Expert details
PERSONAL DATA
First name:
Dimitris
Last name:
Kokkalis
Sex:
Male
Recommending National Agency/National Erasmus+ Office (NEO):
CY01 - Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong Learning Programmes
Country of residence:
Belgium
Open to travel abroad to attend in person meetings:
Yes
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Short introduction:
Senior EU programmes consultant, evaluator and trainer with more than 20 years of experience in Erasmus+, higher education internationalisation and European cooperation projects. Experienced in project evaluation, quality assurance, ethics and strategic advisory services for universities, organisations and European initiatives. Active in proposal assessment, capacity building, workshops, internationalisation strategies and project implementation support.
Professional profile:
Trainer
Facilitator
Key speaker
Moderator
Researcher
Quality Assurance expert
Years of experience:
Master (10+ years)
Key Action(s) KA:
KA1
KA2
KA3
Comment (for Key Action(s)):
Extensive experience of more than 20 years in Erasmus and European cooperation programmes, particularly in centralised (EMJM, alliances, CBHE) and decentralised KA2 cooperation projects in various sectors, quality assurance, evaluation (proposals and project implementation) higher education internationalisation and mobility cooperation and capacity-building activities. Also experienced in strategic and policy-oriented advisory work linked to European education cooperation.
Erasmus+ priorities:
Inclusion and Diversity (2021-27)
Digital transformation (2021-27)
Increase the quality of programme implementation (2021-27)
Other: Internationalisation strategies, quality assurance, ethics and governance in European cooperation projects
Sector(s):
Vocational Education and Training
Higher Education
Adult Education
Experience with target groups:
Teachers
Trainers
Professors
Education professionals
Experts
Other support staff
Students
Policy makers
Representatives of non-governmental institutions
Spoken language(s):
English
French
German
Greek
REFERENCES
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Additional information:
I am interested in supporting peer learning, capacity building and the exchange of practices within the European education and training community. Experienced in working with diverse institutional and multicultural environments and in connecting strategic priorities with practical implementation realities in European cooperation projects. I have a particular interest in internationalisation, institutional development and promoting constructive collaboration between universities, organisations and project stakeholders across Europe.