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)
