificial Intelligence in vocational education and training (VET) in Greece and France.

She works at the Greek Ministry of Education and is currently seconded to the Secretary General’s office for VET and Lifelong Learning, where she serves as Technical Delegate for WorldSkills Greece and as an alternate member representing Greece in the European Commission’s Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (ACVT).

With a rich teaching background, she is a trainer for eTwinning seminars, she delivers online sessions on digital tools including AI. She also teaches French as a Foreign Language (FLE) at the University of Athens Language Centre (Didaskaleion). 

Her early professional experience in the tourism sector — VIP guide and Guest Relations Officer at Disneyland Paris— provided her with first-hand insight into the skills, attitudes, and competencies required in hospitality-related professions, a key area of vocational education and training (VET). This experience further deepened her interest in VET and in integrating intercultural and multilingual dimensions into training programmes. 

 

 

 

 

Evangelos Mantsos

Dr. Evangelos Mantsos received his PhD from the University of Thessaly with a specialization in genetic syndromes. He graduated from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (TEFAA), majoring in Special Education and Therapeutic Exercise, and holds two Master’s degrees from Democritus University of Thrace and the University of Patras. He has over twenty years of clinical, teaching, and research experience in the field of special education and rehabilitation. His professional background includes certifications in special education and exercise for special populations, and he serves as an international coach with Special Olympics, where he has led athletes to numerous medals. Dr. Mantsos teaches courses aligned with his specialization at Greek public universities. His scholarly interests lie in the areas of intellectual disability, exercise, quality of life, ageing, and physical education.

 

 

 

Agathi Argyriadi

Dr. Agathi Argyriadi is a Psychologist specializing in Cognitive–Behavioral Psychotherapy and Developmental Psychology. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Crete, an M.Ed. in Special Education, and a Master’s degree in Counseling. She teaches Developmental and Cognitive Psychology at Frederick University and has previously taught at the Cyprus University of Technology, the University of East London, and the University of the Peloponnese. Her professional experience includes clinical practice, research on violence prevention at the Hellenic Ministry of Interior, and school-based psychological support. She has published extensively, authored ten scientific books, and her research interests focus on developmental psychology, special education, social inclusion, and positive psychology in learning environments.

 

 

 

 

Miltiadis Karvounis

Dr. Miltiadis Karvounis is a Psychologist and Special Educator with many years of clinical and educational experience in positions of responsibility. Since 2006, he has been independently teaching the courses "Psychometrics," "Personality Psychology," "Educational Psychology," and "Special Education" in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Greece and abroad. He is the author of scientific books, and his articles have been published in Greek and international scientific journals. He has developed, standardized, and published the psychometric tool FOTADYS 5-8, which is used both as a screening test in clinical practice and for research or teaching purposes in higher education institutions in the country. He represented the Ministry of Education in the National Mechanism for Monitoring Children's Rights from 2020 to 2021, and in December 2024, he was appointed Vice President of the National Center for Social Solidarity (E.K.K.A) with an emphasis on issues of child protection, psychosocial support, and family counseling.

 

 

  

   

  

Chrissy Pyrounaki

Chrissy Klimi Pyrounaki is a primary education teacher in Greece. For the past twenty years, she has worked with parent communities and schools in both remote and urban areas, exploring through lived experience the contested issue of Greek identity. In her postgraduate studies she focused on the value of diversity and vulnerability for the transformation of a community, she writes philosophical myths for children, while this year she is working in Crete designing Greek language and culture programs for youth of the diaspora.

Since 2010 she has implemented experiential programs of local history and cultural heritage, and since 2018 she uses school publications as pedagogical tools for community transformation.  

 Her work is inspired by the approach of Holistic Skills Development, Agoge OΩ. Chrissy’s groups resemble hives of joy, inside or outside the classroom, self-regulating to both build and create knowledge.

 

 

 

Del Aram Bidabad

PhD candidate in Educational Sciences at the University of Paris 8, LiAge laboratory, writing a thesis supervised by Pierre Laffitte on Institutional Pedagogy: the anthropology of cooperative classrooms: A study of Freinet and Institutional Pedagogies and their cultural adaptation.

Scientific coordinator of a Research-Action project at Pajol Primary School in Paris, aiming to produce a written work that conveys both the specific practices of this school and an existential analysis through monographs of children and groups. 

Research assistant in educational anthropology of cooperative classrooms within the Erasmus Volare project, entitled "Experiences, tools and inclusive methodologies for the education of minorities, migrants, and refugees." 

Deputy Secretary of AIRSPE (International Association of Scientific and Praxical Research in Education).

 

 

 

Magkou Natasa

Magkou Natasa is a Physical Education Teacher. She graduated in 1987 from the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma entitled “Exercise and Quality of Life” from the Departments of Physical Education & Sports Science of the Democritus Universities of Thrace and Thessaly with a specialization in Pedagogy and Creative Learning. She is a PhD candidate at the Department of Physical Education & Sports Science of the Democritus University of Thrace. She taught in Secondary Education Schools. She has been teaching in Primary Education Schools of Ptolemaida for more than 30 years, implementing innovative educational programs.

Award from the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (YPETH) for the Digital Teaching Scenario entitled: “DANCE FOR OUR STRANGE SISTER” - a message for the return of the stolen Caryatid located in the British Museum.

Global School Alliance Excellence with participation in the global alliance under the umbrella of the Global School Alliance entitled: “Let’s make a better world!” Global project 2022-2023. 

2nd place distinction at the Education Leaders Awards 2024 in the category “1.5.1 Extroversion, Educational Visits & Experiential Learning in Public Primary Education” entitled: “So it’s our turn .... to See: Inclusion Actions and Opening the School to Society”.

Collaboration with the Oblomov Project team of the European Erasmus program which was designed and managed by the partner “Piccolo Teatro” of Milan and coordinated by the University of Milan. 

Participation in the pilot implementation of the action “Platform 21+: Skills Workshops” in Primary and Secondary Education with the program: “Swim-LIFE safely: digital utilization of the Safe Water Sports educational suitcase”. 

Author of the book “The wolf at school? He is also broken” which includes Psychomotor Education and Differentiated Teaching actions. She writes articles in newspapers, magazines and websites of sports, educational and cultural content, serves as a speaker at International Teachers' Conferences, International Book Fairs, participates as a trainer in Adult Education, is a scientific associate of the E.E.P.E.K (Scientific Association for the Promotion of Educational Innovation) as well as Model Centers for Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy & Psychokinetic Therapy.  

 

 

 

 

Yannis Ziogas

Yannis Ziogas is a painter who explores areas of visual expression such as installations and walking processes. He is Professor (Painting) at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts (EETF) of the University of Western Macedonia (UOWM). Since 2007 he has organized the artistic process Visual March to Prespa. He has organized international encounters and conferences and has edited proceedings on contemporary Aesthetics and its Practices with an emphasis on Walking Art.

 

 

 

Stavros Sofianopoulos

Born in 1966. Studied architecture at NTUA. Since 1989 to present he has collaborated with architectural firms as an associate in architectural studies, while simultaneously working on urban planning studies. Thanks to his master degree’s final research project which he completed in 2000, he got to take part, from 2001 to 2004, in the commitee “a school for Chiapas”, which carried out the construc????on of a teacher training center in Colebra of Chiapas state, Mexico. In 2022 he presented this effort to the post graduate students of the program “Clinical Sociology and Art” in collabora????on with G. Zioga, professor in the visual and applied arts department of the University of west Macedonia. In 2024 he shared this experience in a digital/online presenta????on to WALC Café.

Since 2000 to present he has been collabora????ng and working together with the ar????st Efi Fouriki, as a technical advisor for her installa????ons as well as in the crea????on and planning of educa????onal programs for students in primary and secondary educa????on, through the civil non-profit company ‘SPOROS, art explora????ons’.

 

 

Anna Karatzani

Anna Karatzani studied Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in the conservation of historical objects in Great Britain, with a scholarship from the National Scholarship Foundation (IKY). She completed her doctoral research on the analytical study of metal threads in post-Byzantine church textiles. She has worked at the Ministry of Culture as a conservator and since 2011 she is teaching at TEI/ University of West Attica. She has presented her work in international conferences and journals and has participated in a large number of training seminars related to the study-investigation and conservation of textile objects as well as education. Her research interests focus on traditional textile techniques, the investigation of metal yarns, the study of the deterioration mechanism of natural and man-made fibers and the investigation and conservation of composite textile objects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theodoros K. Siontis

He holds a degree in History and Archaeology from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Ioannina and a PhD from the same department, Scientific Associate of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation.

His scientific interests focus on the period of antiquity, while from 2001 to 2005 he has been dealing with issues of modern-local history and folklore, preparing and publishing relevant studies. 

He is a member and serve as a board member in scientific and cultural institutions, such as a founding member of Lydia Lithos: Society for the Study of Monetary and Economic History, Partner of the Society of Epirus Studies, member and Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Historical and Folklore Society of Tzoumerka, etc. 

He has dozens of publications in Scientific Journals and Conferences. 

 

 

 

 

 

Calliope Anagnostopoulou

Dr Calliope Anagnostopoulou holds a BA in Political Science from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an MSc in Comparative and European Politics and a PhD in EU Policies on European languages from the University of Crete. In the last twelve years, she has served as Head of Educational and Administrative Departments in the Regional Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education in the Prefecture of Larissa. She has worked in the private sector on the scheduling of the National Television Program and the SuperSport channel. Since December 2018, she has been working on the administration of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Greece, as a PhD candidate, at the Ionian University. Dr Anagnostopoulou has written and managed many European projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theodora Blakou

Theodora Blakou holds a Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and works as a Primary School Teacher. She is currently serving as Head Teacher in 4th Primary School of Tyrnavos, combining her teaching duties with leadership responsibilities. For the past twenty years, she has coordinated numerous national and international projects, including Erasmus+, Comenius, and Horizon initiatives. Most of these projects have been recognized and awarded as examples of good practice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Katsouperi

Georgia Katsouperi is a Greek Language Teacher who has worked in different schools across Greece and is currently teaching at the 4th Primary School of Tyrnavos. She actively engages in innovative teaching practices, introducing creative approaches to learning in every school she has served. As a coordinator and planner of eTwinning projects, she has received recognition for her dedication and effective implementation. Her projects have been distinguished with both National and European Quality Labels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander Tsatsos

Alexander Tsatsos is an economist with specialisation in Public Administration and International Relations. He has extensive experience in youth policy, social economy, and local governance, both at an operational and strategic level.

Since 2024, he has been serving as the President of the Larissa Youth Municipal Council, overseeing the planning and implementation of youth empowerment initiatives as part of the “National Youth Capital of Greece 2025.” Under his leadership, the city of Larissa has developed a comprehensive programme with thematic axes that include entrepreneurship, innovation, culture, human rights, mental health, and the active participation of young people in decision-making. 

At the same time, he acts as the Administrative Director of the Social Cooperative “Myrmidones Larissa,” focusing on the social inclusion of vulnerable groups and the provision of social care services. Within his professional activity, he has designed and supervised youth-oriented initiatives in collaboration with the Municipality of Larissa. 

He has participated in European missions and policy consultations within the framework of the EU Youth Dialogue, and he is a regular interlocutor of national institutions on matters of youth and regional development. 

 

 

Georgia Gonou

She was born in Piraeus and grew up in the center of Athens. She studied Political Science and Public Administration at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. She Worked for the Hellenic Society for Local Development and Local Government since 1985, where she took over managerial responsibilities in 1997. She continued her studies at the University of Peloponnese, where in 2018 she completed her postgraduate studies in the Department of Social and Educational Policy, in the field of Educational Policy and Administration. In the same year she was nominated for a doctorate to the University of Peloponnese in the field of Lifelong Learning. Retired from EETAA in 2025.

Lifelong learning is her main scientific interest, focusing on its local dimension and its emergence as a crucial tool of active citizenship. The period 2020-2025 deepened the institutional representation of young people at the local level. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tsameti Angeliki

Tsameti Angeliki is the Academic Director of Aegean College in the Larissa Branch. She is a graduate of the Department of Economics of the University of Thessaly, holds a master's degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and a PhD in Organizational Behavior of the relevant institution. She is accredited in Adult Education and Counseling and Career Guidance. He has experience in the design, submission and implementation of European programs and projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giannis Gialamas

Giannis Gialamas is a secondary school IT teacher and adult educator in new technologies. He has previously worked in youth organizations, and now, through Prosvation.gr, he participates in, coordinates, and organizes (among other things) Erasmus+ Youth projects focusing on entrepreneurship, digital and financial literacy, and employability. He is also a member of the Research Team of the UNESCO Chair “Cities in Motion” at the University of Piraeus. His research interests include Innovation, Smart Cities, and Learning Cities.