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Sharing ERASMUS+ experiences & Info Day! October 15
IRO-HMU is organizing, for the third time, an event focused on sharing Erasmus+ experiences, bringing together faculty members, administrative staff, and students. Through short presentations, participants will reflect on the academic, professional, and cultural impact of international mobility, discuss motivations and challenges, and highlight the benefits of studying, teaching, or training abroad. The event will conclude with an open discussion and a short information session, offering practical guidance and addressing questions for those interested in future Erasmus+ participation, while encouraging dialogue on new opportunities for international collaboration within the HMU community.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 14:00 – SEDO Seminar hall (K12.1.04), HMU Heraklion Campus
Register to attend the event online (audio and slides in English).
| 14:00-14:15 | Welcome |
| 14:15-14:40 | George Kritsotakis and Alexandros Apostolakis Academic visit to Thailand |
| 14:40-15:05 | Gebretsadik Kiros Lema and Assefa Ayalew Gebreslassie From Ethiopia to Greece: Our Erasmus+ Journey at Hellenic Mediterranean University |
| 15:05-15:30 | Kostas Petridis From Culture Shock to Culture Laughs: My International Journey |
| 15:30-15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45-16:45 | Discussion and ERASMUS Info Session |
| 16:45-17:00 | Spyros Megremis |
| 17:00-17:15 | Antonis Kontokrithakis |
| 17:15-17:30 | Filitsa Laoumzi |
Meet the speakers
Kostas Petridis
Vice Rector for Internationalization and Outreach, HMU
Konstantinos Petridis is a Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at HMU. His research focuses on organic photovoltaics, graphene-based materials, and laser technologies, and he has coordinated numerous Erasmus+ and H2020 projects. He has authored over 65 publications with 2,000+ citations and serves as Vice Rector for Internationalization and Outreach.
Ioannis Daliakopoulos
Asst. Professor, Dept of Agriculture, Academic Coordinator of IRO, HMU
Dr. Ioannis Daliakopoulos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU). His work focuses on smart technologies for sustainable soil and water management, combining sensors, satellite data, and computer models. He has led several European projects on climate change and soil protection and was included in the 2024 Stanford list of top-cited researchers in Environmental Engineering and Sciences with over 60 publications and 4,200+ citations.
George Kritsotakis
Associate Professor, Dept of Business Administration & Tourism; Deputy Academic Coordinator of IRO, HMU
Dr. George Kritsotakis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration and Tourism at the Hellenic Mediterranean University and serves as Deputy Academic Coordinator of the International Relations Office (IRO) of HMU.
Alexandros Apostolakis
Professor, Dept of Business Administration & Tourism; Dean of the School of Management and Economic Sciences, HMU
Dr. Alexandros Apostolakis is a Professor in the Department of Business Administration and Tourism at the Hellenic Mediterranean University and serves as Dean of the School of Management and Economic Sciences.
Antonis Kontokrithakis
Postgraduate student, HMU
Antonis Kontokrithakis is a postgraduate student, studying Hospitality Management at HMU. He successfully graduated from the Business and Tourism Administration program in HMU, and decided to line his path towards the tourism industry. During studies, he volunteered in Erasmus Student Network and was associated with ATHENA Student Board resulting in 4 short term mobilities. Antonis currently is the President of ESN HMU Crete, advocating towards the causes of ESN.
Spyros Megremis
Undergraduate student, Dept of Agriculture, HMU
Spyros Megremis is an undergraduate student in the Department of Agriculture at HMU who participated in the Erasmus+ BIP “Future Food: From an Innovative Idea to a Sustainable Product” at Utenos Kolegija, Lithuania, in May 2026.
Gebretsadik Kiros Lema
Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Gebretsadik Kiros Lema is a Lecturer and Researcher in the School of Public Health at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Holding a BSc in Public Health and an MPH in Reproductive Health, his work focuses on maternal, reproductive and child health and population studies, with numerous published studies across the Tigray region.
From Ethiopia to Greece: Our Erasmus+ Journey at Hellenic Mediterranean University
Assefa Ayalew Gebreslassie
Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Assefa Ayalew Gebreslassie is a public health and nursing specialist from Ethiopia. A registered nurse with a BSc in Public Health and an MPH in Reproductive Health, he has over a decade of experience across primary health care, clinical practice and NGO programmes, focusing on reproductive and public health, health-worker training and programme evaluation.
From Ethiopia to Greece: Our Erasmus+ Journey at Hellenic Mediterranean University
Filitsa Laoumzi
Nursing student, HMU
Filitsa Laoumzi is a nursing student at HMU who took part in the ESN buddy programme for an academic year, serving as a buddy for three incoming students. In 2026 Filitsa completed an Erasmus at the University of Oviedo, Spain, at the University Hospital of Asturias, gaining experience in two different clinics there.
