Scientific Committee

A Scientific Committee of 31 professors and experts from 18 universities and institutions from 5 countries are supervising the simulation preparation that will be run by a skilled Board of young scientists, students and professionals:

Prof. Miltos Sarigiannidis

Head of the Scientific Committee
Professor, Department of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Prof. Paroula Naskou-Perraki

Honorary Head of the Scientific Committee of RhodesMRC

r. Professor of International Law, Dept. of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki. f. Academic Supervisor of ThessisMUN, 

Despina (Ino) Afentouli

Awarded in 2023
Executive Director of the Institute of International Relations (IDIS). former Program Manager at NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, Journalist.

Prof. Constantine Antonopoulos

Professor of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Dr. Zefi Dimadama

Zefi Dimadama, PhD, Department of International, European and Regional Studies, Panteion University, Athens, Greece; f. Secretary General of Equality and Human Rights, Greek Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family

Prof. Emmanouela Doussis

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Director of the Institute of European Integration and Policy, University of Athens, Greece

Prof. Maria Gavouneli

Professor, Department of Law, University of Athens, Greece | Chair of the Greek National Commission for Human Rights

Vassilios Grammatikas

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University, Turkey

Prof. Panagiotis Grigoriou

Professor on European and International Institutions, University of the Aegean, European Jean Monnet Chair

Prof. Eleni Karantzola

Professor, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Prof. Theodosios Karvounarakis

Chief Academic Officer of ThessISMUN

Professor, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

Stefanos Katsoulis

Head of the Scientific Committee of the House of Europe in Rhodes

PhDcand. at the Department of International & European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

Andreas Kotelis

Lecturer, Institute of European Studies, University of Malta

George Kyriakopoulos

Associate Professor of International Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Georgios Maris

Associate Professor, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Prof. Konstantinos Magliveras

Professor, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Panagiota Manoli

Associate Professor, Department of Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece

Georgios Mitrakos

Director General, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), Athens, Greece

Prof. Sotirios Ntalis

Professor International Relations – International Politics and European Integration, Chairperson of the Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Prof. Ioannis Papageorgiou

Professor – ECTS Coordinator, Dept. of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Prof. Ioannis Seimenis

Professor, Department of Mediterranean Studies, Vice-Rector of the University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Sotirios Serbos

Associate Professor, Department of Social Administration & Political Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Prof. Dimitrios Skiadas

Professor, President of the Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

Thomas Skouteris

Associate Professor, Chair of the Law Department, The American University in Cairo, Egypt; Director, Access to Knowledge Foundation

Ioannis Stribis

Assistant Professor, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Richard Stock

General Manager of the European Centre Robert Schuman – f. President of EUNET (European Network for Education and Training, e.V.) – Secretary General of the Robert Schuman Institute for Europe, Scy-Chazelles, France

Prof. Spyros Syropoulos

Professor, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

Prof. Dimitrios Triantaphyllou

Professor, Department of International Relations, Panteion University, Athens, Greece

Charalampos Tsardanidis

r. Professor, Dept. of Mediterranean Studies, Rhodes, Greece; Director of the Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, Greece

Stefanos Vallianatos

PhD, Head of the Department of International Relations of the Hellenic Culture Foundation – Head of the Greek Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, Athens, Greece

During its lost history, more distinguished academians and experts had honored RhodesMRC with participating to its Scientific Committee:

  • VALINAKIS Ioannis, Professor of International Relations, University of Athens – former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (2010, 2019)
  • GOLTZ Thomas, Department of Political Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana (2010, 2011)
  • ARTINOPOULOU Vasso, Professor, Head of Sociology Department & Director of the ‘Restorative Justice and Mediation’ Lab, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
  • GEORGALIDOU Marianthi, Assistant Professor, University of the Aegean, Rhodes (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • KEFALA Bibi, Assistant Professor of International Relations, specializing on Middle East Conflict, University of the Aegean, Rhodes (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • PAZARTZI Foteini, Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • SAKKAS Ioannis, Associate Professor, University of the Aegean, Rhodes (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • SATLANIS Christos, Assistant Professor of International Law, University of the Aegean, Rhodes (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • KATSIOS Stavros, Professor of Int. Economic Relations and Int. Economic Crime, Director of the Laboratory for Geocultural Analyses (GEOLAB), Vice Rector of the Ionian University
  • PAPASTAVRIDIS Efthymios, Part-time Lecturer in Public International Law, Faculty of Law, Democritus University of Thrace, Research Fellow, Academy of Athens
  • TSAKONAS Panayotis, Professor of International Relations and Security, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean
  • ZERVAKI Antonia, Visiting Lecturer at the Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens