Education:

Undergraduate work:

B.A. – 1980 (Political Science), Panteion University,Greece

Graduate work:

Cert. – 1981 Public Administration/Administrative Law, Panteion University, Greece.

PhD research study (1984-1986) Carleton University, Canada.

PhD-1988 in Communication (SUMMA CUM LAUDE),Panteion University, Greece

Position Held:

2018 : elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (located in Salzburg, Austria)

2017- present: Re-elected Rector, European University Cyprus

2013: Honorary Professor of the Lanzhou City University. Lanzhou: China

2014-2017: Rector, European University Cyprus

2007 - 2014: Vice Rector, Research & External Relations (elected), European University Cyprus

2002 - present: Professor – Politics, Culture & Communication

2003 - 2007: Chair of the Management and Marketing Department

2005 -2007: Director - Laboratory for Business, Ethics and Society (LaBES) - School of Business

2003 – 2014 : Coordinator for the NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH OF GREECE in Cyprus

1999 – 2002: Director – Cyprus Research Centre.

1997 – 2000 : Professor – National School of Public Administration, Athens-Greece

1995–present: Member of the Research Planning Committee (University of Athens – Laboratory of

Political Communication)

2002 - present: Supervisor/Advisor for Doctoral Programs (Middlesex University, UK) and MBA

programs (University of Sunderland, UK)

1980 - 1995: Taught, researched and lectured for 15 years in North America (Canada) and Europe (Greece) at leading academic institutions

? University of Ottawa (1989-1995) Professorship duties {220th in the Webometrics Ranking of World

Universities},

? Carleton University (1984-1986) Researchship/lectureship duties {194th in the

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities} ,

? Panteion University (1980-1988) Scientific Fellowship/ lectureship duties

Awards / International Distinctions :

? Selected by the Ministry of Education and Cultural/

Republic of Cyprus as an Author to participate in the

“European Literature 2018” Forum that took place in Amsterdam/The Netherlands

? Honorary Professor (2013) of the Lanzhou City University. Lanzhou: China.

? Advisor (2014) to the Gansu Cultural Translation Center in China. Gansu Province: China.

? Appointed (2011) Member/Patron by ‘The EUROPRIX /International Center for New Media (started by the Austrian EU-presidency in 1998 as an EU member

states initiative and were supported by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Information Society, governments of other countries in the European Union and private industries). Austria.

? Appointed by The European Commission /Research Directorate General – European RTD Evaluation

Network (2007 to present). Brussels, European Union.

? Appointed (2011) as Expert by the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education Research

Development and Innovation as expert in the domain communication, culture and political studies to assess research, publishing and doctorate in Romanian

Universities.

? Honorary Member of the Romanian Political Marketing Association (2007). Bucharest: Romania.

? “Outstanding Contribution” – Governor General of Canada (1992). Ottawa: Canada.