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Joanna Poyago-Theotoky
Joanna Poyago-Theotoky is an economist and researcher, currently a full professor at thUniversity of Salento a visiting fellow at the Australian National University and a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia. Previously, she has held positions at the University of St Andrews, University of Nottingham, University of Bristol, Loughborough University and La Trobe University, Melbourne. She has served as a member of the Economics Learning Standards Working Party commissioned by the Australian Government to develop new learning standards for Economics Bachelor and Master's degrees. She was born on the island of Corfu, Κέρκυρα and is descendantof an old and noble political Corfiot family, the Theotokis, as well as the Dousmani family ( Sofoklis Dousmanis, Viktor Dousmanis). Her research interests lie in the areas of Industrial organization (especially Technological innovation, R&D cooperation and research joint ventures, technology and environmental p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and institutes. ANU is regarded as one of the world's leading universities, and is ranked as the number one university in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere by the 2022 QS World University Rankings and second in Australia in the ''Times Higher Education'' rankings. Compared to other universities in the world, it is ranked 27th by the 2022 QS World University Rankings, and equal 54th by the 2022 ''Times Higher Education''. In 2021, ANU is ranked 20th (1st in Australia) by the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS). Established in 1946, ANU is the only university to have been created by the Parliament of Australia. It traces its origins to Canberra University College, which was established in 1929 and was integrated into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Dousmanis
Viktor Dousmanis ( el, Βίκτωρ Δούσμανης, 1861–1949) was a Hellenic Army officer, who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He distinguished himself as a staff officer during the Balkan Wars and became a leading monarchist during the National Schism, serving three terms as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff. Life He was born in Corfu in 1861, a descendant of a branch of the Dushmani family that had emigrated to the island in the 15th century; he is the elder brother of Sofoklis Dousmanis and grandson of Antonio Dusmani. He entered the Hellenic Military Academy, from which he graduated on 11 July 1883 as an Engineer 2nd Lieutenant. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1886 and Captain in 1890, he participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 as an officer in the staff of the Army of Thessaly under the Greek Commander-in-Chief, Crown Prince Constantine. After the war, he was charged with writing the official report. In 1899–1904, he served as section head of the Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Of The University Of Bristol
This is a list of University of Bristol people, including a brief description of their notability. This list includes not just former students but persons who are or have been associated with the university, including former academics, Chancellors, and recipients of honorary degrees. Staff and academics Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors Alumni Government and politics United Kingdom International The Law * Alexander Cameron, English Barrister *Sir Richard Field, English High Court Judge, Academic of University of British Columbia, University of Hong Kong, McGill University * Louisa Ghevaert, British family law lawyer *Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English judge and first woman to be appointed as the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of University (2004-2016) * Sir Stephen Laws, British lawyer and civil servant who served as the First Parliamentary Counsel (2006-2012) *Victoria Sharp, English Lady Justice of Appeal and Vice-Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academics Of The University Of Bristol
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumulation, dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
