Greek unemployed youth have to unlearn and re-learn
We live at challenging times regarding employment. Actually, we have lived through a challenging decade in this small, but so nuclear part of the world. At Hyphen SA, the company I co-own, we have massively invested in skills-for-the-future-of-work development. We serve the ideal that “what we can’t find, we create”, and we research and train […]
Museums; why museums?
The word “museum” comes from the Ancient Greek “Muses” of the arts. In the thousands of the museums all over the world, one can admire art, creation, human expression and spirit, but not only those. Natural history museums host nature’s art, urban structure museums host the art of randomness becoming order and so on. Is […]
The educator and different neurological identities within the classroom
Metalearning and the role of the educator in cases of learning disorders Learning disorders have always posed a challenge for educators. The aspiration of a teacher is to empower each and every student and to stimulate their motivation to learn, but also to protect the individual student’s opportunity to learn within the classroom environment. The […]
The growth of smart machines
Are smart machines and systems affecting the job market? Not only does the fast-paced growth of smart systems and machines affect the job market, but it has the ability to transform it overnight. I am referring specifically to technological unemployment. Technological unemployment was first recorded during the industrial revolution. It was the first time that […]
Computational thought
Accelerating and defining the market place of the future. The amount of data that is collected daily by computers and various sensors is vast. There is no process taking place nowadays without the mediation of a server or a computer. This means that all employees, regardless of their post, should be in a position to […]
New Media ecology
What is the new media ecology accelerating the Skills 2020? The new media ecology should be treated using a wide range terminology that concerns a whole ecosystem. This ecosystem is set around and is defined by new media. The limits of each ecosystem are set by the definition of literacy and illiteracy within the ecosystem. […]
Segregation of roles
How can the entrepreneur detach his role from the role of his business? All too often, I come across entrepreneurs dealing with their businesses as if they are their own lives. This is a basic principle – in order to be able to resolve any issues within the business, the entrepreneur first has to realise […]
Quality certification in the field of foreign language businesses
Quality certification in the field of foreign language businesses in Greece? the traps for certified and non-certified businesses? the standpoint of Greece and other EU countries towards the certification factor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1) The quality or qualifications certification should depend on specific criteria which have been communicated and persuaded consumers by the outcome. A label, whether […]
Private education trapped in outdated models
In 1989, I was employed in private, non-formal education, setting up the first Oxford University office for exams and certifications in Thessaloniki, which then evolved into educational publishing. During those years, English language & culture graduates waited in line for more than 10 years (before the Personnel Selection Council, ASEP, was founded), to become appointed […]
Lessons of control and interdependence
Running a business is a profession in itself. Two years ago, I introduced the concept of parallelism to business and the human body. By correlating various human resources to the different parts of the body, the position of the business owner becomes the “brain” of the business “body”. If this brain is to guarantee the […]
