External Advisory Board of the H.O.U.
The Senate of the H.O.U., during its No. 18/07.07.2025 meeting, decided on the establishment of an External Advisory Board (EAB) at the H.O.U.
The Advisory Board is an important institution that significantly contributes to strengthening relationships and fostering synergies/collaborations between the University and scientific, social, and professional partners both in Greece and abroad.
International academic experience has demonstrated that higher education institutions benefit in multiple ways from the presence of external Advisory Boards within their operational structure, as:
- Broader relationships are formed with social stakeholders that go beyond the narrow academic framework.
- The utilization of the knowledge and experience of the Committee’s members has a highly positive impact on the development, outreach, international presence, and prestige of the University.
The role of the Advisory Board is consultative. It acts as a “bridge” of communication between the institution, society, and the labor market, while it also contributes with specialized recommendations for the University’s strategic development.
- Composition of the Board
The composition of the External Advisory Board, as determined during No. 18/07.07.2025 Meeting of the H.O.U. Senate, is as follows:
- Stavros Koubias, Professor Emeritus, University of Patras
- Nikos Karapidakis, Professor Emeritus of Medieval History, Ionian University
- Sevasti – Eva Fotiadi, Researcher, Avans Center for Applied Research in Art, Design & Technology (CARADT) and Lecturer St Joost School of Art and Design, The Netherlands
- Ioannis Chrysoulakis, Professor Emeritus, National Technical University of Athens
- Konstantinos Kozyrakis, Associate Professor, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Valia Aranitou, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Spyros Charitatos, Journalist and graduate of the Hellenic Open University
- Professor Emeritus of the National Technical University of Athens, Ioannis Chrysoulakis, was appointed Chair of the Board
- HOU Faculty Member with a Coordinating Role: Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Professor Athanasios Michiotis. The faculty member will participate in the Boards’s meetings without contributing to the formulation of the Board’s proposals.
- Board meetings are held regularly, at least twice a year.
- The term of office for Board members is two calendar years, and their service is voluntary. The starting date of the Advisory Board’s operation is the date of approval of its establishment by the University’s Senate (18/07.07.2025 meeting).
- Regulation for the Establishment and Operation of the External Advisory Board at the H.O.U. «The document is currently available only in Greek»
