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Nicole Bibrzycka
Masters degree student Polish Naval Academy in Poland. Graduated Bachelor at the same University and the topic of the thesis was „US policy towards Russia during thepresidency of Donald Trump”. During 3 years of studies, the two internships were have been accomplished, one in Centre for Strategic Studies in Defence and Security at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, and the second one in Kedisa in Athens. Participation in Erasmus+ for two semesters at Panteion University in Athens. Currently an Erasmus student of international relations at Yasar University in Izmir due to the renewed departure for the Erasmus. If it comes to the study field, there are included currents issues on the world, geopolitics, international politics of the main powers- China, USA, and Russia.
Katerina Daoutakou
Katerina Daoutakou is a undergraduate student at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, and the direction in International Relations. She speaks English fluently and holds basic knowledge in Spanish. She has attended many seminars and lectures, participated in many simulations, contributed to the organization of conferences related to the field of her studies. In addition, she has been actively engaged in articles, analysis and researches over the last two years through the websites hosting her work and the think-tanks she is in. Her research interests include Foreign Policy, International Relations, Strategic Studies, Global Security, the section of Conflicts and the Terrorism.
Evangelos Diplaras
Evangelos is a graduate of the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean, in the direction of International Relations. Currently he is a postgraduate student at the Mediterranean Studies postgraduate program at the University of Peloponnese in Corinth. He held a practical training at the Megara Land Registry, at the Western Attica Region and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has attended several courses related to the subject of his studies and has participated in the MRC Rhodes simulation and Mare Nostrum (as a volunteer and as a rapporteur). He knows quite well English, as well as he has basic knowledge of Arabic language. His research interests include issues of the Greater Middle East, of the Mediterranean, Geostrategy, Crisis Management and International Organizations.
Panagiotis Ftakas
Panagiotis Ftakas is a graduate of the Department of Language, Philology and Culture of the Black Sea Countries of Democritus University of Thrace. He continued his postgraduate studies at the Neapolis University Pafos in the postgraduate program in International Relations (MSc). He speaks Greek, English and Russian. He did an internship at the Office of Antiquities of Rodopi. He has attended several seminars and lectures related to subject of his studies. His research interests include International Relations, European Foreign Policy, Security and Intelligence Services.
Lazaros Galanomatis
Lazaros Galanomatis has graduated from the Department of Sociology of the University of the Aegean. He is a master student of a European Studies program, in the module of EU’s External Relations at KU Leuven. He is currently an intern in the European Parliament. Among his research interests are issues of International Relations, Diplomacy, Security and Defense.
Katerina Genetzaki
Genetzaki Katerina graduated from the University of the Aegean, Department of Mediterranean Studies, with a degree in International Relations and Organizations. She is a postgraduate student in the Postgraduate Course of Governance, security and development in the Mediterranean. She speaks four languages: Greek, Arabic, English and Spanish. She is the Legal Representative of the Civil Non Profit Organization “Posidonia D.NGO”. Her research interests include security issues and crises in the East Mediterranean.
Niki Georgiou
Niki Georgiou is a graduate of the Law Department of the University of Athens and the National School of Public Administration. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and is currently a postgraduate student in Athens University of Economics and Business, specializing in International Negotiations (MSc). She has an excellent knowledge of English, Italian and Spanish, very good knowledge of French and good knowledge of Turkish.In 2009 she did her internship at the Ministry of Health’s International Relations Department and then served for almost two years at the European Refugee Fund Hellenic department, within the same Ministry. In 2011, for six years, she was the Chairman of a Committee granting International Protection for Asylum Seekers at second instance, at the Ministry of Civil Protection. Her career continued at the Ministry of Labor for two years, and now she serves in the Directorate of Political Security of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports as a legal expert.
She has attended a large number of conferences and trainings in Greece and abroad. Some certifications include Justice from Harvard University (USA), International Security Management from Erasmus University (Rotterdam, NL), Geopolitics of Europe from the Paris Institute of Political Studies , Protecting the external borders of the EU in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence in Athens, Development of Communication Skills, Cooperation & Crisis Management (EKPA), as well as certifications in Negotiations, Crisis & Risk Management by the Project Management Institute (U.S.A.) ,the U.S.A. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy in the U.S.A (NASBA).
Her scientific interests focus on the analysis of International Relations, the EU, Negotiations and Diplomacy, Security & Information Analysis, Crisis Management, Terrorism and Defense.
Nikolaos Georgitsopoulos
Nikolaos has graduated from the Hellenic Police Constable’s School (2008-2010). He holds a Bachelor degree in Accounting and Finance Department from the Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki (2010-2014). Currently, he is a Police Lieutenant Trainee at the Hellenic Police Lieutenant’s School (2015-2018). In addition, he is a postgraduate student in Public Audit at the University of Athens (2016-2018). He has attended summer academies of European Studies from the University of Macedonia, Financial Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Cyber-Security and Cyber-Crime from Europol and NATO NCI Agency in The Hague, The Netherlands. He has attended numerous of seminars and conferences and he has participated in simulations of the Hellenic Parliament, the European Parliament, and the NATO. He is attending massive online open courses (MOOCs) on the internet. At a young age, he was a scout and is now actively engaged in volunteering. He is speaking English. His research interests are focused on cybercrime, financial crime, digital currencies, open-source intelligence, police management, and terrorism. He is a committed lifelong learner.
Giovanni Giacalone
Giovanni Giacalone is an Italian sociologist and islamologist. Raised between Texas and northern Italy, he holds an MA in Islamic Studies at Trinity Saint David University of Wales with a thesis on the development of Islamic communities in Italy. Further specialization abroad in counter-terrorism. Bachelor degree in Sociology from the University of Bologna. His research interests and activities are focused on three areas: the study of Islamism in Italy, the analysis of Islamic radicalism in the Balkans and in the northern Caucasus, the phenomenon of street gangs in Italy, UK and the US. His expertise fields are profiling, networking and the study of radicalization process.He is currently an analyst for the Italian Team for Security, Terroristic Issues and Managing Emergencies (Itstime) of Università Cattolica di Milano and he writes for “Il Giornale” and “Gli Occhi della Guerra”.
He has recently introduced the concept of “Balkanic Spiral” (Spirale Balcanica) in order to describe the progressive jihadist escalation in the Balkans, identifying and analyzing the different phases from the mid-90s to nowadays. A concept that he exposes in his book “La Spirale Balcanica”, published in 2016.
Among his other publications there are: “I pericoli di una Spirale Balcanica” in “L’Italia e la Minaccia Jihadista. Quale politica estera?” (Ispi 2015) and “La guerra al terrorismo della Russia” in “Rinascita di un Impero. La Russia di Vladimir Putin” (Proudhon 2015).
Vasiliki Kantioti
Vasiliki is a graduate of the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus, with the direction of Energy Security and Diplomacy. Her academic interests include, among others, the fields of Energy, International Relations, Intelligence, Strategy and Geopolitics. She has held a three-month (March –May 2018) internship at the Center for International Strategic Analyses (KEDISA). She has participated in many conferences, seminars and lectures with subjects around the field of her studies. She has also participated as a Member of the Parliament in the 21st Pan-Hellenic Youth Parliament, with subject “The International Society in a deep crisis period”, in the committee of “Modern Espionage and the War of Intelligence”. She speaks fluently English and French. At her leisure time she occupies with reading (Literature and Ancient Greek Philosophy), playing the piano, going shooting and Kick Boxing.
Zafeiris Karavias
Karavias Zafeiris is a graduate of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese. He also holds a postgraduate degree on Maritime studies and Maritime management, from the Department of Maritime Studies of the University of Piraeus. He also gained work experience from a maritime company and from his family business. In the past he was member of two research teams where the first was working on the field of the Balkan politics (Department of P.S.I.R ) and the second one on the management of the Greek Migration Crisis (which was directed from YALE university). His main research interests are on the fields of political science, international relations, strategic studies and history.
Stavros Koltsakis
Stavros Koltsakis has graduated from the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean, in the direction of International Relations. Currently he is apostgraduate student in Geopolitical analysis, Geo-strategic synthesis and Defense and International Security studies in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He speaks Greek, English and French. He has attended several seminars and scientific conferencesrelated to the subject of his studies. His research interests include International Relations and, in particular, Geopolitical, Energy and Security issues
Georgios Koukakis
Georgios Koukakis is an active-duty officer in Hellenic Army. He was born in 1980 in Heraklion (Crete) and in 1998 entered the Hellenic Army Academy, from which he graduated in 2002 as a Second Lieutenant (Infantry). Throughout his military career he has served in numerous Special Forces, Infantry and Levy Units, not only in Greece but also abroad (Kosovo and Cyprus Republic). He has attended many military courses in Greece and the U.S.A. and has served as an instructor in the Hellenic Airborne School and the Hellenic Infantry School. He is a Static Line and Military Free Fall (Skydiving) Parachutist and has been nominated with several Army ethical awards and medals.
He holds a Master of Arts in «Governance, Development and Security in the Mediterranean» of the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean, which he obtained having received a scholarship form the Hellenic Army General Staff (H.A.G.S.). In May 2019 he participated as a lecturer at the Mare Nostrum X conference conducted by the Center of Study of Mediterranean-Middle East Policy and Civilization (ΚΕ.Μ.ΜΕ.Π.), while several of his articles have been published in the «Military Inspection» (Στρατιωτική Επιθεώρηση) magazine of H.A.G.S. and the «Hellas, Europe and the World» (Η Ελλάδα, η Ευρώπη και ο Κόσμος) scientific magazine of the Research Unit for the European and the International Policy of the Department of Mediterranean Studies.
He possesses a Certificate of Proficiency in English of Cambridge University and in his leisure time enjoys reading, fishing, collecting coins and paper coins, listening to music and working out. In the past he has taken part in long-distance and ultra-marathon races.
George Koukos
Giorgos Koukos is a graduate of the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia. He is also a holder of a Master’s degree in Global Studies, majoring in political science, from Lund University in Sweden. Giorgos is a Blue Book trainee at the European Commission and a former intern at the Embassy of Greece in Sweden. In the past he has worked as a researcher for the Public Opinion Research Unit of the University of Macedonia.
During his postgraduate studies he wrote articles on international affairs for the Perspective Webzine, the online media outlet of the student organization Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund. His portfolio includes 10 months of volunteer activity with United Nations Volunteers, working for a UNEP-accredited NGO on its climate change awareness campaign. Giorgos speaks English fluently and retains a working proficiency in Russian. His primary academic and research interests are concerned with the complex interlinkages between environmental degradation, climate change, sustainable development, peace, and security. His is also particularly interested in foreign policy and security in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe.
Marianna Koutela
Marianna Koutela is a journalist and a graduate of the Department of International European and Regional Studies of Panteion University. In 2017 she participated in the Erasmus program, through which she attended courses in International Law at the University of Nicolae Titulescu in Romania. She has attended numerous seminars on the subject of her studies and her research interests include international relations, foreign policy, strategy, Greek-Turkish relations and human rights.
Spiros Kranakis
Spyridon Kranakis graduated from the Department of International, European and Regional Studies of the Panteion University (orientated towards International Economic Relations and International Law and Institutions). He researched for the Institute of International Economic Relations and participated at the Erasmus + program, as an intern at the consular and political sectors of the Embassy of Greece in Paris. Has an excellent level of speech in English and quite adequate in French as well (C2 level certification for both languages). He has volunteered for the AIESEC network and participated in seminaries and events related to his studies (especially of the Greek Association of the United Nations). Expresses interest for a plethora of objects for study; much importance is attached in particular to studying powers outside the Euro-Atlantic axis (e.g. China and the rest of the BRICS economies), socio-politically and economically sensitive subjects (such as energy security) as well as to analyzing contemporary environmental and intercultural issues.
Nikoleta Krevvata
Nikoleta Krevvata is a graduate of the International, European and Area Studies department of Panteion University and has selected International Relations as her main subject. She is currently doing her master on Modern and Contemporary Greek History at the Greek Open University. She did her internship as a researcher at the Institute of International Relations, having Middle Eastern, Balkan and Eurasian areas as her research subjects. She can use the English language very well and the Russian well. Foreign policy issues, geopolitics and diplomacy can be counted among her research interests. She has attended multiple seminars and lectures concerning her studies.
Michail Lagoudis
Lagoudis Michail is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology of the School of Philosophy of the University of Ioannina. He also holds a postgraduate degree in “Education Sciences”, with a specialization in the field of History of Education. He has been a Scholar of the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) for the academic year 2011 – 2012. He has also served as an auxiliary employee in the Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology at the University of Ioannina, and as a librarian at the Central Library of the University of Ioannina. His main research interests are the History of Education, Citizenship, Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power issues.
Vasiliki Linardou
Vasiliki Linardou was born in 1996 in Marousi, Attica. She is a graduate of the 2nd General Lyceum of Ilioupoli. In 2020 she graduated from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in International and European Studies. She is a graduate student of the Department of Maritime Studies in Piraeus. In the past she has participated in various educational programs abroad such as Erasmus studies in Lithuania and MEUS in Strasbourg. Fluent in English (C2), has good knowledge of French (B2), and basic knowledge of German.
She has worked in maritime shipping industry in Athens while currently working in the Yachting industry in the Netherlands. Her research interests focus on International political and social changes inside and outside European borders, changes concerning and affecting international trade, economic and political developments in the Euro-zone, changes related to sustainable development and technological developments in the field of maritime shipping.
Anastasia Milopoulou
Anastasia M. Milopoulou is a graduate of the Department of Turkish Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, majoring in geopolitics and geostrategy. She is currently a postgraduate student in the International Relations program at the Queen Mary University of London and holds a PgDip in Political Economy from the London School of Economics (LSE). As part of her internship, she worked at the Greek Embassy in the United Arab Emirates. She is fluent in English, Turkish and Spanish. Her analysis specialization includes Greek-Turkish relations, the Cyprus dispute as well as matters related to security and defense.
Sofia Mystakidou
Sofia Mystakidou is a graduate of the Department of Business and Law of the Business School of Salford Manchester University. She also holds a Master degree in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. During her internship program, she worked for Hellenic Petroleum in their Trade and Supply Department. Later on she continued to run her family business of the Tourism sector initially as a Strategic Administrator of Inbound Asian Tourists. Currently she is working as the Public Relations Consultant at her family business. She has attended several seminars, and her research interests focus on the importance of soft power and Cultural Diplomacy in International Relations.
Panagiota Nikolaidou
Panagiota A. Nikolaidou was born in Amaroussion, Attica, Greece on September 30, 1997. Her circular studies were conducted in Kallithea, Athens. She is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the Department of Theology. During this period, she continues her studies as a student in the Postgraduate Program “Orthodox Theology” in the same University, specializing in Orthodox Dogmatics. Her main interests in the subject of her studies are dogmatics, the history of dogmas, paternal theology, and patrology, while her research field is devoted to the military sphere, including issues of leadership, economics, and geopolitical defense.
During her undergraduate studies, she was occupied as a presenter on an internet show which was centered around issues within the environment of Greek Universities from student perspectives. At the same time, she worked as a columnist and public relations manager on the website “makedoniawebtv.gr” with several articles related to the lives of Saints, theological and current issues, as well as other publications such as editing interviews of public figures and artists. She participated in conferences and lectures on international military content, among distinguished pilots, on topics related to the development of the military defense industry in Greece and made a presentation on which she has been awarded by the Alumni Association of the Icarus School. She has also attended numerous scientific conferences and symposia with theological, educational, medical, and historical content.
Maria Ntampou
Maria Ntampou is a graduate of the Department of Political Science of the Democritus University of Thrace and holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. She has completed internships at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the Greek Parliament, in the Department of International and European Affairs. She has worked in Non-Profit Company for the management of European Programs. She has attended several conferences and seminars related to the subject of her studies. She speaks English, Spanish and French. She holds an ECDL diploma. Finally, her research interests include include International Relations, Diplomacy and Political Science.
Petros Papantonakos
Petros Papantonakos is a graduate of the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He also holds a degree in classical guitar from the National Conservatory of Athens. Since October 2020, he has been a researcher at the Institute of International Relations in the East Asia Group, having written several articles on the political and economic developments in the region. In 2019 he took part in the Harvard World MUN in Madrid, while he has attended numerous conferences, seminars and workshops related to his subject. He is fluent in English and German. His research interests include international relations, strategy and security, and geographically the wider Indo-Pacific region. In his free time he writes poems, articles and he is also interested in music and sports.
Andreas Paraskeuopoulos
Andreas Paraskevopoulos completed his undergraduate studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, with a concentration in International Politics and Foreign Policy Processes and emphasis on the The Middle East and North Africa. Furthermore, he studied the security environment of the Arabian Gulf, by taking intensive courses at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. In addition, he holds a Master’s Degree in Security Studies from the same University, focusing on Terrorism and Sub-state Violence, while also completing a Certificate in African Studies. His thesis explored the impact of NATO interventions, using Bosnia and Libya as case studies. His research interests include geopolitical dynamics and security relations in the Middle East and Africa, as well as counterterrorism and counterinsurgency policy. He is fluent in Greek, French, English and French, proficient in Spanish, and has been learning Farsi for two years.
Konstantinos Poyiadjis
Konstantinos Poyiadjis was born in 1988. He has graduated from Kykkos High School in sciences with an excellent performance degree. He has served his military service as a Military Police (Special Forces), with the rank of Sergeant. He has studied BSc (Hons) Mathematics with specify Philosophy in the United Kingdom. He holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) and a Master in Public Administration (MPA). He, also, studies MSc International Relations, Strategy, and Security. He speaks fluent English and basic Russian. He has attended a large number of meetings and seminars and has been the external representative of POFEN and the Cyprus Youth Council, Abroad.He has been a member of the European Union Students Union (ESU) and General Secretary of the Mediterranean Student Network (MedNet) and ambassador of the European Student Think tank (EST). He is also a Lecturer for Seminars and Experiential Laboratories at the Pancyprian Parents School. He has been a Municipal Councilor of Youth. His written articles have been published in Cypriot and foreign press. He is a member of the Institute of Young Scientists (INE) and a member of the Cyprus Youth DiplomaCY. He has been a member of the Economic Studies Group and the International Relations Committee of Political Party.
Antonia Rigatou
I was born in Patras on June 10, 1992. My education began of the Anagennisi Primary School and 11th Lyceum of Patras, after my graduation i attended the Ionian University and studied Digital Media and Communication. I received my degree in 2014 with the grade of Excellent. I then completed a Postgraduate studies in Contemporary Journalism at the Hellenic Open University with a final grade of Excellent. I have also received a fellowship from a National Scholarships Foundation for my excellent results in my Degree course. Furthermore, the Open University awarded me a fellowships for my work in the Postgraduate Studies. At the same time, I conducted interviews with prominent academics and politicians of Greece on issues related to political news and many scientific issues for the historical newspaper. In addition, I pioneered and created the columns “The tweets of Politicians” and “Citizens Step”.
Michail Saouach
Michail Saouach graduated from the Department of Political Science and History at Panteion University. He worked as an intern at the Hellenic Mistry of Foreign Affairs, at the Army History Directorate and at the Institute of International Economic Relations, while he is a member at the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (HELISS). He has attended numerous lectures, conferences and seminars related to his studies. In his academic interests are, among others, the study of International Relations, diplomatic history, China’s
Michalina Sikorska
Michalina Sikorska is a student at the Department of Medicine (Molecular Medicine) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Moreover, she holds a Master’s Degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Technology in Bydgoszcz in cooperation with the Agricultural University of Athens and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology (achieved at the above-mentioned Universities). She participated in two scientific projects, finishing with a publication in a high-rated medical magazine.She gained experience during her work at the nutrition center and during the course “Clinical nutrition”, which she completed successfully.
Ms. Sikorska was deigned multiple times by the Rector by the scholarship for the best students. Her internship research interests included the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on nutrition.
Sara Sivkova
She is a master´s programme student at the Department of Politics and European Studies at the Palacky University (Czechia). She speaks fluently English and Spanish and at the same time is learning the Chinese language. She has attended multiple seminars related to international relations in the Asian region and she is constantly educating herself in the field of politics and international affairs. Her research interests focus on International Relations, Politics, Geopolitics and European studies, Asian studies with emphasis on China.
Paraskevi Soultatou
Paraskevi is a graduate of Sociology studied at the University of Crete with specialty in Political Sociology. At the moment she is doing her Master in International and European Affairs in the University of Piraeus and working her thesis on War and Business Strategy and Risk Assessment. She speaks fluently Greek, English and quite well French language. Her research interests include war strategy, especially hybrid warfare, busyness strategy and risk assessment. She haw been involved in plenty of qualitative and quantitative researches in the University of Crete and she has also attempted numerous seminars, lectures and conferences.
George Schoinas
George Schoinas has graduated from the department of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Currently, he is a post graduate student, attending the program “Political History, War and Strategic Studies”. He speaks Greek, English, French and he is currently taking courses of Arabic. He worked as an intern at the Regional Association of Municipalities of Central Macedonia. His main research interests are International Relations and geopolitical analysis, political history and theory of war. He shows great interest for the regions of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans and the Middle East.
Paris Thasitis
Paris Thasitis is 27 years old and comes from Thessaloniki, a city where he lived most of his student years, with the exception of three years when he completed his high school obligations in Alexandria, Egypt.He graduated in 2018 from the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in parallel with his internship as a candidate lawyer he completed his postgraduate studies at Panteion University in the Department of International, European and Regional Studies in the field of Environmental Governance and Specialized in International Relations and Geopolitics.
His research interests include geopolitics and security, energy, political economy, history and sociology. He is a regular contributor to Hellenic Nexus and Third Eye magazines.
Hara Thomopoulou
Graduate of the Department of Russian Language and Literature and Slavic Studies of the NKUA, she is currently a postgraduate student of International Relations and Strategic Studies at Panteion University. She has attended several seminars and courses on the subject of her studies, such as the e-learning course of the NKUA on “Issues of Geopolitics and Security in the Greater Middle East”. Her main research interests include International Relations, Strategy and matters of National and International Security. She has studied English, French and Russian and at the present time, she is learning German.
Maria Tsaroucha
Maria Tsaroucha has graduated from the Political Science Department of the University of Crete and holds a Master’s degree in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus. He has attended courses in Sustainable Development and Sustainability Reports, as well as Business Administration, Project Management, and Digital Transformation. She has excellent knowledge of English, she is very good at French, and also she is in the process of learning Russian. In 2019, she completed her internship at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Protocol Department, where she remained for five months. Along with her academic career, she worked in the family business, but also voluntarily in analytical organizations, such as KEDISA.
She has also attended numerous seminars and conferences, including: “Energy Security of Greece in the Modern Geopolitical Environment” -KEDISA, “Geopolitics, Energy Security and Safety of Nuclear Energy” -KEDISA, “Energy Diplomacy and Security”-New York College, “5th Cretan Energy Conference”-International Energy Exhibition of Greece, “Law and Policy for Energy and Climate Solutions”-Columbia Global Energy Summit, “First Annual Eastern Mediterranean Energy Leadership Summit ”-Transatlantic Leadership Network. She has also participated voluntarily as a Fundraising Assistant, in The Tipping Point, as a member of personal plan and cooperation in the First and the Second Simulation of the Regional Council of Crete, but also as a sample in the quantitative research: “Research and integrated intervention for social integration socially vulnerable group: psychological profile/psychopathology, skills profile, needs diagnosis and development of training-reskilling and psychological support programs for the reintegration of young people out of education, training and employment (Neets)» in the Social Statistics and Political Research Laboratory of the University of Crete.
Her research interests are in the field of International Relations, Geopolitics, Strategy, Energy Security and Diplomacy as well as Sustainable Development.
Garifallia-Maria Tsouni
Garyfallia Maria Tsouni is a graduate of the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete as well as a holder of the postgraduate degree “International Negotiations” of the Athens University of Economics and Business. She is fluent in Greek and English and has a basic knowledge of French. She has participated in several qualitative and quantitative researches of the University of Crete during her studies and has dealt with articles in the context of her internship in the website cretedoc.org. In the context of her postgraduate studies, she has taken part in relevant simulations related with the subject of her studies. Her research interests focus on issues of International Relations, European Foreign Policy, Security / Defense and Diplomacy. Finally, she is particularly interested in the regions and issues of the Wider Middle East.
Konstantinos Tsourekis
Konstantinos Tsourekis Orfanidis studied at the Department of Economic and Regional Development of Panteion University. Through the Erasmus program he studied Political Science at the Institute of Political Science in the German city of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt). He speaks English, French and German. He has attended numerous seminars on political and social issues. His research interests focus on International political issues and social crises that mainly concern developing countries.
Ioannis Velentzas
Velentzas D. Ioannis is a graduate of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and also a graduate of the Pakistan Embassy College of Beijing (P.E.C.B.). As part of his academic career he conducted internships in a number of public fields. More specifically, he conducted internship at the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and specifically at the Special Legal Service (ENY) as well as in the D3 Directorate of OSCE and Council of Europe (OSCE & CoE).Moreover, to the Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP) through a paid internship. Additionally, he has been second-in-command for the services of the voluntary administration in the sector of Athens in the field of volunteer Samaritan rescuers and lifeguards of the Hellenic Red Cross.
Furthermore, he has been a representer of the Hellenic Red Cross during the extraordinary meeting of the Coordinating Corps of Civil Protection on September 17th, 2020 in the region of Attica through the subject of cyclone “IANOS”. Finally, during the period of the firestorm in the region of Schino in Corinth (2021), he was placed in the position of the head of the unit that attempted by order of the central administration of the HRC.
George Zgardanas
George Zgardanas is officer at Hellenic Army. He was born in Athens on 9th December 1990. He graduated from the Hellenic Army Academy in 2012 and has completed all the foreseen courses and trainings regarding the tactical war and strategy. He holds the postgraduate degree in Applied Operational Research and Analysis of the Department of Production and Management Engineering of the Technical University of Crete and the Department of Military Sciences of the Hellenic Military Academy. He made a research for a protection system for the Armed Forces which has been published at the Hellenic Army General Staff and the Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies. He is a board member and international relations director at Panhellenic Federation of Armed Forces Unions – PFEARFU. He has excellent knowledge of English and very good knowledge of French and Italian. He participated in various conferences and among others, he obtains certifications of the European Security and Defense College.
Krzysztof Ziolkowski
Krzysztof Ziolkowski is graduate of the department of Command and Maritime Operations at Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. He completed Master’s degree in Internal Security with a specialization in Administration of Security and Public Order. He participated in Erasmus+ program at the University of Crete in Rethymno. He possesses good command of English and basic Italian. His research interests include international relations, immigration issues, geopolitical, international security.