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Athens Institute
A World Association of Academics and Researchers: Promoting Global Education & Research
1995-2025: 30 Years of Bringing Academics and Scholars together in Athens
An academic discussion on the future of education and research
was held on Saturday, 11 July 2026, in downtown Athens
Our Annual International Conference, 6-11 July 2026, concluded today in downtown Athens with an informal academic discussion on the future of education and research.
The discussion brought together:
- Clara Germana Gonçalves, Head, Architecture & Design Unit, Athens Institute & Invited Assistant Professor and Integrated Researcher at CIAUD – Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism, and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Alejandro Lapunzina, Suzanne & William Allen Professor of Architecture and Director, Study Abroad Program, Barcelona-El Vallès, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Rogerio Vieira de Almeida, Professor, ISCTE-IUL – University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Elisa Seerig, Professor, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), Brazil
- Marija Liudvika Drazdauskiene, Professor Emerita, WSB University, University Centre in Warsaw, Poland
- Atlihan Onat Karacali, Lecturer, University of Lancashire, UK
- Christos Mavrovitis, Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey, UK
- Gregory T. Papanikos, President of the Athens Institute
- Olga Gkounda and Kostas Spyropoulos from the administration of the Athens Institute
The discussion provided an opportunity for a productive exchange of ideas on current developments in education, research innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration across institutions and countries.
The meeting was a truly multinational academic gathering, bringing together scholars and researchers from Greece, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Portugal, Brazil, and Poland, reflecting the international character of the Athens Institute and its commitment to fostering global academic exchange and collaboration.
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