Teaching Staff
The MSc Media and Refugee / Migration Flows contains four (4) common Core Courses in the autumn semester, two (2) courses per Specialisation in the summer semester, as well as a Summer School in Mytilene, Lesvos. The coordinators and teaching staff of each of the courses can be found below.
CORE COURSES during the autumn semester
1. Forced Migration
Coordinator: Assistant Professor Nikolaos Xypolytas (University of the Aegean)
Teaching Staff:
- Professor Anna Krasteva (New Bulgarian University)
- Associate Professor Didem Danis (Galatasaray University)
2. International, European and National Law on Refugees / Migration Flows
Coordinator: Dr. Anastasia Chalkia (Ministry of Migration - Asylum Service)
Teaching Staff:
- Professor Maria-Daniella Marouda (Panteion University)
- Associate Professor Ifigenia Kamtsidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
- Associate Professor Ioannis Papageorgiou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
- Assistant Professor Korina Hatzinikolaou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
- Dr. Maria Zakoula (NKUA)
- Dr. Heracles Moskoff (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Director of Research Joanna Tsiganou (EKKE)
3. Refugee / Migration Flows – Old and New Media
Coordinators: Professor Stylianos Papathanassopoulos (NKUA) and Lecturer Nikos Papanastasiou (NKUA)
Teaching Staff:
- Assistant Professor Marina Rigou (NKUA)
Guest Speakers
- Patricia Gerakopoulou (Reaching and Scientific Associate, NKUA)
- Eleni Derveni (PA to the Rector’s Office at the University of Ioannina)
- Panos Kitsikopoulos (journalist)
- Christos Kostopoulos (journalist)
- Roy Panagiotopoulou (Emeritus Professor, NKUA)
- Andreas M. Panagopoulos (news manager and journalist)
- Nikoletta Tsitsanoudis-Mallidis (Associate Professor, University of Ioannina)
4. Methodology of Quantitative and Qualitative Social Research
Coordinators: Professor Nikos Fokas (University of Budapest) and Associate Professor Liza Tsaliki (NKUA)
Teaching Staff:
- Laboratory and Teaching Staff Dr. Stamatis Poulakidakos (NKUA)
- Dr. Despina Chronaki (NKUA)
- Lila (Evangelia) Mastora (NKUA)
SPECIALISATION 1 – News Media of Refugee Flows
1. Digital Journalism and Refugee / Migration Flows
Coordinator: Assistant Professor Marina Rigou (NKUA)
Teaching Staff:
- Nikolia Apostolou (Multimedia Journalist Correspondent)
- Ilias Maravas (ERT – Greek National Public TV and radio journalist)
2. Investigative Journalism and Refugee / Migration Flows
Coordinator: Professor George Pleios (NKUA)
Teaching Staff:
- Assistant Professor Ioanna Kostarella (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
- Apostolis Fotiadis (journalist)
- Yorgos Avgeropoulos (documentary filmmaker and journalist)
- Anthoula Pazianou (journalist)
SPECIALISATION 2 – Communication Management of Refugee / Migration Flows
1. Strategic Communication and Utilisation of European Resources
Coordinator: Laboratory and Teaching Staff Dr. Savvatou Tsolakidou (NKUA)
Teaching Staff:
- Dr. Kostas Papadimitriou (General Secretary of Migration)
- Vasiliki Moustakatou (consultant to the General Secretary of Migration)
- Dr. Kondylo Terzi (Hellenic Open University)
- Dr. Athanasios Gkegkas (external expert from the Ministry of Defence)
2. Public Relations and Perception Management of the Refugee / Migration Policy
Coordinator: Assistant Professor Katerina Stavrianea (NKUA)
Teaching Staff:
- Dr. Sophia Kanaouti (NKUA)
- Professor Rodoula Tsiotsou (University of Macedonia)
SUMMER SCHOOL
Coordinators: Assistant Professor Nikolaos Xypolytas (University of the Aegean) and Laboratory and Teaching Staff Dr. Savvatou Tsolakidou (NKUA)
