More than a joke: humour in times of dictatorships (MENTOR)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Yannis Skarpelos
The project More than a joke: humour in times of dictatorships is funded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency under the CERV-2024-CITIZENS-REM programme, and aims to explore the subversive function of humour in times of dictatorships and authoritarian rule. The aim of the project is to gather oral testimonies and evidence of the use of humour and satire (e.g. through cartoons, anecdotes, but also other sources such as songs, plays, films, etc.). ) against dictatorships such as the dictatorship of the colonels in Greece, Franco’s dictatorship in Spain, the dictatorship of the colonels and the coup that led to the Turkish invasion and the partition of Cyprus, and the Nazi occupation of Austria.
In addition to the general public, the project’s target groups include young people and immigrants, with the aim of highlighting the importance of democracy in the modern world.
The project will include a series of exhibitions in all participating countries. For Greece, it includes exhibitions in Kalamata and Athens at the end of July 2026, to accompany the celebration of the restoration of democracy in our country.
G-FORCE- enForcing gender equality and cOntributing to sexual oRientation respeCt in a higher Education institutions alliance
Principal Investigator: Prof. Yannis Skarpelos
The CID-CCS Lab, in collaboration with universities and organisations from Spain, Italy, Romania, Cyprus and Greece, starts the implementation of the project “G-FORCE- enForcing gender equality and cOntributing to sexual oRientation respeCt in a higher Education institutions alliance.” The project aims to contribute to the empowerment of the academic community in addressing gender-based violence and respect for sexual orientation, and to provide specialized information on issues of equality, discrimination, violence and sexual harassment in higher education.
Gi-NeXt
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kostas Karpouzis
The CID-CCS Lab has undertaken the scientific coordination of the Gi_NeXt project, a collaborative research and technological development project of gi-cluster (Corallia), under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRK), co-funded by National and Community resources through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), budget 2. 7 million, with the active participation of 11 enterprises and two academic institutions. Participants are developing games with psychometric tools, cloud-based platforms for games and applications, player management libraries for competitions and gaming, software libraries for the development of real-time multiplayer games and finally algorithms and computational models for high complexity games.
Green Roofs in higher education institutions as sustainable cEnters for research, participation, ENvironmental consciousness and O2 generation (GreenO2)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Yannis Skarpelos
The GREENO2 project is an Erasmus+ KA project (KA220-HED-CF71302D), which aims to:
a) promote green roofs as the academic community’s response to environmental protection, active participation and well-being in higher education,
(b) to provide environmental education through a MOOC on green roofs, accessible through the EduOpen platform, which will be regularly updated,
(c) encourage the use of green roofs as a centre for research and environmental awareness, study and/or recreational space, etc.
Project’s webpage: https://greeno2.eu
Road-STEAMer
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kostas Karpouzis
The Horizon Europe Road-STEAMer project aims to develop a roadmap for science education (STEAM) and education policy across Europe to:
Produce better knowledge and a common understanding of Europe’s specific educational needs and how STEAM can address them.
Explore the opportunities that arise through STEAM for integrated approaches and synergies in science learning.
To study the policy gaps that hinder the effective adoption of STEAM approaches in the European science education landscape.
The overall objective of the project is to develop a roadmap and an action plan that will provide guidance to the EU’s main research and innovation funding programme on how to further stimulate interest in STEM through the use of artistic approaches involving creative thinking and applied arts (the “A” in “STEAM”).
Project’s webpage: https://www.road-steamer.eu/
Teacher Burnout
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kostas Karpouzis
The changes that occurred in education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid and accelerating development of new and smart technologies, and economic and social changes have radically influenced educational approaches, communication, and collaboration among people in the educational community. These developments have affected both educators and students in terms of inspiration and motivation for the learning process. It is common for educators to suffer from stress factors and professional burnout that negatively affect mood, social behavior, and learning. Under these conditions, it is obvious that the recently shaped educational reality requires new skills from educators, resilience to stressful situations, the ability to adapt to changes, and the enhancement of digital skills. Furthermore, the new conditions require schools to develop a new model of adaptability to changes, a new vision and mission, an updated internal policy, and a plan in order to meet the expectations of a sustainable and digitally oriented future.
The main purposes of the project are to enhance the professional profile of educators with opportunities for professional development, to establish a positive and stress-free work environment, and to provide tools for educators to record their daily experiences regarding their work and the emotions they evoke.
Project’s webpage: https://blogs.sch.gr/teacherburnout/