Announcements
FORTH’s 2024 Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching goes to Professor Andreas G. Boudouvis, former Rector at the NTUA
The 34th award ceremony for the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching in memory of Vassilis Xanthopoulos and Stefanos Pnevmatikos will take place on Wednesday, 18 December 2024, in the Old Parliament in Athens. The Prize will be awarded by Η.Ε. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, to Andreas G. Boudouvis, Professor of the Chemical Engineering School and former Rector at the National Technical University of Athens.
The work of Andreas G. Boudouvis will be presented by the Professor of the National Technical University of Athens, George Gazetas. Professor Boudouvis will then give a talk on the following topic:
Experiences as a teacher and as a student
This year marks 34 years since FORTH has established the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching, an institution that annually rewards excellence and dedication to university teaching.
The award stands in memory of Vassilis Xanthopoulos and Stefanos Pnevmatikos, two inspiring professors and brilliant scientists at the University of Crete, who were murdered on the evening of November 27, 1990, while teaching an advanced graduate seminar.
For further information:
Mavrantoni Kalliroi,
V. Xanthopoulos- St. Pnevmatikos Award Committee,
Foundation for Research and Technology- HELLAS
Tel. 00302810391509, Email: kalliroi@admin.forth.gr