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The 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
Dr. Ampalavanar Nanthakumar, Dr. Codruta Simona Stoica and Dr. Timothy M. Young Meet in Athens During the Annual Conferences, June 30 & July 1, 2025 (more details).
On Tuesday, 24 June 2025, the Athens Institute hosted a talk titled “The Influence of AI and Machine Learning“, delivered by Dr. Timothy M. Young, Head of the Agriculture Unit at the Athens Institute, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLC, USA. (more details).
On Monday, 23 June 2025, the Athens Institute hosted a talk titled “Multidisciplinary Aspects in Research and Project Based Education on Sustainability“, delivered by Dr. Dimitrios Goulias, Head of the Civil Engineering Unit at the Athens Institute and Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland, USA. (more details).
On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, the Athens Institute hosted a talk titled “Israel’s Preemptive Operation Against Iran – A Current Assessment“, delivered by Dr. Orna Almog, Deputy Head, Politics & International Affairs Unit, Athens Institute & Senior Lecturer (Retired), Kingston University, UK. (more details).
On Monday, 16 June 2025, the Athens Institute hosted a talk titled “Trump and Canada: Tariffs, the 2025 Federal Election, and Beyond“, delivered by Dr. André Lecours, Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada. (more details).
Dr. Sonia Salari (Professor, University of Utah, USA) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Deputy Director of the Social Sciences Division (more details).
Dr. Nicole Farris (Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Deputy Head of the Anthropology & Demography Unit (more details).
Dr. Anica Hunjet (Vice Rector, University North, Croatia) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Deputy Director of the Business and Law Division (more details).
Dr. Kenneth Moore (Senior Lecturer, Teesside University, UK) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Head of the History Unit (more details).
An academic discussion on the future of education and research was held today (Friday, 13 June 2025) in downtown Athens. Participants included Gregory T. Papanikos, President of the Athens Institute; Peter Walther Baur, Deputy Head of the Arts & Culture Unit of the Athens Institute and Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa; and David Philip Wick, Director of the Arts, Humanities and Education Division of the Athens Institute and Retired Professor of History at Gordon College, USA. (more details).
On Monday, 9 June 2025, the Athens Institute hosted a talk titled “Oedipus Rex and Canadian Crime and Punishment“, delivered by Ms. Eliza Gardiner, Deputy Head, Arts & Culture Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Vancouver Island University, Canada. (more details).
Dr. Snezhana Filipova (Professor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Deputy Head (Byzantine History) of the History Unit. (more details).
Dr. William Davis (Professor, The Colorado College, USA) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Head of the Literature Unit (more details).
Dr. Mervyn J. Wighting (Professor, Regent University USA) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Deputy Director of the Arts, Humanities and Education Division (more details)
Dr. Mario Nicoliello (Researcher, Universiry of Brescia, Italy) has accepted the offer from the Athens Institute to serve as the next Deputy Head of the Sports Unit (more details)
We are glad to announce that Mr. Enzo Bonacci, Academic Member of the Sciences Division of the Atehns Insitute, has just been awarded the First Place in the “Philosophical Practices” of the prestigious XIX Italian National Prize “Le Figure del Pensiero” by the Association of Professionals in Philosophical Practices (APPF). Such prize is motivated by “De Coelo et Tempore”, an impressive lecture given during the celebration for the “Aristotle Anniversary Year” and published by the Italian Philosophical Society – Section “Feronia” (video) and by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
We are pleased to announce that our academic member, Dr. Stella Tsani, has been shortlisted as one of three finalists for the European Sustainable Energy Awards 2025, in the “Woman in Energy” category. Votes can be submitted via the following link with a single click and no registration required: https://interactive.eusew.eu/awards/woman-in-energy/stella-tsani.
We are pleased to announce that our academic member, Dr. Jane Anastasopoulou, has co-authored a recently published article titled “A Mathematical Model of Statin Anti-Hyperlipidemic Drug Reactivity and Diverse Concentrations of Risk Toxicity.” The article is available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/7/2331.
We are pleased to share a recent commentary by our president, Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, titled “Could Barack Obama Face Donald Trump in a Third Run for President?”. You can read his insightful commentary here
We are pleased to announce that our academic member, Dr. Manuel Malaver de la Fuente (Professor, Maritime University of the Caribbean, Venezuela), has been honored with the Aishwarya Memorial Academic Annual Award 2025 in India, recognizing his contributions to academia. In addition, Dr. Malaver de la Fuente has published a new book titled Wormholes and Multidimensional Universes, further advancing knowledge in the field. The book is now available at:
Eliva Bookstore: https://elivabooks.com/en/book/book-9238759414
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/9999325106
We are pleased to share that our academic members, Dr. Thaddeus L. Johnson (Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, USA) and Dr. Natasha N. Johnson (Clinical Instructor, Georgia State University, USA) have published a new op-ed in The Washington Post on February 24th: This AI-powered crime tool can make cities safer — if we use it right (The Washington Post). Drs. Johnson now have 19 co-authored op-eds in major publications, including USA Today, TIME, Scientific American, and The Washington Post. You can find 14 of their articles here: CCJ Commentary
Our academic member, Dr. Zoran S. Bojkovic, LSM IEEE, (Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia) has published as a coeditor a book titled INTELLIGENT AND SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0 AND BEYOND, available on CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. This is multidisciplinary book and is significant for any engineering background interested in acquiring a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts and state-of-the art research trends in Industry 4.0.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Manuel Malaver de la Fuente (Professor, Maritime University of the Caribbean, Venezuela), an esteemed academic member of the Mathematics & Statistics Unit since 2016, has now also joined the Center for Data Science.
We are pleased to inform you that our academic member, Masoumeh Naderi (Islamic Azad University, iRAN) has published a book titled: Financing Methods for Tourism Industry.
The book introduces new and diverse financing methods to readers that can contribute to the improvement of performance and competitiveness in tourism industry by providing a solid theoretical framework. The publication is available on Amazon.
Dr. Arturo F. Castellanos Ruelas, Researcher of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Autonomous University of Yucatán, Mexico, was appointed as member of the Mexican Veterinary Academy. Undoubtedly his distinguished trajectory as a researcher in animal science was the reason to obtain this achievement.
We are pleased to announce that our academic member, Mikhail Bagaturov, Head of the Department of Zooculture at the State Leningrad Zoo, Russia, has co-authored the research paper titled “Ecological Civilisation and Amphibian Sustainability through Reproduction Biotechnologies, Biobanking, and Conservation Breeding Programs (RBCs).” The paper is available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/10/1455.
We are pleased to announce that the Head of the Natural Sciences Unit of the Athens Institute, Dr. Haiduke Sarafian (Professor of Physics and Endowed Chair of John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, USA) has published an article titled “Oscillation Analysis of a Bifilar Pendulum with Mathematica”. The paper is available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/10/1455.
We are pleased to share that our academic member, Dr. Santhanam Sundaram Ramachandran, has been elected as a member of the International Committee of IgMCG (International Group of Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness). His tenure will run from 2025 to 2029.
Our Academic member, Dr. Hank Hehmsoth (Associate Professor, School of Music, Texas State University, USA) has been honored with a grant from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, recognizing his groundbreaking work in jazz and contemporary music. More information can be found at: https://news.txst.edu/featured-faculty/2024/hehmsoth-receives-aaron-copland-award.html
We are pleased to inform you that our academic member, Claudia S. Bianchini (Associate Professor, University of Poitiers, France) has published a book titled: (D)écrire les Langues des Signes: une approche grapholinguistique aux Langues des Signes
Series: Grapholinguistics and Its Applications.
The book focuses on a grapholinguistic approach to sign languages and their written representation. The publication is available at: http://fluxus-editions.fr/gla8.php.
We are pleased to announce that our academic member, Dr. Manuel Malaver de la Fuente (Professor, Maritime University of the Caribbean, Venezuela), has been honored with the Research Excellence Award by the Institute of Scholars (InSc), India. This recognition highlights Prof. Malaver de la Fuente’s outstanding contributions to research and scholarship.
On November 13, 2024, Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos delivered an insightful lecture at MLC College, Ljubljana, on the theme of Ethics and Academic Integrity: Lessons from Plato’s Protagoras. The video of the lecture is available at: https://youtu.be/a36jzfDFhuo and the paper at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385641708_Ethics_and_Academic_Integrity_Lessons_from_Plato’s_Protagoras
A new article by Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President of the Athens Institute, titled “Does Success in the Olympic Games Boost Public Participation in Sport?” published by the Economic Observatory (more details)
Our academic member, Dr. Jan Reid, successfully defended his dissertation and has been awarded a PhD in Economics by the Cracow University of Economics.
