The Stanford Club of Greece is excited to invite you to our main event of the year "Best Practices in Education: A Global Perspective", held at the Cotsen Hall of the American School of Classical Studies on October 18th at 5:00 pm. The conference will take a closer look at the challenges faced by the educational system in Greece, explore the practices used by leading countries in the area of education, and investigate the application of these practices in Greece.
We are honored to be joined by two active professors of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Eric Bettinger and Francisco Ramirez, with years of experience and world-renowned research and knowledge in the field of education. In addition, we will have the opportunity to host speakers with a deep knowledge of the Greek reality and dedicated careers in educational institutions, both public and private. Please find below the full schedule and details of the conference.
Best Practices in Education: A Global Perspective
Cotsen Hall, American School of Classical Studies
Event Schedule
17:00: Opening Remarks
Christos Stergiou, President, Stanford Club of Greece; Founder and CEO, TrueTrips
17:10: Barriers to Student Success in Higher Education
Eric Bettinger, Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate Schools of Education and Business
17:40: Secondary Education: Key Roles and Challenges
Konstantinos Doukas, General Director and Principal of High School and IB, Doukas School
Theodore Filaretos, Vice-President for Primary & Secondary Education, Anatolia College
Zoi Geitona, Vice-President & IB Diploma Programme Coordinator, CGS
Spyros Kasimatis, Teacher & Mental Health Consultant
Moderator: Yannis Palaiologos, Journalist, Kathimerini
18:40: Break
19:00: The Entrepreneurial, Empowering and Legally Rationalized American University: Will This Model Globalize?
Francisco Ramirez, Professor of Education and Sociology (By Courtesy), Stanford Graduate School of Education
19:30: Higher Education: The Ideal and the Attainable
Eric Bettinger, Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate Schools of Education and Business
Francisco Ramirez, Professor of Education and Sociology (By Courtesy), Stanford Graduate School of Education
Vasilis Vassalos, Professor, Department of Informatics & Director M.Sc. in Data Science, Athens University of Economics and Business
Nikos Vettas, General Director of IOBE & Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
Moderator: Aristotelia Peloni, Journalist, Kathimerini
20:30: Cocktail Reception
The conference will be conducted in Greek and English with simultaneous translation in English and Greek, respectively.
