This course is designed for educators, school leaders, researchers, policymakers, and education technology specialists seeking to deepen their understanding of AI’s role in modern education and to apply innovative, responsible, and human-centered approaches to teaching and learning.

• Dr. Dimitris Koulentianos, Physicist, Research & Development Department, Ellinogermaniki Agogi. Holds a Ph.D. degree in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher in USA and Germany. His research interests focus on the integration of AI in the educational process, as well as in the development of a trustworthiness assessment framework to manage and mitigate the risks associated with the use of AI in education.
  Μs. Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, Greek Philologist, Research & Development Department, Ellinogermaniki Agogi. Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Greek Philology and a Master’s in Information and Communication Technologies in Εducation from the University of Athens. She has participated in various funded projects related to designing educational scenarios and implementing innovative tools and learning approaches in class. With a deep interest in AI’s potential to transform education, she continues to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance teaching and learning processes.
• Μs. Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, Greek Philologist, Research & Development Department, Ellinogermaniki Agogi. Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Greek Philology and a Master’s in Information and Communication Technologies in Εducation from the University of Athens. She has participated in various funded projects related to designing educational scenarios and implementing innovative tools and learning approaches in class. With a deep interest in AI’s potential to transform education, she continues to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance teaching and learning processes.
• Prof. Dr. Dimitris Apostolou, Informatics Department of the University of Piraeus and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, National Technical University of Athens. His research concerns decision support and intelligent systems. His professional experience focuses on the design and management of large-scale IT projects. He has coordinated several EU-funded research and innovation projects and participated in more than twenty ones. He has more than 50 publications in journals such as IEEE Intelligent Systems, International Journal of Information Management, Expert Systems with Application, Journal of Knowledge Management, Internet Research, more than 60 publications in conference proceedings and one book published by Springer-Verlag. He holds a PhD on electrical and computer engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, an MSc in information technology from University College London, UK, an MSc in chemical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, and a Diploma Degree in chemical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. He is a member of the ΙΕΕΕ Computer Society and various national scientific and professional associations.
• Dr. Evangelia Anagnostopoulou, Senior Researcher, Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, National Technical University of Athens. Her research interests include AI in education, recommendation systems, persuasion, and personalization systems. She has been working on several R&D projects. She holds a PhD in personalized persuasive technologies for behavioral change from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), an MSc in Medical Informatics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Diploma degree in Informatics and Telecommunications from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
• Mr. Nikolaos Antonios Grammatikos, Ph.D. candidate, University of Piraeus & Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, National Technical University of Athens. He holds a BSc and an MSc degree in data science from the Department of Informatics of the University of Piraeus. His thesis is on Graph and Network Analytics entitled Citation Network Analysis. Nikolaos has worked as a software engineer, mainly addressing issues in the banking sector and developing webapps, for business needs. His current research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science.
• Dr. Jan M. Pawlowski is Professor for Business Information Systems at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences since 2014. After his Dissertation and Habilitation (Business Information Systems) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, he was professor for Global Information Systems at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. He was founder of an enterprise for quality management and certification (Delzert) and chaired a private research institute for Knowledge Management and E-Learning in Seoul, Korea. He focuses on teaching and research in Business Information Systems, in particular from a global perspective in the fields of competence, innovation and knowledge management.
• Ms. Lana Sattelmaier, scientific researcher at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences, Ph.D. candidate (Information Systems) at the University of Jyväskylä. Her current research explores the integration of artificial intelligence within educational frameworks, aiming to enhance learning environments and prepare students for a future with advanced technologies. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human-Machine Interaction and a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Lana’s experience includes working in a FabLab, where her involvement led to obtaining a diploma in additive manufacturing from the FabAcademy in 2021.
• Dr. Kati Clements (PhD in Information Systems Science) is research project coordinator at the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä and visiting professor of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. She has worked in and coordinated various European and global projects in the field of Learning Technologies and Open Education since 2005. Currently she is coordinating technology enhanced learning projects in topics like digitalization of rural schools, competence development of AI and emerging technologies for teachers and mitigation of technostress in classrooms. Clements was also coordinating Horizon2020 project for innovative procurement of Learning Technologies “Learning Technology Accelerator (LEA)” due to which she is still the leader of LEA schools’ network. Currently, her main research fields are innovation technology procurement for schools, AI in education, Learning analytics, and Sustainable Value Co-Creation of digital services in retail. Clements has also managed and coordinated several projects in Finnish-Chinese collaboration on education e-Business (Next Generation e-Textbooks, eBEREA, SINOFINN Capstone and Artificial Intelligence in eBusiness).
• Μr. Antti Ruonala, PhD Candidate, He has MA from Aalto Univeity of Art, Design and Architecture Media Lab. His master thesis covered design of two research projects about bio-signal augmented virtual reality environments for meditation and he has worked previously with HCI-group of University of Helsinki with novel interfaces and healthtech. He is currently working in JYU Information technology department on dissertation about facilitating artificial intelligence in secondary level education, through AIware-project.
• Dr. Sofoklis Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi: Director of the Ellinogermaniki Agogi Center for Science Teachers Training. His main research field is the design, application, and evaluation of digital media environments that could bridge the gap between formal and informal science learning. He has been involved in a long series of EC joint research and technology funded projects.

Course fee

The course fee for all ESIA Summer Schools is 480€ (80€/per day) and fully within the funding opportunities of the Erasmus+ Programme.

The course fee covers:

• Expert lecturers for lectures, seminars and workshops
• All materials and equipment needed for the course
• Participation in the social programme & excursions (e.g. Sunset and dinner at Cape Sounio, excursion to the Acropolis and visit to the Acropolis Museum and dinner in downtown Athens, traditional night and farewell dinner, etc.)

Subsistence & accommodation

The Summer School will be held at Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows, an A-class/ 4-star sea-side hotel which stretches on the golden, sandy beach of the Marathon Bay, near the historic location of Marathon, at the outskirts of Athens.

ESIA has made special arrangement with the hotel and are happy to offer to all participants a single or double room with all-inclusive services (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and free of charge services for outdoors sports and recreational activities).

The costs for subsistence are also within the ceilings of the Erasmus+ programme for KA1 mobility actions.

ACCOMMODATION AT GOLDEN COAST HOTEL 2025 (Indicative prices)

COST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS (All Inclusive)

• Per person in SINGLE:  140 €/per night
• Per person in DOUBLE:  98 €/per night

Extra persons (All Inclusive)

• TRIPLE room: 88 €/per person/per night

EXTRA SERVICES (the following refers to other project participants that don’t pay the course fee)

TOURS & EXCURSIONS

Cape Sounio Tour (Price:  100 €/per person)
Monday @ 18:00
Includes:

• • Transport by bus (Golden Coast – Cape Sounio – Golden Coast)
  • Guided tour of Poseidon temple with Professional and Lisensed guide
  • Entrance fees of the Temple of Poseidon
  • Lunch at local tavern
  • All taxes

Athens tour & Acropolis Museum (Price: 123 €/per person)
Wednesday @ 16:00
Includes:

• • Transport by bus (Golden Coast – Athens – Golden Coast)
  • Short panoramic tour by bus of historic center of Athens
  • Services of a Professional and licensed guide
  • Entrance fees of Acropolis museum
  • Lunch at local tavern
  • All taxes

+ Entrance fees to the Acropolis Archaeological Site ticket cost of 30 €/per person.
+ Entrance fees to the Sounio Archaeological Site ticket cost of 20 €/per person.

*** The above prices are calculated based on current costs, tickets to museums / archeological sites, fuel cost, VAT

The Summer School will be held at Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows, an A-class/ 4-star sea-side hotel which stretches on the golden, sandy beach of the Marathon Bay, near the historic location of Marathon, at the outskirts of Athens.

It is the area of Marathon, that has hosted since the times of myths when Theseus killed the terrible bull of Marathon, to the times of the Persian wars and the Battle of Marathon, further on to our days and the marathon race and Marathon Run, the emblematic symbol of man’s quest for freedom and the will to defend his most noble deeds which constitute the foundations of the Human civilization. The plethora of natural, historical sites and museums of the area reveal in all details this unique historical voyage.

Participants are expected to arrive through the Athens International Airport, approximately 25 km (15,53 miles) distance from the hotel.

Learn More…

School Heads and Teachers participation in the summer courses can be funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme.

In case your school or organization does not have the funds to cover the costs of your participation in the Summer School, there is another option: you can apply to be funded by by the ERASMUS+ Programme.

Please note that the Erasmus+ KA1 application can only be submitted by the school or the organization – no individual applications can be submitted.

The deadline for application is February 19, 2025.

What is ERASMUS+?

Erasmus+ is the European Commission’s Programme for education, training, youth, and sport for the period 2021-2027. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for the mobility of learners and staff and cooperation across the education, training, and youth sectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules and a structure that aims to streamline the administration of the programme.

Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (KA1) provides a unique opportunity for teachers, headmasters, trainers, and other staff of educational institutions to participate in international training courses in different European countries. Schools, universities, vocational education and training, and adult education organizations are all eligible to receive full funding to attend courses under a KA1 mobility grant. The Erasmus+ KA1 grant covers all the costs to attend teacher training courses: including travel, subsistence, and course fee.

For up-to-date information about Erasmus+ please check the Programme’s website. Your school will need to apply to your country’s National Agency, who is also the one who will evaluate the proposal. Therefore, your National Agency is also a very good point to start for more information.

Don’t forget to go through the the New Programme Guide and you will have all you need to know.

The steps to apply for an Erasmus+ KA1 School Education Staff Mobility grant are:

1. Fill in the registration form to our Summer School with your details. This is an individual registration form, so if there are more than one participant from the same school, each one will have to submit a separate registration form. This way you have reserved a slot in the course in case your application for Erasmus+ funding is successful!
2. Register your school/organization here: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-esc/index/ , if not already registered.
3. Check the compliance with the programme criteria
4. Check the financial conditions
5. Fill in and submit the application form
6. Respect the deadline
7. Do not forget to inform us as soon as you get notified from your National Agency whether your grant application is accepted or rejected.

You can find all related information about submitting an Erasmus+ Application HERE.

We will be happy to guide you through the process.