The winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2019 in Greece were announced at a prestigious award ceremony on Wednesday 13 March 2019 at the British Ambassador’s Residence. The ceremony was hosted by the British Ambassador HE Kate Smith CMG and Director of the British Council in Greece, Anastasia Andritsou. The ceremony was attended by the Alumni Awards Ambassador 2019 Greece, Maria Nikoltsiou, journalist and presenter at Alpha TV.
The winners of the Alumni Awards 2019 are:
Professional Achievement Award
| Dr Maria Sartzetaki |
Cranfield University |
Social Impact Award
| Dr Spiros Kitsinelis |
University of Sheffield |
Speaking at the ceremony, the British Ambassador HE Kate Smith CMG said: ‘The British Council Alumni Awards is an institution which also enormously contributes to the support and promotion of British university education – across the world. The Awards were launched for the first time in Greece in 2017 and have gone from strength to strength. The whole competition process and event celebrating the winners are a fantastic showcase for the achievement and indeed αριστεία of Greek graduates of British universities. And the experience of being a member of the selection panel has revealed to me, in a way I couldn’t imagine before, the variety of different studies undertaken and walks of life which Greek alumni have entered and shone in. Be it in the public sector, science and research, businesses of many different kinds, both big and small, the non-state and NGO and voluntary sector, British graduates in Greece are leading, innovating, acting as role models for younger colleagues, contributing to their communities and wider society. They are making a difference. And what the process shows me too is how the quality, standards, ethos and values of British education and its institutions have inspired and contributed to that success. And how that is not forgotten.’
Anastasia Andritsou, Director British Council Greece, said: ‘I am delighted that we are hosting the Study UK Alumni Awards in Greece for the third consecutive year. All the finalists and winners join a global community, an exciting network of like-minded individuals that will help maintain close relations between Greece and the UK by sharing values and contributing to greater prosperity for the societies and economy of both countries.’
Maria Tsakali, Head Education and Society, British Council Greece, said: ‘The third year of the Study UK Alumni Awards has come to a successful end and once again the Awards have showcased the successes of Greek people who, in difficult times, have excelled in their fields, attesting to the impact of a UK education on their achievements. The Awards aim, not only to celebrate these successes, but to underpin the profoundly strong connections of the Greek people with the UK, especially in education.’
Find out more about the awards on the Study UK Alumni Awards website.
Finalists
Professional Achievement Award
| Dr Alexandra Pentaraki |
King’s College London and University of Essex |
| Dr Maria Sartzetaki |
Cranfield University |
| Leonidas Skerletopoulos |
University of Brighton and Kingston University |
Social Impact Award
| Dr Spiros Kitsinelis |
University of Sheffield |
| Anna-Maria Kountouri |
London Metropolitan University and University
of Westminster |
| Dionysios Sourelis |
Middlesex University and The Open University
and University of Essex |
Find out more about Study UK Alumni Awards 2019 finalists and judging panel in the ‘Downloads’ section below.
