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
October 13: online workshop “Youth audience engagement during COVID: digital ideas and methods from The GLAMers” in cooperation with Europeana, for The GLAMers project. Announcement.
September 29: webinar “Practices of digitally mediated youth engagement in GLAMs during the pandemic”, in cooperation with Europeana, for The GLAMers project. Announcement.
September 16: “Language learning as the agency for a social purpose: examples from the coronavirus pandemic”. Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL)
September 8: “Audience Engagement Practices by Cultural Institutions During the Pandemic”. Fourteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Abstract
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”
Katerina Zourou and Elisa Pellegrini gave the talk “Digitally mediated youth engagement in GLAMs during the pandemic” at the Fourteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, 8–10 September 2021. View more…
“Citizen science initiatives in the cultural heritage sector: insights into open cultural data” was the topic of the talk Katerina Zourou gave as invited speaker at a webinar organised by the Brussels office of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
