MSc Leadership: Ethics and Politics
ADMISSIONS TEAM
Our Admissions Team is committed to supporting you throughout the application process for the MSc Leadership program, ensuring accessibility and assistance at every stage. With the inclusion of dedicated local representative in Erbil, Iraq, but also in Athens, Greece, we offer tailored support to applicants both from the regions of Middle East and Europe, addressing specific needs and providing personalized guidance. Trust in our team's expertise as we navigate requirements, deadlines, and documentation together, making your application journey as smooth and efficient as possible.
E-mail: admissions-leadership@uoa.gr
If necessary, feel free to contact directly the staff of our Admissions Team below: Ms. Maria Zanou, based in Athens, Greece, Ms. Mahnaz Ramadhan Lashkri, based in Erbil, Iraq, or Professor Kaveh Dastooreh, based in Sulaymaniyah, Irap.
Maria Zanou, Admissions Manager, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Maria Zanou is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holds a Master’s degree in History, Ethics and Sociology of Medicine from the Medical School of the same university. She’s a member of the editorial team of Conatus – Journal of Philosophy, the international, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access biannual journal published by the NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory and the National Documentation Centre, where she started as an Associate Editor in April 2023 and from July 2026 serves as the Managing Editor. She has also participated in Erasmus+ KA2 and other domestic and international research programmes, and regularly undertakes the organisational and administrative support of scientific events organized by the Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory. She is currently pursuing an MA in Bioethics at the School of Philosophy of the University of Crete
E-mail: mzanou@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD: 0009-0004-7606-4286
Mahnaz Ramadhan Lashkri, Admissions Manager, University of Kurdistan Hewler
Mahnaz Lashkri is currently Strategic Projects and Partnerships Manager at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr. She holds an MA degree in International Studies from the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr. Her research focus lies in soft power, regional cooperation, post-conflict reconstruction, and youths development. She has a background in working in public sector, and humanitarian sector with a focus on policy, advocacy, and communications.
E-mail: mahnas.ramadhan@ukh.edu.krd ♦ ORCID iD:
Kaveh Dastooreh, Admissions Manager, University of Sulaimani
Kaveh Dastooreh is Assistant Professor at the University of Sulemani in Kurdistan, Iraq. He holds a Ph.D. in social theory at Université Paris 5, René Descartes – Sorbonne. He is a member at the AISLF (Association international des sociologies de langue française), member of the scientific committee of GT 18 (Devenir et être sociologue – being and becoming sociologist). At a personal level, he is working on a project entitled “The history of the culture of the self.” The starting point of this investigation begins by assuming that the “culture of self” is an indispensable part of the modern subject and the development of European modernity. This culture turns around “ethics,” “the art of existence,” “aestheticization of oneself,” “self-evaluation,” and any sort of “relationships to oneself.” It is therefore to conduct a critical research to show the growing place of morality, including then, “the place” of codes, laws, norms, and what we can bring together under the name of the culture of “right” in Kurdistan as well as in Middle Eastern countries.
E-mail: kaveh.husain@univsul.edu.iq ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9955-4748
Beston Husen Arif, Admissions Team, University of Sulaimani
Beston Husen Arif is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sulaimani, College of Political Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Settlement and Political Stability at IIUM, Malaysia, and an M.A. in International Studies Advanced at the University of Wollongong, Australia. His publications include "KDP-PUK Strategic Agreement and Its Consequences for the Governing System in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq," published in the "Journal of Asian and African Studies; "The Kurdish Civil War (1994–1998) and Its Consequences for the Governing System in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq," published in Asian Affairs; "Pro-government Militias in Iraq: A Threat to Human Rights and Stability," published in Asian Affairs; "Iran’s Struggle for Strategic Dominance in a Post-ISIS Iraq," published in Asian Affairs; The Role of Citizenship Education in Developing Democracy in Iraq," published in the International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies.
E-mail: beston.arif@univsul.edu.iq ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9440-5839