Management and Administration

2007 to date:
Deputy Member (until October 2008) and Full Member (thereafter of the Research Committee, University of the Aegean.
  • Responsibility for examining and approving research programmes and budgets submitted by the University.
2007 to date:
Elected Member of the Executive Board, International Association for Tourism Economics.
  • The International Association for Tourism Economics aims to contribute to the development and application of tourism economics as a science and instrument for policy making; to improve communication and contacts between teachers, researchers and students in tourism economics all over the world; to improve communication and contacts between tourism economics and other fields in economics and in other disciplines; to develop and encourage cooperation between university level teaching institutions and research institutions so as to promote knowledge of the concepts and applications of economic analysis to tourism issues and policy analysis.
2006 to date:
Erasmus Programme Academic Coordinator, University of the Aegean.
  • Responsibility for academic matters regarding incoming and outgoing students participating in the Socrates – Erasmus exchange university programme.
2006 to date:
Member of the Postgraduate Studies Committee, Department of Business Administration, University of the Aegean.
  • Responsibility for academic matters concerning postgraduate studies.
2006 to date:
Elected Member of the Executive Board, Hellenic Aviation Society.
  • The Hellenic Aviation Society is a highly dynamic scientific non-profitable forum on aviation issues in Greece, which aims to contribute to the progress and promotion of scientific work in air transport; to present and promote the role of aviation and its contribution to the economic, political and social development to the wider public of Greece; to offer survey, research and advisory assistance to governmental and private institutions involved in aviation; to collaborate with Higher Education Institutions and other organizations engaged in the area of aviation; and to create and to keep Historical Archives and a Library for both Hellenic and international aviation.
2006 to 2009:
University of Surrey Alumni contact in Greece.
  • Focus on career development and networking opportunities in collaboration with the Surrey Alumni Society, organisation of events for Surrey graduates in Greece
2006 to date:
St Antony’s College (University of Oxford) Liaison Officer in Greece.
  • Focus on career development and networking opportunities in collaboration with the Development Office at St Antony’s, organisation of events for Antonians in Greece
2003-04:
Leader of the MSc Programme in Tourism and Air Transport Management, School of Management, University of Surrey, UK.
  • Responsibility for the curriculum and the effective management of this innovative MSc Programme offered in the academic year 2003-04 (initially in collaboration with Dr M. Bennett).
  • The introduction of this MSc Programme was welcomed by both the academia and the industry; however, the School discontinued the autonomous operation of the Programme in the context of restructuring and merging its academic programmes in tourism.
2000-04:
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor, School of Management, University of Surrey, UK.
  • Responsibility for evaluating the applications and making offers to UK/EU prospective candidates for admission to the undergraduate stream of Management & Tourism in the School.
  • Liaison with the International Office and representation of the University of Surrey in British Council Education Fairs organised in Greece and Cyprus.
2000-03:
Leader of the Master Entry Programme, School of Management, University of Surrey, UK.
  • Responsibility for the academic content and efficient administration of the Master Entry Programme based upon the agreed strategies and policies of the School.
  • Consultation of the Postgraduate Board of Studies and Management Team of the School on new trends for the development of the Programme.
  • Co-ordination of a twelve-member committee that reviewed the aims and objectives, the contents structure, the admissions criteria and the marketing strategy of the Programme in 2001. Subsequent preparation of a report with recommendations for thorough changes approved by the Postgraduate Board of Studies of the School.
  • The restructuring of the Master Entry Programme was very successful in terms of admissions in the academic years 2002-03 and 2003-04.
1997-98:
President of the Oxford University Greek Society (> 200 members).
1991-92:
Member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Graduates of Lycée Léonin, the oldest Greek-French School founded in 1838.