Teaching
I am a full-time Principal Lecturer with a permanent contract at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
I am in charge of 8 courses there: Strategic Mass Communication, Cultural Influence on Communication, Communication and International Relations, Public Diplomacy, International and Global Communication, Cinemas in Context, Science Fiction and Media, and Cinema and Society.
I have also been collaborating with the Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael) since 2011 to run sessions on Public diplomacy and Country branding. This collaboration allows me to stay updated on international practices in diplomacy, and I have been able to work with more than 50 different nationalities. This is a very useful experience I use to teach International Relations or Public Diplomacy. You can find some of my trainings below.
2018
- Course on leadership and strategic skills organised for high level government members of the State of Oromia in Ethiopia, February 5, 2018
- Intercultural communication, January 19, 2018
- Junior diplomats from Indonesia, January 15, 2018
- DIPLOMACY AND REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR ASEAN MEMBER STATES AND ASEAN SECRETARIAT, November 24, 2017
- Junior diplomats from Central Asia and Mongolia, October 27, 2017
- Regional cooperation, peace and stability for mid-career diplomats from West Africa and the Sahel, September 29, 2017
- Diplomatic training for Junior diplomats, Eastern Partnership Countries, September 25, 2017
- Diplomatic Training Programme for Small Island Developing States, September 15, 2017
- Diplomatic Training for Diplomats from MENA, September 11, 2017
- Trade Promotion and Economic Diplomacy, Shiraka Training Programme for Civil Servants from the Arab region, July 4, 2017
- Junior Diplomats from the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. June 30, 2017
- Diplomats from South Eastern Europe, May 12 2017
- Diplomats from the Middle East & North Africa Region, April 24, 2017
- Training Course on Intercultural Communication, April 7, 2017
- Senior diplomats from West Africa and the Sahel, March 21, 2017
- Junior Diplomats from Indonesia, February 28, 2017
- Junior Diplomats from Bangladesh and Pakistan, February 10, 2017
- Trade promotion and Economic Diplomacy, December 12, 2016
- Asia-Europe Public diplomacy training initiative, December 6, 2016
- SAARC December 2, 2016
- Diplomacy and regional cooperation for ASEAN Member States and Secretariat, November 28, 2016
- Junior Diplomats from Kazakhstan. Kyrgystan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan 25 November 2016
- Junior Diplomats from Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine, October 21, 2016
- Diplomats from West Africa and Sahel, September 23, 2016
- Diplomats from Arab Region, September 19, 2016
- Diplomats from Southern Africa, August 31, 2016
- Diplomates d'Afrique de l'Ouest du Sahel, May 27, 2016
- Diplomatic Training Programme for West Africa and Sahel, May 27, 2016
- Diplomatic Training Programme for Small Island Developing States, April 28, 2016
- Junior Diplomats from Indonesia, April 29, 2016
- Diplomats from the Arab Region, April 11, 2016
- Diplomats from Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia and Venezuela, March 1 2016
- Diplomats from Bangladesh and Pakistan, February 3, 2016
- South Africa: Operation Phakisa, December 8, 2015
- Junior Diplomats from Indonesia, October 12, 2015
- Junior Diplomats from Eastern Africa, September 7, 2015
- Arab Region Diplomats, August 31, 2015
- Trade promotion and Economic Diplomacy (Arab World), August 25, 2015
- Mid-career diplomats from Indonesia, July 6, 2015
- Diplomats from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, June 12, 2015
- Diplomats from West Africa and Sahel, June 1, 2015
- Palestinian diplomats, May 1, 2015
- NGOs from Mali, April 15, 2015
- Dutch junior diplomats, April 13, 2015
- Latin American diplomats, April 9, 2015
- Diplomats from Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen, March 23, 2015
- Indonesian Senior diplomats II, December 19, 2014
- Diplomats from Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, December 16, 2014
- Diplomats from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, December 9, 2014
- Indonesian Senior diplomats I, December 8, 2014
- Senior Diplomats from South Africa, December 2, 2014
- Trade Promotion and Economic Diplomacy Program, November 17, 2014
- Palestinian Diplomats, November 11, 2014
- Diplomats from South Eastern Europe, October 27, 2014
- National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, September 8, 2014
- Diplomats from Afghanistan, August 21, 2014
- Diplomats from South Caucasus, June 11, 2014
- Diplomats from the Arab Region, May 21, 2014
- Dutch junior diplomats, April 14, 2014
- Diplomats from the Arab Region, November 21, 2013
- Diplomats from South Africa, November 15, 2013
- Senior Diplomats from South Africa, September 27, 2013
- Diplomats from Afghanistan, August 21, 2013
- Diplomats from North Africa region, July 5, 2013
- Dutch junior diplomats, April 17, 2013
- Diplomats from Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, March 28-29, 2013
- Diplomats from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova, January 17, 2013
- Diplomats from the Arab World, November 29, 2012
- Capacity building for Democratic Republic of Congo diplomatic academy, July 25, 2012
- Regional Cooperation and Diplomatic Practice, Great Lakes Region, March 29, 2012
- South African Heads of Mission, December 1, 2011
In 2016, I was invited to lecture at the Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute. A great experience to meet media professionals from all around the world!
I have been collaborating every year with Donau University in Krems from 2009 until 2020 on a Workshop on 'Modern Mass Communication'. The participants are all Greek journalists researching their Masters degree.