MSc Leadership: Ethics and Politics
CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY PANEL
The Curriculum Management and Advisory Panel (CMAP) of our MSc program comprises nine distinguished professors, appointed by the Senate of each of the three partner universities. The CMAP’s role is to provide academic oversight and strategic guidance, ensuring that the program consistently meets the highest standards of excellence, academic integrity, and relevance in the field of Leadership, Ethics, and Politics. The members of the CMAP, representing all three institutions, are listed below in alphabetical order.
Assistant Professor Yadgar Kamal Ahmmad
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E-mail: yadgar.kamal@ukh.edu.krd ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3125-3417
Professor Georgios Arabatzis
Georgios Arabatzis is Professor of Byzantine Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from E.H.E.S.S., Paris, France (1995). His publications include Éthique du bonheur et orthodoxie à Byzance (IVe-XIIe s.), avec une préface de André Guillou, Paris, Éd. P. Belon/Diffusion De Boccard, 1998 ― coll. “Textes. Documents. Études” No. 4.; Studies on Supernaturalism, ed. G. Arabatzis, Berlin, Logos Verlag, 2009; and L’actualité de la pensée byzantine, ed. G. Arabatzis, Byzantinische Forschungen, XXXI, 2013 (Adolf M. Hakkert, Amsterdam).
E-mail: garabatz@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4926-9900
Assistant Professor Maria K. Chorianopoulou
Maria K. Chorianopoulou currently is Assistant Professor of Practical Philosophy and Medical Ethics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her philosophical interests fall within the wide realm of moral philosophy with particular emphasis on the emerging challenges met by Applied Ethics. More particularly, she focuses on rising concerns about human rights, genetic engineering, gene manipulation, intergenerational justice, environmental ethics etc. She has published articles in peer-reviewed philosophical journals and in memorial volumes compiled by the NKUA. She has participated in many national and international conferences and is member of the Executive Committee of the Greek Unit of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa).
E-mail: mchorian@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5720-1194
Lecturer Alan Hali
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E-mail: alan.hali@ukh.edu.krd ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3515-2528
Assistant Professor Yohan Othman Hama
Yohan Othman Hama is an Assistant Professor specializing in media and communication, with a PhD in the field. He is based in Sulaimani and affiliated with the University of Sulaimani, where he contributes to academic and practical advancements in television and media production. His professional focus lies in the production of TV programs, children's media content, and media campaigns, particularly those addressing issues of terrorism and the influence of ISIS. With a background in both media and education, Dr. Hama combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, aiming to enhance the educational and social impact of media. His research interests are centered on children’s programming, media strategies in counter-terrorism, and the broader role of media in shaping public discourse. He is actively engaged in both academic and applied projects, striving to leverage media as a tool for education and societal resilience.
E-mail: yohan.hama@univsul.edu.iq ♦ ORCID iD: 0009-0009-6079-9444
Assistant Professor Zana Mahmood Hassan
Dr. Zana Mahmood Hassan holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). He is a faculty member at the College of Languages, University of Sulaimani, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He currently serves as Vice President of the University of Sulaimani for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies. Dr. Hassan has authored 16 journal articles in the field of linguistics and language education.
E-mail: zana.hassan@univsul.edu.iq ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1845-5639
Professor Vana Nicolaidou-Kyrianidou
Vana Nicolaidou-Kyrianidou, Professor of Political Philosophy, is the Chair of the Department of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Director of the "Political Philosophy Research Laboratory; from Action to Theory''. She holds a PhD (Doctorat de troisième cycle) in Philosophy from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne. She has also taught at the Ionian University and the University of Thessaly. Her research has been published in Greece and abroad. Her publications include scientific papers, chapters in collective volumes as well as monographs, the latest of which is: Hannah Arendt. The Law of the Earth and the Forgotten Tradition (Athens: Alexandria, 2021).
E-mail: vnikolaidou@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD:
Professor Panagiotis Pantazakos
Panagiotis Pantazakos is Proffessor of Ethics in the Philosophy Department of the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was born in Athens. After completing compulsory education, he studied Philosophy, Theology and Law at the University of Athens. In 1997, he was awarded the title of Doctor of Philosophy with first-class honours by the University of Athens. The topic of his doctoral thesis was “Natural Theology and Natural Law in the Philosophy of Sophists in the 5th century BC.” His publications include monographs, articles in international journals, bookreviwes and translations in the fields of Ethics, Bioethics, Business Ethics, Philosophy of Law. Indicative Academic Publications: Natural Theology and Natural Law of Sophists in 5th Century BC (Athens: Ellinika Grammata, 2006), Instinct and Freedom according to Thomas Hobbes (Athens: Ellinika Grammata, 2006), Free will and moral values in Plethonas, Rousseau and Wittgenstein (Athens: Ellinika Grammata, Athens 2006), Ethics and Democracy: From antiquity to modern day (Athens: Kardamitsa, 2012), Plethon, on animals and soul (Athens: Kardamitsa, 2012), Ethics and Meta-ethics (Athens: Kardamitsa, 2015), On Duty: Essays on Systematic Moral Philosophy (Athens: Kardamitsa, 2015), Bioethics and Ethics (Athens: Kardamitsa, 2022), Jean Jacques Rousseau: Moral Letters, translated with an intoduction on the "Misogyny" (Athens: Kardamitsa, 2022).
E-mail: papantaz@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD:
Professor Evangelos D. Protopapadakis
Evangelos D. Protopapadakis is Professor of Applied Ethics (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens); Director of the NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory; Member of the Hellenic National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics; Head of the Greek Unit of the International Chair in Bioethics (WMA Cooperation Center), Director of the MA Program Animal Welfare, Ethics and the Law, Member of the Pan-Orthodox Committee of Bioethics of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, Member of the Greek National Authority of Assisted Reproduction, and Member of the Bioethics Committee of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute. He has published 4 monographs in Greek and 2 in English as the single author, as well as 12 edited volumes as the editor or the co-editor: 5 in English, 1 in Serbian and 6 in Greek. He has published more than 70 papers in domestic or international scientific journals and volumes. He is a member of several domestic and international philosophical societies; he is also the Editor-in-Chief of Conatus – Journal of Philosophy.
E-mail: eprotopa@philosophy.uoa.gr ♦ ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7502-3117