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UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

RECTOR – PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

Georgios M. Kontakis, Professor of the Medical School , Εmail:  rector@uoc.gr,  kontak@uoc.gr

INTERNAL MEMBERS
  1. Georgios Kosioris, Professor of the School of Sciences and Engineering
    Email: kosioris@uoc.gr
  2. Michail Pavlidis, Professor of the School of Sciences and Engineering
    Email: pavlidis@uoc.gr
  3. Georgios Manolitsis, Professor of the School of Education
    Email: gmanolitsis@uoc.gr
  4. Georgios Panagis, Professor of the School of Social Sciences
    Email: panagis@uoc.gr
  5. Konstantinos Spanoudakis, Professor of the School of Philosophy
    Email: spanoudakis@uoc.gr
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
  1. Sabine Iatridou, Full Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
  2. Georgia Perakis, William F. Pounds Professor, Associate Dean of SERC at MIT’s College of Computing and at MIT Sloan, Co-Director of the Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
  3. Vassiliki Kalogera, Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, U.S.A.
  4. Georgios Koumendakis, Artistic Director, Greek National Opera
  5. Maria Lioni, Deputy Regional Governor of Rethymno, Region of Crete

RECTORATE

Professor George Kontakis

Rector

Tel.: (+30) 2810-545210
E-mails:  rector@uoc.gr,  kontak@uoc.gr

Professor Maria Vamvakaki

Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs, Lifelong Learning, and Research Policy

E-mail: vrec-aca@uoc.gr 

Associate Professor Georgios Stamatopoulos

Vice-Rector of Finance and Infrastructure

E-mail: vrec-fin@uoc.gr

Professor Sofia Schiza

Vice-Rector of Administrative Affairs and Student Welfare

E-mail: vrec-students@uoc.gr

Professor Eleni (Melina) Tamiolaki

Vice-Rector of Development, International Relations, and Outreach

E-mail: vrec-intern-rel@uoc.gr

UNIVERSITY SENATE

Εmail: syglhtos@admin.uoc.gr
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE University of Crete – Academic Year 2025–2026

 

MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

University of Crete – Academic Year 2025–2026

(Based on Decision No. 19365/08.09.2025 – Online Post Number: ΡΑ0Λ469Β7Γ-ΦΔΥ)

 

  1. RECTOR

Rector – Chair of the Senate

Professor Georgios Kontakis, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine

 

  1. DEANS OF SCHOOLS

Dean, School of Philosophy – Professor Angeliki Kastrinaki

Dean, School of Education  – Professor Andreas Foundoulakis

Dean, School of Social Sciences – Professor Nikolaos Vafeas

Dean, School of Sciences and Engineering  – Professor Antonios Savvidis

Dean, School of Medicine – Professor Eleni Papadaki

Vice-Dean, School of Medicine– Professor Georgios Chamilos

 

  1. HEADS OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS (Regular & Alternate Members)

School of Philosophy

– Department of History & Archaeology: Assoc. Prof. Eleftheria Zei (Regular), Assoc. Prof. Ioannis Kokkinakis (Alternate)

– Department of Philology: Assoc. Prof. Anastasia Natsina (Regular), Prof. Eleni Anagnostopoulou (Alternate)

– Department of Philosophy: Assoc. Prof. Aikaterini Bantinaki (Regular), Prof. Chloe Balla (Alternate)

School of Education

– Department of Primary Education: Prof. Dimitrios Stavrou (Regular), Prof. Eleni Vasilaki (Alternate)

– Department of Preschool Education: Prof. Theodoros Eleftherakis (Regular), Prof. Maria Markodimitraki (Alternate)

School of Social Sciences

– Department of Economics: Prof. Minos Koukouritakis (Regular), Assoc. Prof. Grigorios Emvalomatis (Alternate)

– Department of Sociology: Prof. Christina-Aikaterini Karakioulafi (Regular), Assoc. Prof. Evgenia Petropoulou (Alternate)

– Department of Psychology: Prof. Evangelos Karadimas (Regular), Assoc. Prof. Leonidas Zabetakis (Alternate)

– Department of Political Science: Prof. Ilias Georgantas (Regular), Prof. Athanasios Giouras (Alternate)

 

School of Sciences & Engineering

– Department of Biology: Prof. Kriton Kalantidis (Regular), Assoc. Prof. Emmanouil Ladoukakis (Alternate)

– Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics: Prof. Alkis Tersenov (Regular), Assoc. Prof. Panagiotis Chatzipantelidis (Alternate)

– Department of Physics: Prof. Andreas Zezas (Regular), Prof. Alexandros Georgakilas (Alternate)

– Department of Chemistry: Prof. Georgios Vasilikogiannakis (Regular), Prof. Konstantinos Milios (Alternate)

– Department of Computer Science: Prof. Konstantinos Magoutis (Regular), Prof. Ioannis Tzitzikas (Alternate)

– Department of Materials Science & Engineering: Assoc. Prof. Dimitrios Papazoglou (Regular), Prof. Gerasimos Armatas (Alternate)

 

  1. REPRESENTATIVES OF EEP, EDIP, ETEP STAFF

Special Educational Staff: Maria Koutraki (Regular), Athanasia Drakouli (Alternate)

Laboratory Teaching Staff: Symeon Anagnostakis (Regular), Ioannis Mitrofanis (Alternate)

Specialized Technical Laboratory Staff: Maria Tsagkaraki (Regular), Maria Dramoundani (Alternate)

 

 

 

  1. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Undergraduate – Not appointed

Postgraduate – Not appointed

PhD Candidates – Not appointed

 

VICE-RECTORS (Non-voting)

Academic Affairs, Lifelong Learning & Research Policy – Prof. Maria Vamvakaki

Finance & Infrastructure – Assoc. Prof. Georgios Stamatopoulos

Administrative Affairs & Student Welfare – Prof. Sofia Schiza

Development, International Relations & Outreach – Prof. Eleni (Melina) Tamiolaki

 

Senate Secretary: Theodora Rozaki