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: Visiting Professor Nikolaos Xypolytas (Department of Communication & Media Studies, NKUA)

Teaching Staff: 

• Lecturer Nikos Papanastasiou (NKUA)

2. International, European and National Law on Refugees / Migration Flows

Coordinator: Dr. Anastasia Chalkia (Ministry of Migration - Asylum Service)

Guest Speakers:

• Professor Livia Holden (Paris-Nanterre University, France)
• Assistant Professor Korina Hatzinikolaou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
• Dr. Heracles Moskoff (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Director of Research Joanna Tsiganou (EKKE)
• Dr. Ioannis Papadopoulos (University of Portsmouth)
• Zacharoula Tsirigoti (ex. Police Brigadier General, Hellenic Police)

3. Refugee / Migration Flows – Old and New Media

Coordinator: Assistant Professor Pantelis Vatikiotis (Panteion University)

Teaching Staff:

• Roy Panagiotopoulou (Professor Emerita of Sociology, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Athens)

Guest Speakers

• Eylem Yanardağoğlu (Associate Professor, Kadir Has University)
• Roza Tsagarousianou (Associate Professor, University of Westminster)
• Nicos Trimikliniotis (Professor, University of Nicosia)
• Çiğdem Bozdağ ( Assistant Professor, University of Groningen)

4. Methodology of Quantitative and Qualitative Social Research

Coordinator: Professor George Pleios(NKUA)

Teaching Staff:

• Dr. Despina Chronaki (NKUA)
• Dr. Lila (Evangelia) Mastora (NKUA)
• Dr. Anthi Sidiropoulou (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: 

• Professor Nikos Fokas (Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest)
• Assistant Professor Ioanna Kostarella (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

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)