Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area
With over 10 years of experience in the international education management industry, Ioannis Papadopoulos is a Programme Coordinator, an Economics Lecturer and a Learning and Development (L&D) consultant at Metropolitan College, Greece's largest independent private academic institution, leading and supporting validated programmes in collaboration with British universities. He additionally holds the position of Campus Operations Manager coordinating critical functions across all departments and services, optimizing processes & enhancing quality. He is also a partner in EU co-funded research projects, collaborating with international consortiums of academic, industrial and governmental actors fostering economic development and knowledge in the Mediterranean region. He possesses professional experience in an international organization environment, in NATO Headquarters in Italy (Logistics & Finance Divisions) and in a military environment as an officer of Hellenic army. He is a chartered Economist holding a Master in Science (MSc) in Financial Economics from the City, University of London (Dept. of Economics), UK and a Bachelor in Science (BSc) in Economics with distinction from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Dept. of Economics), Greece. His varied professional experience has equipped him with a diverse set of skills, ranging from working efficiently under pressure in an international setting to delivering management focused on multitasking and teamworking.
-Coordinating critical functions across all departments and services. -Collaborating with main stakeholders of the campus to optimize processes, enhance quality and increase efficiency & effectiveness across all departments, sectors and services.
Metropolitan College (Thessaloniki campus), Greece [International Partner of Oxford Brookes University, Queen Margaret University & University of East London, UK] Programme Leader, Coordinator and L&D Consultant in the following validated programmes (currently management of 8 Lecturers & 60 students): Sep 2022 - now - BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance - MBA International Apr 2019 - Aug 2022 - BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance - BSc (Hons) Economics for Business - BA (Hons) Business Management - BA (Hons) Marketing Management - MBA International Sept 2015- Mar 2019 - BSc (Hons) Economics for Business - BA (Hons) International Hospitality & Tourism Management Key responsibilities & activities: -Working independently within tight deadlines to ensure the successful completion of the full academic and learning & development cycle (from designing to feedback) in compliance with internal and university quality standards & regulations. -Allocating, coordinating and managing lecturers & course leaders ensuring the successful delivery of the academic and learning & development outcomes. -Participating in designing, developing and implementing academic curriculum and learning & development material and strategies in collaboration with other internal teams & university moderators. -Implementing corporate and university policies across functions, producing official documentation & reports and analyzing various indicators over academic and learning & development contexts to improve performance and ensure quality standards. -Collaborating, communicating with & consulting multiple stakeholders and third parties (students, parents, colleagues of all levels, university representatives, external partners). -Lecturer (2014-now) in the following modules: Business Economics, Introduction to Finance & Accounting (Designing syllabus, assessing students, providing feedback over progress & personal development, personal academic tutor & advisor).
Project Objective: Support to education, research, technological development & innovation. To create the conditions for an effective interaction among the main innovation players of the Quadruple Helix: Academia, Industry, Civil Society & Governments within the digital economy context. International Consortium (Project Partners): Greece (Lead Partner), Greece (International Hellenic University), Italy (University of L'Aquila), Egypt (Arab Academy for Science & Technology), Jordan (Al-Balqa Applied University), Palestine (Palestine Polytechnic University), Tunisia (University of Sousse). Total Budget: 3.2 M (€) Duration: 3 years Key responsibilities & activities (PP01): -Management of monitoring report process across Consortium, individual per Partner & overall combined. Collaboration with Leading Partner for monitoring Project assessment, deliverables' progress and coordination among Project Partners. -Management of establishing the Quality Control Plan and Quality Methodology. Production of the principal Quality Assessment File of the activities & outputs, covering pre-defined qualitative and quantitative criteria and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). -Establishment and coordination of Internal Quality and Monitoring Committee (IQMC). Collaboration with Leading Partner to ensure quality standards and regulations compliance. -Contribution in establishing Strategy for an effective Communication and Dissemination Plan (CDP) across Consortium and external stakeholders. Implementation of relevant policies.
DEI College, international partner of the University of Central Lancashire, UK Lecturer in the following modules (lecturing in English): Business Strategy & Decision Making Theory, Project & Operations Management (designing syllabus, assessing students, providing feedback)
Infrastructure and Logistics Division (J4) / Coordination office - (15 months) Budget and Finance Division (J8) / Plans and Internal Review Branch - (10 months). Key responsibilities & activities: - Coordination officer of interdepartmental functions among multinational teams and departments - Implementation of general functions & policies producing official documentation - Preparation and submission of financial & expense reports - Operator of the Budget & Finance Division’s financial data base (NAFS system) - Attendance of various international activities in Italy, Belgium, Norway, Turkey. - Indicative training: NATO School / Crisis Management Course - Security clearance: 'Cosmic Top Secret'
XXV Armored Brigade / Tanks Unit / Staff / Operations Officer Assistant (2000 - 2003) XXV Armored Brigade / Tanks Unit / Operations / Tanks Platoon Commander (1998 - 2000) Military academy of non-commissioned officers & educational positions (1994 - 1998)