Theognosia graduated from the Psychology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and got a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Sheffield. She specialized in Special Education through the Lifelong Learning Programme of the University of Western Macedonia in the city of Florina and until now she completes the second Master's degree also in Special Education and Rehabilitation of the University of Macedonia. After many years of experience at the association "The Smile of the Child" she is a specialist in matters concerning children, adolescents, parents and teachers and also very capable in group therapy. Also, she has knowledge on play therapy techniques that she uses at individual and group level for children and adults as a co-worker of a speech and occupational therapy center. Furthermore she is experienced on adult teaching while being a lecturer at the Mediterranean College of Thessaloniki.

Nafsika completed her Bachelor studies in the Department of Education Sciences in Early Childhood (Democritus University of Thrace), while in 2010 she received her Master's degree in School Pedagogy and Diversity in Education (Multicultural Education, Special Education) from the Department of Primary Education (Democritus University of Thrace). During the same year, she was accepted as a Doctoral student in the Department of Primary Education (Democritus University of Thrace) and received her Doctoral degree in 2016. She has received scholarships from the American Educational Research Association and the State Scholarship Foundation. She has published scientific papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has presented several papers in national and international scientific conferences in the field of Education and Psychology, while she has also participated in European research programs. Her research interests include the study of cyber-bullying, and school bullying/victimization among adolescents and pre-adolescents with and without Special Education Needs, while she has been invited as a speaker to parent, teacher and student awareness meetings regarding safe Internet use and bullying/victimization experiences. Since 2010, she has been serving Public Primary Education as a Special Education kindergarten substitute teacher.

Margarita holds a BA in Visual Theories (University of East London) and an MA in Arts and Heritage Management (London Metropolitan University). In 2014, she graduated from the MA programme of the Department of Early Childhood Education of University of Athens, specializing in Education and Human Rights. In 2004, she began her working experience by designing and implementing educational programs for children of all ages. Since then, she has been working as a teacher of creative and artistic expression in museums and art workshops, while she has worked as a Supervisor of Programs in an Art Workshop and also as a Lecturer in private colleges. Her research interest focuses on alternative approaches of artistic learning that strengthens and activates all the inherent abilities of children such as critical thinking and watchfulness. A procedure which constitutes a powerful learning tool while through the acting learning, children changing from passive listeners into critics of artistic creation. The major aim of her educational programs is the reinforcement of child self-expression, the artistic search and the understanding of the art’s social role in order to teach children to interpret and analyze images of the wider environment and to perceive the world in a multidimensional aspect.

Μy name is Georgia Papatsiakmaki Kofidou and I am lecturer of Special Education. I am a graduate of Educational & Social Policy Department (University Macedonia) in the field of “Education of children with disabilities and special instructional needs”. I have a Master of Science in Human Attribute & Health postgraduate program (Aristotle University) in the field of “Physical activity of population with special needs”. I am an educator for Adults in Lifelong Learning and an educator of reading & writing in the Braille System for people with visual disabilities. I have been working in public schools for the last 14 years with students with special educational needs or disabilities. I have also worked as an educator in several Public Institutes for Professional Training. I have presented in international conferneces and meetings as well as publications in Greek sciescientific journals on topics associated with special education.

Eleni P. Lamprou was born in Ioannina in 1991. She studied at the Department of Pre-School Education at the University of Ioannina and graduated in 2014. She continued her postgraduate with an MA in Educatio with specialization in special educational needs at the University of Derby in the United Kingdom. Her interest focuses on special needs education and training, and the Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). She continues with training on her subject through participation in conferences, seminars and workshops. She is member of the Greek Society of Dyslexia and cooperating member of the Pan-Hellenic Association of Special Educators (P.E.E.P.). She speaks English and Italian.

Alexia is an educator with ten years of experience in the UK and Greece. Having received her first degree at the University of Oxford, she underwent her postgraduate training at the University of Cambridge. Her specialism is in early years, and she has taught across the age range. For the last six years, Alexia has been curriculum leader at Campion School, a British primary school in Athens, while at the same time she has been responsible for continuing professional development on issues of curriculum. She has taught at University level on the MA in Education at the University of Dundee’s programme in Athens. Alexia is the author of two books, published by Little, Brown UK, written for teachers and parents: Growing Up Happy: Ten proven ways to increase your child’s happiness and well-being and Growing Up Wild: 30 great ways to get your kids outdoors.

Effrosyni is educator in the fields of Art Education and History of Art. She is a graduate of the Department of Fine Arts and Art Sciences of the University of Ioannina and she holds a Master Degree in Art History from the University of Athens (with Scholarship by the State Scholarships Foundation). She is currently a PhD candidate in Art History at the University of Ioannina, also with a Scholarship by the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.). She has experience in education since 2006 with main teaching subjects Painting and History of Art. Her current research interests include the art of the 16th and 17th centuries, teaching Art Education to adults and children’s perceptions of art.  She is certified adult educator by EOPPEP.

Eleni holds a BA (Hons)  in Translation (French into English) and a Concentration in Italian from the University of Ottawa Canada, as well as an MA in Literature and Modernity from the University of Salford, UK. She was awarded her PhD in English, with a focus on contemporary Children’s Literature, by the University of Birmingham, UK. During her academic career she worked mainly as a teacher and a translator. She has taught English, French and Italian to both children and adults, as well as courses in literature and essay writing at a graduate level. She has participated in and presented papers at conferences around the UK. She has written and published several short stories in international literary journals and currently also works as an English tutor.

Konstantina holds a BA (Hons) in Modern Foreign Languages (University of Westminster), a Master's degree in Diplomatic Studies (University of Westminster) and a Master's degree PGCE in Early Years and Primary Teaching (London Metropolitan University). She has attended courses at the Open University in England in the subjects of Inclusive Education, Supporting children's learning in the early years and Working with children in the early years. She has also attended seminars on child protection, on the Integrated Curriculum in England, on the use of the interactive whiteboard, first aid for schools and Brain Gym exercises. She has experience teaching in state and private schools in London, private foreign language early years and primary schools in Greece. She is a member of the General Teaching Council for England. She speaks fluently English, French and Italian.

Georgia is a Developmental – School Psychologist with an MSc from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Since 2007 she is the owner of a multi-disciplinary centre of Speech, Learning and Behavioral Disorders. Also, she is lecturer at the Mediterranean College of Thessaloniki and her main academic interests are Learning Difficulties, Assessment and Prevention – Health Promotion at schools. Since 2009, she is the co-founder of the company “Play-learning”. The aim of the company is the creation and the e-commerce of special educational tools for students with speech and learning difficulties. She is the creator of the psycho-educational game “Let’s play with Emotions”. Also, she is a qualified adult instructor from the Ministry of Education. She took part as a trainer in many adult educational projects (blended, e-learning, live projects) in a variety of fields, such as Family-Systemic Therapy, Gender and Equality, Personal Development, Conflict Management. Moreover, she has been working as school psychologist in public schools since 2012 through innovative actions supervised by the University of Thessaly (e.g. Psychological Support of Immigrant Students) and the Ministry of Education (e.g. Member of the Interdisciplinary group as school psychologist for diagnosis, assessment and support for students with difficulties). Last but not least, her voluntary work has to do with Business Mentoring through the corporation of Alexandrion Technological Institute of Thessaloniki and the leadership of multicultural voluntary projects through the collaboration with the NGO ELIX. She is special secretary of the Panhellenic Association of School Psychologists, member of the Femine Greek Business Women, member of the Scientific Association for ADHD and Panhellenic Association of Special Educators.

Christina is a social science researcher and a preschool educator. She graduated from the Department of Early Childhood Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in 2006, while completing a wide range of seminars on early childhood studies, aesthetic education, children’s literature and placements in early childhood education establishments in Thessaloniki. She completed her postgraduate studies in English and American Children's Literature, University of Reading UK, in 2007 and in Creative Writing, University of Western Macedonia Florina, in 2012. She is conducting a PhD research in Social Literacy and Creative Writing in Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, exploring renovations in creative approaches to the curriculum. She has conducted research and published widely in the areas of children’s literature in education, social literacy and creative writing-based teaching approaches, and research methodology. She has worked in the private sector as a kindergarten teacher. She teaches in the Aristotle University’s MA on Creative Writing in Education and as a substitute professor in the undergraduate programme of the Department of Primary Education AUTH. Over the last five years, she also teaches in AUTH’s lifelong learning programme and she conducts children's literature, short story fiction and creative writing seminars at private and non-government organizations of Athens and Thessaloniki. She has worked in the Youth Foundation and Lifelong Learning Centre (INEDIVIM) as an instructor of creative writing. She has published children's literature and flash fiction in literary magazines and occupies with experimental short film animation. Since August 2016 she is a Programme Leader at the School of Education for at Mediterranean College Thessaloniki.

I have specialised in Linguistics and Education Management. I completed my bachelor studies at the University of Crete, at the Department of Philology, specialising in Linguistics. Afterwards, I pursued a master degree in Linguistics at the University of Utrecht. The second year of my MPhil program I visited Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). My interest in Language and Education drove me to my second Master on Education Management at the University of Volos. I specialized in Education Policy and more precisely at the impact of Bologna declaration on tertiary education. I have recently submitted my PhD dissertation in Linguistics at the University of Crete. During my PhD studies, I visited University of Vienna and University of Stuttgart as a researcher, and participated in summer schools in Boston (co organized by Harvard and MIT), in Saint Petersburg  (co organized by Univ. of Saint Petersburg and New York University) and in Czech Republic (Egg summer school). I received several scholarships during my BA, Master and PhD thesis (IKY, Merkouri Foundation, Dretakis scholarship a.o.).

I was born in Athens, Greece in 1983.  In 2004 I graduated from Panteion University of Athens with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. I received my MSc in Clinical Linguistics from Universitat Potsdam, Germany, in 2004 and a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Great Britain in 2012. During my PhD I was teaching Statistics and Research Methods to 1st year Psychology undergraduates. I have also worked as a research assistant for Universitat Potsdam and Edinburgh University in 2004 and 2011 respectively. Since 2010 I have been working as a psychologist in a day center for children with ASD. My main scientific focus is cognitive deficits in developmental disorders.

Demetrios holds a BA and an MA in Sociology from the University of Essex. His research interests are in the area of organizational theory, consumer behaviour, labour relations, industrial conflict, culture, leadership and education. He has written a book on organizational theory and personnel management and is currently writing books on consumer behaviour and sociology. Demetrios Kongas is the Programme Leader of Undergraduate Programmes in the School of Business at Mediterranean College, Athens, Greece, and responsible for teaching the modules Developing Personal Leadership, Understanding People in Organisations, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Consumer Bahaviour and International Entrepreneurship. He is also teaching Quality, Leadership and Management in the MA Education Leadership and Management programme.

Sophia has a bachelor in Preschool Education (University of Athens), an M.A. in Special Education (University of Athens) and a PhD in Adapted Physical Education. She has worked at rehabilitation facilities for children with learning disabilities (intellectual disabilities, autism, dyslexia etc.). She is a research associate at the Laboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/ Developmental and Physical Disabilities. She participates in many research programmes relating to the evaluation of special populations (motor, cognitive and attitudes towards integration) and the evaluation of special education structures. She is an educator of adults and teaches subjects related to special education, motor and cognitive development and performance. She has participated in Greek and international conferences. She has also published research articles in scientific journals. Research interests: cognitive and motor development, screening motor disorders in infants, developmental disabilities (intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, developmental coordination disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, special learning disorders).

Angeliki is the MA in Education Programme Leader at Mediterranean College Athens. She holds a PhD and MPhil in Education and Educational Psychology from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. In 2001 she graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she specialised in Educational Theory and Practice. She has completed a wide range of seminars and workshops on child psychology, family health and special education, participating in placements in a range of special education Institutions in Greece. She currently teaches courses in Research Methodology, Psychology and Didactics at the Open University, the University of Nicosia and the University of Athens. She has taken part in international and European research projects and has been awarded by IKY and the British Academy for postdoctoral research on professional teacher development, music education, creativity in learning and teaching and new technologies, and learning and teaching in tertiary education. Her work has been published in a recent monograph (Routledge, UK), in collective volumes and in international scientific journals.

Melina holds a BSc (Hons) and a PhD in Psychology (University of Sunderland, UK in cooperation with the University of Crete, Greece). The main body of her work concerns the integration of quantitative and qualitative methodologies in health psychology and consumer behaviour. The findings of her research have been presented at several international conferences and contributed to books and articles. She has been teaching research methods and statistics and supervising projects for more than 15 years. She has worked as an Independent contractor in research projects at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has extensive experience in student career guidance. Her areas of interest include the integration of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, organisational psychology and consumer behaviour.

Eleni is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the Panteion University of Athens, and holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology of Education (MSc) from the UCL Institute of Education (University of London). She attended specialised courses in Special Education for Children with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs with emphasis on practical training and planning of intervention and support programmes (2nd Pediatric Clinic of the University of Athens). She has gained clinical experience working with children and adolescents in individual and group settings. She has worked as a psychologist in elementary schools being responsible for the assessment and support of students with special educational needs. She has also participated in research activities focusing on groups of uninsured cancer patients in collaboration with a cancer support non-governmental organization.

Andreas holds a degree in Philosophy and Education specialised in Education and a Master in School Education specialised in Special Education from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has worked as a SEN language teacher in centers for special education, in special schools and integration classes of the Ministry of Education. At the same time, he worked as an instructor at Prefectural Committee for Adult Training of Thessaloniki and at public Vocational Training Institutes, teaching courses related to special education. He was a member of a scientific group for psychosocial support of immigrants and repatriated students and for training teachers in research projects of the sector of Pedagogy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and National Confederation of People with Disabilities. His research actions and publications focus on special education and specific adjustments on the teaching methodology for effective teaching support and social integration of children with special educational needs and disabilities in school and society.

Eleni is a Business Psychologist. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Lincoln, an MSc in Occupational/Organisational Psychology from the University of Surrey and has been certified with Level  A & B in Occupational Testing and Personality Measurement.  She also holds a "Train the Trainer" Certificate relating to Workforce Development and Training and a diploma in Middle Management from the Hellenic Management Association (EEDE). She is a member of the British Psychological Society and Division of Occupational Psychology and accredited by the Greek General Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, as an instructor for The Special Fund for Employment and Vocational Training Unit programs. She has been involved in assessment centers as assessor and worked as an HR consultant focusing on selection and recruitment, employee counseling, employee satisfaction and workplace stress. She has conducted various organizational researches focused on employee health and safety, psychosocial risks, stress and organizational commitment and has made presentations on research methodology, selection interview at schools, colleges and local tv shows. In addition, she has more than 12 years experience as an HR executive in several international companies. She currently works in the private sector at the Human Resources Department as a corporate trainer and recruiter.

Dimitra studied Classics in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has a Master of Science in Sports and Exercise Psychology from the University of Thessaly, a Master of Education in Adult Education from the Hellenic Open University and a Master of Arts in Special Education from the University of Nicosia. She is Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education of University of Thessaly and specialist in Down Syndrome.  She is accredited lecturer in Adult Education and in College Education. She has worked in public schools in special education and has developed her own material in language development in children with intellectual disabilities. She has participated in several research programmes funded by the University of Thessaly, the National Technological University of Athens and the Information Society.  At the time she is working on her post doctoral research cofounded by six universities of the European Union. She speaks four languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish) and the Greek sign language. She can also read and write in the Braille system. Besides her scientific publications and presentations in conferences, she has written and published eleven children’s books and three theater plays. She is an associate lecturer at the University of Thessaly, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Hellenic Open University. Her research interests include intellectual disabilities, neurolinguistics, cognitive functions, autism, adult education, language development and genetic syndromes.

Varvara (Vana) holds a BA in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of from the University of Athens and a BA in European Cultural Studies from the Hellenic Open University. She holds a Master of Education and a Master in Ethics (University of Athens) and is a PhD candidate at the same university. She has attended specialised courses in Professional Counselling (K.E.A.E.S.), at the Psychology Department of the University of Athens and has published articles in academic and scientific journals and conferences. Research interests: cognitive psychology, intercultural education, adult education, environmental ethics, bioethics, work ethics.

Theano is the Head of the School of Education at Mediterranean College. Previous to her current post, she had been holding teaching posts at higher education institutions including the University of the Aegean, the University of Athens and the European University Cyprus, colleges, vocational training institutes, secondary schools and early childhood centres. She holds a PhD in Education and a PGCE of ‘Learning and Teaching in Higher Education’, both from the University of Surrey (UK) and a 1st Class Degree of Music Studies from the University of Athens, which was undertaken with scholarship by the State Scholarship Foundation. She is an active researcher involved in independent and collaborative projects. She currently undergoes research on musical play, funded by The Froebel Trust, UK. In 2006 she received the ‘Young Researcher Award' by the European Society of the Cognitive Sciences of Music and in 2012 she was awarded by the Society for Education and Music Psychology  Research and the Greek Ministry of Education for her research contribution. She is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), former Editorial Board Member of Arts Education Policy Review and Article Reviewer for major academic journals. Her research interests are in the field of early childhood education, teacher training, creativity and child development. She is certified adult educator by EOPPEP. .  

Natalia holds a degree in Educational Science and Early Childhood Education from the University of Patras and an MA in Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment from the Institute of Education, University of London. She has attended specialized seminars and conferences in current educational methodologies (Reggio Emilia Approach, High Scope Approach, Project Approach) in Greece as well as abroad and is a member of NAEYC (National Association of Early Years Children) in the USA. Natalia has also attended a 450-hour seminar entitled “Special Needs Education: Learning Difficulties –Dyslexia” at the University of Athens. She was employed as a kindergarten teacher and in Charge of Curriculum in private kindergartens for many years. During the past few years, she is instructing future teachers on pedagogy. Furthermore, she is member of the team who founded and runs a series of seminars intended for parents of pre-school children. It focuses on positive discipline and is entitled ‘Happy Parents = Happy Kids’. Recently, she published two books with prewriting activities for kindergarten children entitled ‘Pencil in hand’, available from Patakis Publishers. She has also designed and curated pedagogical material for Chios Mastiha (The box of mastiha).