Dr Michael Iliakis studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Crete, and holds a PhD degree in Ancient History from the University of Liverpool, where his studies were funded by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation. His studies concentrate on the history and culture of the Achaemenid Empire and on the relations between ancient

Maria Kagkelidou is our communications manager. She is an Athens-based journalist. She studied for a BA in Politics with Economics at Goldsmiths College and then completed an MA in Mediterranean Studies at King’s College London. She has been working as a news journalist and TV producer for international and local media including the BBC World Service,

Marija Kamber is a final year PhD candidate at the University of Kent with her thesis focusing on the cultural heritage discourse in Europe through the activities of the Council of Europe. She holds a Master of Economics (University of Rijeka, Croatia) and an MA in Heritage Management (University of Kent/AUEB). Besides her PhD interest

Dr Maja Kominko, Director of Projects at HERITΛGE (The Heritage Management Organization), holds a Doctorate in Archaeology from the University of Oxford. A Historian with a decade of academic experience at universities in the UK, Turkey, USA and Sweden, she has a strong record of publications and extensive experience in leading heritage projects in the

Xanthippi Kontogianni is working as a project manager of our programs in Ethiopia. She is project manager of Cultural Programs and Initiatives. She holds a B. Sc. in Mathematics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MA in Heritage Management from the Athens University of Economics and Business and the University of

Iris Kotzamani is the assistant manager of the organization’s educational programs. She holds a BA with Distinction in Social Anthropology from the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, and is in the final year of her Masters on Applied Geography and Spatial Planning, specializing on Spatial Policies and Development in Europe, from the Harokopio