Scientific Committee
The Scientific Team of the Journal, Regional Government and Policy
Members of the Scientific Committee representing major scientific disciplines intertwined with its thematic content will oversee the evolution of the journal getting a critical perspective on its activities and ensuring its goals are being met. We invite you to meet these members below.
Rector University of the Aegean
Vitsilaki Chryssi
Professor Chryssi Vitsilaki completed her Undergraduate Studies in Sociology at Trinity College, Hartford, Ct. and received an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, of the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Professor Chryssi Vitsilaki completed her Undergraduate Studies in Sociology at Trinity College, Hartford, Ct. and received an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, of the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA. She has been teaching at the Department of Preschool Education and Educational Design of the University of the Aegean since 1999. She has been responsible for designing, organizing and directing the Postgraduate program of the Department titled "Gender and New Educational and Work Environments in the Information Society", which is the only postgraduate program in Greece that has implemented e-learning and blended learning techniques from 2004 until 2014 and which was awarded by the European Commission with the “2009 Award for Quality in eLearning”. From 2014 onwards shehas organized and directed the postgraduate program of the aforementioned Department titled "New Forms of Education and Learning". Her academic work focuses on gender issues and new forms of education with the use of technology, on which she has published 10 books and more than 50 articles. In addition, she has designed and implemented as Scientific Coordinator a great number of European and co-funded research programs as well as intervention programs on these issues, and has been a member of national and international committees for the evaluation of relevant projects and programs. She has held the positions of Dean of the School of Humanities (2004-2006), Vice-Rector of Finance and Development, and President of the Research Committee of the University of the Aegean (2006-2010), Chair of the Department of Preschool Education and Educational Planning (2014-2018) and is presently the Rector of the University of the Aegean (2018-2022).
Political Science at Harvard University
Stavros P. Gavroglou
Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business
Giakoumakis Emmanouil
Emm. Giakoumakis was born in Heraklion, Crete (GREECE). In 1990 he joined the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) where he currently holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Informatics.
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Emm. Giakoumakis was born in Heraklion, Crete (GREECE). In 1990 he joined the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) where he currently holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Informatics.
His research interests include software engineering, regulation and competition in electronic services, biomedical applications. Beyond his teaching responsibilities, Emm. Giakoumakis has published in the area of Computer Science.
Moreover, he had central involvement in the elaboration of studies pertinent to introduction of Information Technologies in major organizations of the public and / or private sector. In addition, he has contributed to the drafting of programmes related to introduction and / or promotion of Information Society in Greece.
Emm. Giakoumakis has served at the following positions: 2015–2020: Rector of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) 2011-2015: Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs of AUEB 2000-2005: Chairman of the National Telecommunications and Post Commission of Greece (E.E.T.Α.Α.), the Greek National Regulatory Authority 1998-2000: Secretary General for Communications, in the Ministry of Transport and Communications 1995-1997: Chairman and Managing Director of the "Hellenic Information Systems S.A" 1988-1990: Director of Informatics Department of "Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Authority S.A" (EETAA)
President of the Board of Koinoniko Polykentro ADEDY
Gioulos George
President of the Board of Koinoniko Polykentro, Research and Training Institute of the Confederation of the Unions of the Greek Civil Servants – ADEDY( 2014 – today).
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- President of the Board of Koinoniko Polykentro, Research and Training Institute of the Confederation of the Unions of the Greek Civil Servants - ADEDY( 2014 - today).
- Employee at the Ministry of Interior (Public Administration) (2000 - 2014) .
- Graduated from the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (1997-2000). MPhil in Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2008-2010).
- ΜA in International Relations, The University
- of Nottingham – UK (2001 - 2002) Sociologist,
- Department of Sociology, Panteion University of Social
Κοσμήτορας της Σχολής Κοινωνικών, Πολιτικών και Οικονομικών Επιστημών, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Evaggelos Drimpetas
Evaggelos Drimpetas received his degree with honors from the Department of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He completed his postgraduate studies and his PhD at the Sorbonne University in Paris, where he worked as a researcher for 4 years.
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Evaggelos Drimpetas received his degree with honors from the Department of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He completed his postgraduate studies and his PhD at the Sorbonne University in Paris, where he worked as a researcher for 4 years. From 1993 to 1996 he was a visiting professor at PaulValery University in Montpellier. Since September 2000 he has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Economic Relations and Development teaching "Economic Dynamics and Comparative Economic Systems". He has published numerous scientific articles in international journals and has participated in numerous International Scientific Conferences.
Rector of the University of Peloponnese
Athanasios Katsis
Athanasios Katsis is Rector of the University of Peloponnese and Professor of Statistics in Educational Research at the Department of Social and Educational Policy.
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Athanasios Katsis is Rector of the University of Peloponnese and Professor of Statistics in Educational Research at the Department of Social and Educational Policy. Having graduated from the Department of Mathematics of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, he completed his postgraduate and doctoral studies at George Washington University in the USA. He has worked as a statistical consultant at the World Bank and has taught, among others, at the Universities of Toledo, Ohio, the Aegean and Cyprus.
His articles have been published in Greek and international scientific journals such as Labor Relations Review, New Education, International Journal of Learning, International Studies in Sociology of Education Journal of Applied Measurement, Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications, Journal of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering, Statistics and Simulation, Journal of Applied Statistical Science, Journal of Statistical Planning andInference, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences.
He has also contributed chapters to several collective volumes and has co-authored three books.
Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University
Xenophon Contiades
Xenophon Contiades is Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation
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Xenophon Contiades is Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation
Xenophon Contiades is Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation – Centre for European Constitutional Law (Athens, Greece). Prof. Contiades is an attorney at law at the Athens Bar Association since 1992 and managing partner of the Contiades-Fotiadou Law Firm.
. . . . . . His work includes 20 books and over 150 articles in Greek, English, German and Italian journals and edited volumes in the fields of public law, comparative constitutional law and social security law. His most recent publications include the edited volumes: . . . His work includes 20 books and over 150 articles in Greek, English, German and Italian journals and edited volumes in the fields of public law, comparative constitutional law and social security law. His most recent publications include the edited volumes:
Routledge Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Change (with Alkmene Fotiadou, Routledge 2020), The Law and Legitimacy of Imposed Constitutions (with Richard Albert and Alkmene Fotiadou, Routledge 2019), The Foundations and Traditions of Constitutional Amendment (with Richard Albert and Alkmene Fotiadou, Hart Publishing 2017), Participatory Constitutional Change. The People as Amenders of the Constitution (with Alkmene Fotiadou, Routledge 2017), Constitutions in the Global Financial Crisis. A Comparative Analysis (Ashgate 2013), Engineering Constitutional Change. A Comparative Perspective on Europe, Canada and the USA (Routledge 2013).
Rector of University of Piraeus
Angelos Kotios
Angelos Kotios has been Rector of University of Piraeus since 2017.He has served as a Vice Rector of the University of Thessaly (2005-2008) and has been a Professor of the Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development of the Polytechnic School of University of Thessaly (1995-2008).
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- Rector of University of Piraeus (2017- today)
- Vice Rector of the University of Thessaly (2005-2008)
- Professor of the Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development of the Polytechnic School of University of Thessaly (1995-2008).
EΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΙΠΟ ΜΕΛΕΤΗΤΙΚΟ ΕΡΓΟ
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- 1987-1991: Πανεπιστήμιο Τύμπινγκεν: Έμμισθος ερευνητής και μέλος της διεπιστημονικής ερευνητικής ομάδας του Πανεπιστημίου του Tübingen «Internationale und Europäische Wirtschaftsordnung» («Διεθνής και Ευρωπαϊκή Οικονομική Τάξη»), που ανέλαβε το ομότιτλο ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα, χρηματοδοτούμενο από την Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Γερμανική Εταιρεία Ερευνών), εξαετούς διάρκειας. Το επί μέρους πρόγραμμα IV αφορούσε στην «Εξωτερική Οικονομική Πολιτική της ΕΚ» (κατά τα 2 πρώτα έτη) και την »Ολοκλήρωση της Εσωτερικής Αγοράς» (κατά τα 2 επόμενα έτη). O ίδιος είχα την ερευνητική και συγγραφική ευθύνη του υποπρογράμματος IV. Στο πλαίσιο του εν λόγω προγράμματος ασχολήθηκα: Με τη συγγραφή μονογραφίας με τίτλο: «Die EG-Außenwirtschaftspolitik und die Weltwirtschaftsordnung» («Η Εξωτερική Οικονομική Πολιτική της ΕΚ και η Παγκόσμια Οικονομική Τάξη»). Με τη συγγραφή μελετών γύρω από ειδικά θέματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ολοκλήρωσης και της Διεθνούς Οικονομίας. Ορισμένες μελέτες ήταν προϊόν διεπιστημονικής έρευνας λόγω της φύσης και των στόχων του Προγράμματος. Επίσης, ορισμένες δεν δημοσιεύθηκαν επειδή χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως συμβουλευτικά κείμενα από τις γερμανικές αρχές άσκησης διεθνούς και ευρωπαϊκής οικονομικής πολιτικής. Με την παρουσίαση των ενδιάμεσων ερευνητικών αποτελεσμάτων σε ειδικές ημερίδες της ερευνητικής ομάδας και με συμμετοχή ειδικών από τη θεωρία και πράξη. Με την επιστημονική επιμέλεια του διεθνούς συνεδρίου της ερευνητικής ομάδας με τίτλο «A New GATT for the Nineties and Europe ‘92».
- Διευθυντής του Εργαστηρίου «Αξιολόγησης Πολιτικών και Προγραμμάτων Ανάπτυξης» του Τμήματος Μηχανικών Χωροταξίας, Πολεοδομίας και Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλία (1999-2007)
- Ερευνητής του Κέντρου Ανάπτυξης Νότιας και Ανατολικής Ευρώπης (ΚΑΝΑΕ) του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας
- Εκπόνηση δεκάδων μελετών-σκοπιμότητας βιωσιμότητας και επιχειρησιακών σχεδίων στους κλάδους των Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης (για αδειοδότηση τηλεοπτικών και ραδιοφωνικών σταθμών), ενέργειας (μελέτες για μικρά υδροηλεκτρικά φράγματα), τροφίμων και ποτών, μετάλλου, τουρισμού, αγροκτηνοτροφίας, ενδύματος και υφαντουργίας, περιβάλλοντος κ.α.
- Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Ολυμπία Οδός (Ελευσίνα-Πάτρα-Τσακώνα), 366 χλμ.
- Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Νέα Οδός (Μεταμόρφωση-Σκάρφεια & Αντίρριο-Ιωάννινα), 379 χλμ.
- Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Αυτοκινητόδρομος Αιγαίου (Ράχες- Κλειδί), 230 χλμ.
- Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Μορέας (Κόρινθος-Τρίπολη- Καλαμάτα/Σπάρτη), 205 χλμ.
- Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου Κεντρική Οδός (Πέταλο Μαλιακού & Λαμία-Παναγιά Εγνατίας Οδού), 231 χλμ.
ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΙΠΗ ΔΡΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΤΗΤΑ
- ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΙΑΣ
Συμμετοχή σε επιτροπές και λοιπές δραστηριότητες του Τμήματος ΜΧΠΠΑ, όπως:
· Παρακολούθησης Προϋπολογισμού και Οικονομικών ΤΜΧΠΠΑ
· Πρόεδρος επιτροπής στρατηγικής προβολής του ΤΜΧΠΠΑ
· Πρόεδρος επιτροπής επαγγελματικών δικαιωμάτων αποφοίτων ΤΜΧΠΠΑ
· Αξιολόγηση «Σχεδίου Ανάπτυξης Κοινοτικού Χώρου»
· Συντονιστής της συμμετοχής του ΤΜΧΠΠΑ στη διεθνή έκθεση EDUCATION ’99 στο Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας 18-21 Μαρτίου 1999
· Αξιολόγησης προγραμμάτων σπουδών πανεπιστημιακών τμημάτων χωροταξίας και περιφερειακής ανάπτυξης γερμανόφωνων χωρών
· Διοργάνωσης Ημερίδας για επαγγελματικά δικαιώματα και προώθηση στην αγορά εργασίας αποφοίτων του ΤΜΧΠΠΑ
· Υπεύθυνος προγράμματος πρακτικής άσκησης φοιτητών ΤΜΧΠΠΑ (1998-2008)
· Αναπληρωτής Προέδρου του Τμήματος ΜΧΠΠΑ (2003-2005)
Δραστηριότητες σε επίπεδο ιδρύματος:
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- Μέλος Επιτροπής Σύνταξης Οικονομοτεχνικής Μελέτης για ίδρυση Τμήματος Οικονομικών Σπουδών του ΠΘΜ
- έλος της Προσωρινής Γενικής Συνέλευσης του Οικονομικού Τμήματος του ΠΘ
- Διευθυντής κατάρτισης του ΚΕΚ του ΠΘ
- Πρόεδρος Συλλόγου Μελών ΔΕΠ του ΠΘ (ακαδ. έτος 1999/2000)
- Μέλος του Δ.Σ. του Συλλόγου των μελών ΔΕΠ του ΠΘ (.2003-2004)
- Εκπόνηση Μελέτης Βιωσιμότητας του Γραφείου Διασύνδεσης του ΠΘ
- Μέλος Επιτροπής Ερευνών του ΠΘ ως εκπρόσωπος του Τμήματος ΜΧΠΠΑ (2002-2005).
- Εκπρόσωπος του ΠΘ στο ΔΣ του ΔΗ.Κ.Ε.Μ.Β. του Δήμου Βόλου
- Εκπρόσωπος του ΠΘ στην Π.Ε.Ε.Κ.Α (Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας)
- Πρόεδρος Επιτροπής Προμηθειών Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας (2003-2005)
- Εκπρόσωπος του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας στην Επιτροπή Παρακολούθησης του Γ’ Κ.Π.Σ. (ΠΕΠ Θεσσαλίας)
- Αντιπρύτανης Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας (2005-2008)
- ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΩΣ
· Κοσμήτορας Σχολής Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών (2014-)
· Αναπληρωτής Προέδρου (2009-2011)
· Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης του Τμήματος
· Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής Προγράμματος Σπουδών του Τμήματος
· Μέλος της Επιτροπής Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών
· Εκπρόσωπος του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς στην Επιτροπή Διαβούλευσης του Δήμου Πειραιώς
· Πρόεδρος Εφορευτικής Επιτροπής για την εκλογή ανάδειξης των εσωτερικών μελών του Συμβουλίου του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς
· Μέλος της Εφορευτικής Επιτροπής για την εκλογή ανάδειξης Πρύτανη του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς
· Πρόεδρος της Εφορευτικής Επιτροπής για την εκλογή Προέδρου Επτά (7) Ακαδημαϊκών Τμημάτων του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς
· Μέλος του EditorialBoardτου περιοδικού του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς «ΣΠΟΥΔΑΙ»
- ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΔΡΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ
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- 2004-2006: Μέλος Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου Εθνικού Κέντρου Περιβάλλοντος και Αειφόρου Ανάπτυξης (ΕΚΠΑΑ)
- 2007-2009: Μέλος Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Ιδρύματος Κρατικών Υποτροφιών (ΙΚΥ)
- 2007-2009: Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής για την Νεανική Επιχειρηματικότητα (Γενική Γραμματεία Νέας Γενιάς)
- 2009 – σήμερα: Μέλος της Επιτροπής Αξιολόγησης του Ν. 2860/00 (άρθρο 7 παράγραφος 2.α.) και πρόεδρος τμήματος, Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας
- 2011- σήμερα: Μέλος της Επιτροπής Κατάρτισης Εθνικής Πολιτικής Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης, Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας
- 2011 – 2012: Δημοτικός Σύμβουλος Δήμου Προσοτσάνης Ν. Δράμας
Expert on Public Management and Local Government
Maistros Panagiotis
Maistros Panagiotis is an Expert on Public Management and Local Government (Reform Engineer).
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Merakos Lazaros
He is a Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and scientific director of the Center for Network Operations and Management at NKUA.
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He is a Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and scientific director of the Center for Network Operations and Management at NKUA.
His research work in the field of communications networks is internationally recognized, with more than 300 publications in international journals and conferences. He has participated as a scientific director for NKUA in many research and development projects funded by the European Union in the field of network technologies, services and applications. He was responsible for the EDUnet project that founded the network of public schools in Greece and evolved into today’s Greek School Network. He has been a member of the Board of the National Research and Technology Network, since its establishment, for twenty years. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Greek Universities Network (GUnet).
Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning
Efthimios Bakogiannis
Efthimios Bakogiannis Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning. Δρ. Πολεοδόμος – Συγκοινωνιολόγος Μηχανικός, είναι επίκουρος καθηγητής στο Ε.Μ.Π.– ΣΑΤΜ, Τομέας Γεωγραφίας και Περιφερειακού Σχεδιασμού με 15 χρόνια He is teaching various undergraduate courses, including Urban Planning, Urban Geography, Housing Networks, Methods and Applications of Urban Design and Environmental Planning as well as postgraduate courses related to Housing Settlements’ Networks.
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Efthimios Bakogiannis Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning. Efthimios Bakogiannis Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning. He is one of the founding members of the 'Sustainable Mobility Unit-SMU' in the N.T.U.A. He is teaching various undergraduate courses, including Urban Planning, Urban Geography, Housing Networks, Methods and Applications of Urban Design and Environmental Planning He has participated in more than 40 European and National research projects, conducted by NTUA. The main research fields of his activity comprise integrated urban and transport planning towards the sustainable city, integration of alternative means in urban areas ( bicycle network planning, evaluation and infrastructure design, urban & transport design for pedestrians and public transport), environmental planning (with emphasis on the vulnerable road users) of large scale metropolitan areas (campuses, metropolitan Parks, old airport, coastal areas, central zones), mobility management and policies for the promotion of alternative means. The research funding comes both from national bodies such as municipalities, ministries, urban planning and transportation agencies, and the European Commission (FP4, FP5, FP6, ERDF, INTERREG). Today is the General Secretary of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment of the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Dr. of Political Science, University of Crete General Director of Financial and Administrative Services of the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA)
Elias Pechlivanidis
Elias graduated in 1979 from the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a Master’s Degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a PhD from the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete.
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Elias graduated in 1979 from the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a Master's Degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a PhD from the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete. He holds a Master's Degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a PhD from the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete. Since 1985 he has joined the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA), where he currently serves as the General Manager of Financial and Administrative Services. Since 1991 he has taught in various Institutions (Local Government Organizations, ELKEPA, National Bank, University of Athens, as a special Scientific Staff etc.), and he is member of Main Teaching Staff of EKDDA since 1995, teaching mainly topics for Computer Science and New Technologies, completing over 5,000 hours of teaching. Moreover, he has developed a variety of Information Systems for Project Management, Human Resource Management and others.
Rector of Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus Professor of International Political Economy
Sklias Pantelis
Pantelis Sklias (1969) is a Professor of International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE) and since September 2018 Rector of the University.
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Pantelis Sklias Rector of Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus Professor of International Political Economy BIOGRAPHY Pantelis Sklias (1969) is a Professor of International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE) and since September 2018 Rector of the University. He also taught in the Department of International and European Studies – University of Macedonia (visiting lecturer) – the Department of International Economic Relations and Development – Democritus University of Thrace, Visiting lecturer and Assistant Professor from 2002-2007 – and the Hellenic Open University – 2002 until today – . He graduated (1990) from the Department of International Relations of Panteion University in Athens. He was awarded both his MA in International Relations (1991) and his Ph.D. in International Relations and IPE (1998) from the University of Sussex (UK). He accomplished (2000) his post doctorate thesis at the Hellenic Center of Political Research of Panteion University with a fellowship from the State Fellowship Foundation. His post-doctoral research topic is “The IPE of the relations between the EU and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the ex-Soviet Union”. From 1999 until 2002 he has been a Visiting Research Fellow of the Postgraduate Center for Culture, Development and the Environment (CDE) of the University of Sussex. He was the Chairman (2013-2017) of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese and Vice Chairman of the Special Research Committee of the University. He served (2016-2018) as a member of the Board of the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DI.P.A.E.). In the academic year 2017-2018, he was the Dean of the School of Security and Global Studies at the American University in the Emirates in Dubai. From February 2020 onwards, he has been appointed President of the Rectors’ Conference for Cypriot Universities.
Dean of School of Economics, Business and International Studies of University of Piraeus
Michael Sfakianakis
Michael Sfakianakis is Professor of Applied Informatics in Business Administration at the Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus with a first degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens, a Master in Computer Science and Operations Research, and a Ph.D. in Applied Quantitative Methods.
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Michael Sfakianakis is Professor of Applied Informatics in Business Administration at the Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus with a first degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens, a Master in Computer Science and Operations Research, and a Ph.D. in Applied Quantitative Methods. He has authored over than 100 scientific articles-studies in “IEEE Trans. Reliability” (3), “Communications in Statistics: Simulation and Computation”, “Microelectronics and Reliability”, “European Planning Studies”, “Journal of Applied Statistics”, “Risk Management”, “American Journal of Gastroenterology”, “European Journal of Clinical Investigation”, “American Journal of Hypertension”, and the rest in other international journals and conference proceedings.
Teaching 25 undergraduate and 14 postgraduate courses at undergraduate and postgraduate departments of the University of Athens, the Athens University of Economics and Business and the University of Piraeus. He is author of 4 books in the field of Informatics, Analysis and Data Management, Applied Statistics and Forecasting Methodology. Currently teaching in undergraduate as well as in 6 postgraduate programs (4 at the University of Piraeus and 2 at the Athens University of Economics and Business). Referee in 8 international scientific journals and member of the Editorial Review Board of the international journal Advances in Doctoral Research in Management.
Scientific Activities:
- Dean of School of Economics, Business and International Studies of University of Piraeus from 2017 and onwards.
- President of the Department of Organization and Administration of University of Piraeus from 2013 until 2017.
- President of the Central Supervisory Board of the General Commercial Registry from February and up to this day. Under his supervision the One Stop Shop was established (which was Memorandum’s term).
- Full member of the Independent Public Procurement Authority from May 2012 for a five-year term.
- Member – upon nomination by the European Commission and in accordance with the Decision, dated 08.11.2005 – of the European Advisory Committee on Statistical Information in the Economic and Social Spheres for a four-year term. Each member state of the European Union was represented by two nominated members and the Committee was chaired by the respective Commissioner (Chairmain of the Committee was Mr. Joaquin Almunia).
- Member – upon nomination by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD and in accordance of the Decision, dated 20/1/2009 – of the Coordinating Committee for the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies.
- Τακτικό μέλος της Ενιαίας Ανεξάρτητης Αρχής Δημοσίων Συμβάσεων (Μάιος 2012 – Οκτώβριος 2013).
- President of the Committee for revision of the Consumer Price Index of Greece (National Statistical Service of Greece) with 2005 as the base year.
- Vice-president of the Board of Directors of Electronic Governance of Social Security (ΙDIKA) SA for the period February 2008 - August 2010.
- Ordinary Member of the Advisory Council of Consumers Price Index of Greece (National Statistical Service of Greece) for the period 2004–2010
- Project Evaluator of the European Committee, Person in charge of projects in research programmes and studies of companies of the public or private sector. Evaluator of the Society of Information, having participated in Economic Technical Committees of bodies of the public sector.
- President of the Environment Committee of the University of Piraeus from 2007 and up to this day. Member of the Senate the academic year 2002-2003 and from September 2012 and up to this day. Μέλος της Συγκλήτου (ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2002-2003, Σεπτέμβριος 2012 έως σήμερα).
- Υπεύθυνος στατιστικής της ομάδας εργασίας για τη διασφάλιση της ποιότητας στο σύστημα διαχείρισης και ελέγχου του Γ΄ ΚΠΣ με κύριο αντικείμενο την ανάλυση και την αξιολόγηση των αποτελεσμάτων των ελέγχων και ειδικότερα στατιστική επεξεργασία των παρατυπιών για τον καθορισμό της συχνότητας και της σημαντικότητάς τους.
- Επιστημονικός Σύμβουλος του Ελληνικού Παρατηρητηρίου για την Κοινωνία της Πληροφορίας και συντάκτης του RFP (Request For Proposal) της μελέτης για την μέτρηση των δεικτών του e-Europe η οποία υλοποιήθηκε το 2005.
Professor of Administrative Science & Public Law, National Kapodistrian University of Athens
Nikolaos K. Hlepas
Nikolaos K. Hlepas has been born in Athens (1961) and has studied Law (1978-1983). He was awarded a Doctorate of Law in Germany (Bremen, with a state scholarship 1989). Today he serves as a Professor at the University of Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration.
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Nikolaos K. Hlepas has been born in Athens (1961) and has studied Law (1978-1983). He was awarded a Doctorate of Law in Germany (Bremen, with a state scholarship 1989). Today he serves as a Professor at the University of Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration. He is a regular member of the Council of Europe Group of Independent Experts on Local Government (Local and Regional Authorities, Strasbourg, selected for a second 5-year term service as a full member in 2018). He was a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Local Government (ITA, 2006-2011) and the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA). Former President of the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (2010-2012). He has participated in many law drafting committees (Vice President of the Legislative Committee for the administrative reform of "Kallikratis" 2010). He has conducted numerous surveys in Greece and abroad with a total of more than 120 publications in Greek, English, German and French (2777 citations in the international literature, according to GoogleScholar). He is a member of international research networks and scientific councils of international scientific associations and journals. His research interests focus on local government, administrative reform and public law.
Recent publications
- The European Charter of Local Autonomy. Formulation and Implementation of an International Treaty for Local Governmentση, Papazisis Publications, Athens 2020 (monograph).
- Checking the mechanics of Europeanization in a centralist state: The case of Greece”, Regional & Federal Studies 2020, Vol. 30, Issue 2, pp. 243-261, online 2018: DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2018.1504023.
- - Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe Andreas Ladner, Nicolas Keuffer, Harald Baldersheim, Pawel Swianiewicz, Kristof Steyvers, Carmen Navarro). Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills Basingstoke 2019, 359pages (monography).
- Greek Municipalities Before and During the Austerity Era: Imposed Policies, Local Resistance and Unsuccessful Reforms (με τον Θ.Τσέκο), in: Lippi, Andrea and Theodore Tsekos, Local Public Services in Times of Austerity across Mediterranean Europe, Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills Basingstoke 2019,pages 49-72 49-72
- Unies dans la Diversité Régionale: La question des Régions dans la Grèce centralisatrice, in GIS-GRALE-CNRS, Droit et Gestion des Collectivités Territoriales. Les grandes régions, Paris : 2018 : Editions Le Moniteur, , pages 251-260
- Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe: Decentralization beyond the Municipal Tier (επιμέλεια, με τους Kersting N./ Kuhlmann S./ Swianiewicz P. / Teles F.), Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills Basingstoke 2018, pages 268.
- Local Government Systems: Grasping the Institutional Environment of Mayors (with Hubert Heinelt, Pawel Swianiewicz and Sabine Kuhlmann), in H. Heinelt et al. (eds.), Political Leaders and Changing Local Democracy. Governance and Public Management. London 2018: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 19-78.
