Our Dept participates in the Corona Surveys project which is a collaborative endeavour from several universities and research institutions (https://github.com/GCGImdea/coronasurveys/ ).Corona Surveys aims to track the progress of the pandemic using online, open, anonymous surveys with indirect reporting.
Responsible for the Greek research team: Angeliki Gaz

https://survey.coronasurveys.org/?r=survey%2Findex&sid=10&newtest=Y&lang=el&Country=GR

Creation of the webpage Criticism.gr (https://criticism.gr/), which hosts texts of literary criticism, written by undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as studies on art criticism and literature that derive from essays produced in the Department, and more specifically in the context pf the “Culture Workshop IV: Production of website content in the field of cultural studies. Under the supervision and with the editing of Professor Elizabeth Arseniou. 

• Participation of Assistant Professor Dimitra Iordanoglou in the podcasts series: “Covid19: Communication, exceptionally”, with L. Tsene and D. Iordanoglou (April 2020). In the context of the special cycle "Digital Communication in the age of COVID-19: challenges and opportunities" of the series of discussions "COVID-19: Communication, exceptionally" with academics and professionals in the field of communication and journalism on the challenges and effects of the pandemic of the new coronavirus, Dr. Leda Tsene, Communication Consultant and Lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme "Communication and New Journalism" of the Open University of Cyprus discusses with Dimitra Iordanoglou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Culture of Panteion University, the role of leadership, HR and emotional intelligence the day after the COVID-19 crisis. What skills should a leader have today in order to manage such a major crisis? What is the role of emotional intelligence?

https://www.ouc.ac.cy/index.php/el/news-events-menu-2/ekdiloseis/1160-podcasts-covid-19-ep4?fbclid=IwAR3AFo_AThCw6ImMmVGBaea-zQ8I-eyvlFvxl5EIrzv6UwOaDoBNGSHxlxI

• Sophia Messini’s entry to the international competition “Flattening the curve: COVID-19 Data challenge,” organised by the Centre for Global Data Visualization, won the fourth place and an honorable mention among 85 student entries. Sophia is a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, and a research fellow at the New Media Lab. 

  Sophia’s entry may be accessed at the following URL:https://www.centerforglobaldata.org/ftc-cv19/past-challenge-submit-138/ 

  

• The students of the "Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Lab" of the ADandPRLab, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dimitra Iordanoglou, designed and implemented a project attempting to answer the question "How can we contribute to the mental well-being of people in the COVID-19 era?". Our student groups interviewed psychologists, students, parents, HR managers, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs,

  https://medium.com/leadership-emotional-intelligence-lab?fbclid=IwAR3H80Vg_j_WmpMQy9dwHn6YsythEQHTBZm4mloxDT0WRHA8OuyW-j7-EaQ

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• Erasmus students, even the commander of the Presidential Guard in order to reveal feelings, thoughts, reflections, hopes and also highlight the importance of leadership and emotional intelligence in times of crisis. Stories, videos, surveys, podcasts, websites with tips and more can be found at the medium publication:https://alternativejournal.wixsite.com/soaj1/files

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• Students of the laboratory "Alternative Journalism" created (in times of e-learning) their own Observatory, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Pantelis Vatikiotis. The Observatory provides material for various forms of alternative journalism (https://alternativejournal.wixsite. com / soaj1), including research exercises on current, hot topics: a) social media & COVID-19, b) media coverage of the refugee crisis in Evros and independent online media, c) digital local press .

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• Professor Yannis Skarpelos participated as a mentor and co-ordinator of two teams in the “EUvsVirus Hackathon,” organised by the European Innovation Council with more than 20,900 entries from the EU and the candidate countries. More than 2,000 projects were submitted in the fields of health and life protection, entrepreneurship support, tele-working and tele-education, social and political cohesion.

  https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/european-commission-hosted-euvsvirus-hackathon-gives-rise-over-2000-pioneering-solutions-fight-outbreak-2020-apr-27_en 

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Advertising and Public Relations Lab (ADandPRLAB) and the Digital Communication Network Southeast Europe- DCN SEE to jointly introduce educational, training and research initiatives in the fields of Entrepreneurship, Journalism, and Public Diplomacy and expanding their outreach in International Networking.

• Creation of the Students’ Observatory on Alternative Journalism (SOAJ), an initiative organized by Assistant Professor Pantelis Vatikiotis.

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• Collaboration of the Advertising and Public Relations Lab - ADandPRLAB with the 4th Summer Academy THISAM - Thessaloniki International Media Summer Academy which is organized by the Department of Journalism and Mass Media of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Betty Tsakarestou, Associate Professor and Head of ADandPRLAB, and Mania Xenou, CEO of Reliant Communications, organized a crisis management simulation seminar with a live evolving scenario based on the Summer Academy’s theme “New Media and emerging technology trends - AI, VR, Verification.”

• Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou, Head of the Advertising and Public Relations Lab - ADandPRLAB and U.S. Exchange Alumna (2015) of the Study of US Institutes (SUSI) programme in Journalism and Media at Ohio University, participated as a facilitator and speaker at the Web Symposium of the Institute of International Journalism at Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University entitled: “International Media and COVID19 : Challenges for Journalists and Educators ”Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/scrippsiij/photos/a.619616115353467/633490167299395
  
  
  

• Participation of Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou, Head of the Advertising and Public Relations Laboratory - ADandPRLAB, with a group of alumni students at the first International Studies (CSIS) Journalism Bootcamp virtual Alumni 2020 workshop with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Professor Tsakarestou and her students had participated in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp in Washington DC, USA in 2019. Links: https://lnkd.in/edpEAq6 and https://lnkd.in/eNDvini
  
  
  
  LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytsakarestou/detail/recent-activity/shares/

• Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou participated in the # AEJMC2020 Virtual Conference, in which she organized a pre-conference panel for the International Communication Division (ICD) on: “U.S. Entrepreneurial Public Diplomacy across Continents” with contributions from India, Uganda, USA and Greece. During the annual Meeting of the International Communication Division (ICD) held within the Conference, Ms. Tsakarestou was re-elected Branding Chair Officer and European Research Co-Liaison for the 5th consecutive year. Link: Branding Chair Officer και European Research Co-Liaison 

• Colloque international Les Antiquités multiples de la Modernité grecque (XIXe-XXIe siècles), Athènes 24 - 26 Septembre 2020
  Organisation: Institut français de Grèce – Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique – Université Panteion.
  Chryssanthi Avlami, professeure associée est membre du Comité scientifique et du Comité d’organisation.
  
  
  • Conference paper of Prof. Elisabeth Arseniou, titled: "A Classical Education: By Nanos Valaoritis: defining the specificities of the Greek radical Postmodern", participation in the International Conference "The Multiple Antiquities of Greek Modernity (19th - 21st centuries)", Athens 24-26 / 9 / 20, National Research Foundation and Panteion University.
  • Conference paper of Prof. Maria Kakavoulia, titled: "Greek Antiquity and Modern Dance in 20th century Greece. From Isadora Duncan to Rallou Manou"
  • Papers were also given by PhD candidates at the Department of Communication, Media and Culture: Pavlos Moulios (Re-discovering the Ancient Ancestors during the Greek 1950’s: The Multiple Uses of Antiquity in the Formation of Consumer Culture); and Dionysis Flevotomos (Greek Souvenirs: Expressions of the Familiar “Other”).

• Paper given by Assistant Professor Ioanna Vovou at the 7th Annual Conference of the Hellenic Sociological Society “Societies after the Crisis, Societies without crisis? (held on line). Athens, September 23-25, 2020

• Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou, Head of the Advertising and Public Relations Lab - ADandPRLAB was selected to participate in the #TechCampThess Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme implemented by the US Embassy in Greece, U.S. Department of State and Socialinnov, an educational arm of Foundation along with women social entrepreneurs from Greece and the Balkans. The programme is implemented online due to covid19 during the months September 2020- April
  
  Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/socialinnovgr/photos/pcb.175160244089987/175159830756695/

• Professor Yannis Skarpelos taught as a visiting Professor a course on “History and Theory of Photography,” in the Department of History and Theory of Art, at the School of Fine Arts in Athens.
• Professor Yannis Skarpelos became a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the “Visual Studies” journal, one of the top journals in the field of visual cultural studies. The journal was first published in 1986 as “Visual Sociology”, and since 2002 is published by Taylor and Francis under its current title. It is the official publication of the International Visual Sociology Association.https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=rvst20 

• Assistant Professor Angeliki Gazi participated in the digital conference titled: “Audiovisual sector in the pandemic era”, Athens, 29 – 31 Oct organised by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and National Technical University of Athens.
  

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• Associate Professor Dimitra Iordanoglou participated as a member of the Judging Committee of the HR Awards 2020. #HRAwards.
  
  

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• Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou and Head of the Advertising and Public Relations Lab - ADandPRLAB, was selected to participate in the Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (Alumni TIES) programme of the World Learning- Exchange Programmes of the U.S. Department of State on "Shaping the Global Narrative on Media Literacy" in October 5-9, 2020, along with 70 exchange alumni from around the world as alumni of the Study of U.S. programme Institutes in Journalism and Media (SUSI, 2015) of the US Government

  Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassyAthens/photos/a.176768949063/10158168551479064/

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• Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou, Head of the Advertising and Public Relations Lab - ADandPRLAB, participated as Facilitator and specialist in urban sustainability, design thinking and co-creation methodologies at the Impact Hub Athens Denkraum - Good Life & Sustain programme. The workshop was organized in three European cities by the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt in collaboration with Impact Hub.. Link: https://athens.impacthub.net/denkraum-athens-sustainable-cities-waste-management/

  

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• During the winter semester of the academic year 2020-2021 Associate Professor Andromache Gkazi taught the course “Museum education”, as part of the MA programme “Education and culture”, Department of Economics and Sustainable Development, Harokopio University, Athens.

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• Launching of the 4^th cycle of presentations by PhD Candidates of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture (Doctoral CMClub), organised by Assistant Professor Pantelis Vatikiotis. Available here: https://www.facebook.com/DoctoralCMClub1

• Lecture: 21/11/2020 DISCUSSION "Blast Furnaces": Surrealism and Modern Greek Literature. Title: “Nanos Valaoritis” 12:15, Thessaloniki International Book Fair, ORGANISATION: HELLENIC FOUNDATION OF CULTURE
  
  https://www.thessalonikibookfair.gr/event/ypsikaminoi-yperrealismos-kai-neoelliniki-logotechnia/

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• Collaboration of the Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou with insidestory.gr in the participatory journalism project #This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. project was implemented with a grant byThe Bodosaki Foundation and was coordinated by the "Initiative for Journalism" in collaboration with the Melissa Network, supporting and empowering women refugees and immigrants in Greece. Melissa Network was founded in 2014 and hosts members from at least 45 different countries..
  
  Link: https://insidestory.gr/article/yourstory-melissa?fbclid=IwAR1A33FK5ssKrXeiooNHEnLZO5IeHqByR1YfMO-_I5KF0J08ZVuvzPUq2ig
  
  

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• On November 7th Professor Yannis Skarpelos was re-elected as an acting member of the Hellenic Semiotics Society (HSS). The Society was founded in 1978 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Its multidisciplinary membership includes researchers from almost all of the twenty-four public Greek Universities. The Society is a member of the International Association for Semiotic Studies and the Balkan Association for Semiotic Studies. It also collaborates closely with the Southeast European Centre for Semiotic Studies at the New Bulgarian University of Sofia (the Department of Communication, Media and Culture has also an Erasmus+ agreement with NBU_, and Cyprus’ Semiotic Circle). The Hellenic Semiotics Society is generally characterized by its sustained focus on semiotics as an analytical-critical approach to current socio-cultural processes and phenomena. The work of Professor Skarpelos is part of this socio-cultural focus. The distinctive semiotic perspective of HSS has been cited in international literature as the “Greek School” or the “School of Thessaloniki”, and was grouped with the “Anglo-Australian School”, the “School of Bari”, the “Finnish School”, the “School of Tartu” and the “School of Vienna”. 
  
  http://www.hellenic-semiotics.gr/index.php/el/ese-menu-item-gr/ese-board-menu-item-gr 

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• Associate Professor Andromache Gkazi was appointed as a member of the Greek National Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  
  The role of the Committee is to assist the Ministry of Culture and Sports in the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage (UNESCO 2003), especially in planning and evaluation issues.
  
  http://ayla.culture.gr/purpose/ethini_epistimoniki_epitropi_gia_ti_symvasi/