This 2021-2023 project aspires to reposition HEIs with respect to society, as traditional models of knowledge creation and circulations have shifted, challenged by bottom-up, community-driven action and the networking of individuals worldwide. View more…
Digitally mediated youth engagement in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) during the pandemic is the topic of this Erasmus+ KA2 project (2021-2023).
“Citizen Science Practices in Cultural Heritage: towards a Sustainable Model in
Higher Education” is a 3-year Erasmus+ KA2 project starting in October 2020. View more…
This 3 year project (2019-2022) enhances open and citizen science for Higher education curriculum change and skills development. View more…
2021 events
April 22: Invited talk,“Language learning as the agency for a social purpose: examples from the coronavirus pandemic“. Irish Association for Applied Linguistics.
April 20: “Higher Education engagement in citizen enhanced open science: Between Humanities and Natural Sciences”. Presentation by Katerina Zourou and Mariana Ziku at the European GeoSciences Union General Assembly.
April 14: Invited talk: “Digital activism: challenges and opportunities for language learning” University of Juväskylä, Finland, Department of Language and Communication Studies. More.
Expert reviewer for applications under the Socrates (2002-2006) & Lifelong Learning (2007-2013) programmes.
Training project managers on social media based communication strategies, November 2012 (session 5), February 2013 (Feb. 5) and January 2014 respectively.
Expert consultation on project procedures and outcomes. April 2016-September 2018.
Expert consultation on elearning solutions adopted by the consortium. October 2014-September 2017.
Expert consultation on project procedures and outcomes. June 2014-May 2015.
Advisor on selection of most innovative educational business ideas for seed funding and mentoring, February 2014.
Expert consultation on the design of informal language learning environments, October 2012- June 2014.
Expert review of the computer-assisted language learning pedagogical framework, May 2013.
Collection and analysis of country specific data on OER policies (Greece), October-November 2012.
External content evaluator in the field of networking technologies for language learning, September 2010.
Private sector and Universities
Strategist for the internationalization of SISU with respect to its opening up to cooperation with European institutions. Invited stay in Shanghai in December 2019. Read more.
A science communication strategy for Edul@b, one of UoC’s most powerful research labs. The strategy consists of delivering a robust scientific survey and maximizing its reach. Reseach scholar: Juliana E. Raffaghelli. December 2019-June 2020.
Developing a suite of online courses based on Mandy’s successful face-to-face training materials in South Africa and abroad. Designing a communication strategy for outreach. October 2018-October 2019.
Expert Reviewer of the methodological framework of the country-wide study “Social Media e Università”, June 2014.
Independent reviewer: framework programme for Research, Technological Development and Innovation 2009-2010
Reviewer for two nationwide applications under the STIC funding scheme (ICT sciences), June 2010.
Member of the consulting team on bilingualism. Creation and evaluation of new teaching materials for bilingual Greek students, Oct. 1999-June 2000.
Expert reviewer of Erasmus+ applications, May 2016.
1. Programme “Education and lifelong learning 2010”. Areas: intercultural learning and less-taught languages.
2. Regional training programmes and multilingual curricula in primary education (measure 2.2. EPEAEK ΙΙ), 2008
Expert reviewer on curricula for teacher training and teacher training accreditation programmes, March 2007.
Expert reviewer on training curricula for job seekers. Operational Programme of Central Macedonia. June 2007.
Expert reviewer on project proposals on ICT and civil society, National Strategic Reference Framework, Feb. 2013.
Reviewer of the methodological framework of the country-wide Investigation “Social Media e università”
Πραγματοποιήθηκε την Παρασκευή 26 Μαρτίου 2021, η εναρκτήρια διαδικτυακή εκδήλωση του ευρωπαϊκού έργου με την ονομασία «The GLAMers: Enhancing GLAMs through youth engagement during the COVID-19 crisis». View more…
The workshop “Open Cultural Data in Citizen Science” was successfully hosted at the Open Belgium 2021 on March 17, as part of the publication activities of the CitizenHeritage project (2020-2023), organised by Web2Learn with speakers Katerina Zourou, Mariana Ziku, Frederik Truyen, Susanna Ånäs and mediator Susan Hazan. The workshop discussed citizen science practices in the cultural heritage field, in light of open science, through presentations and a roundtable discussion.
