Ioannis Golias ( el, Ιωάννης Γκόλιας) is a Greek academic and

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who was the former Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy in the

Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou The Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was formed following the resignation of the Syriza-ANEL coalition government on 20 August 2015, and the failure of opposition parties to form their own government. The cabinet was headed b ...

. He was also the

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of the

National Technical University of Athens The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...

Education

Golias received a diploma in civil engineering from the

in 1977, before completing a

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in transportation from

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in 1978. He then completed a PhD in transportation from

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in 1981.

Academic career

Golias is a member of the

Technical Chamber of Greece The Technical Chamber of Greece ( el, Τεχνικό Επιμελητήριο Ελλάδας) (TEE-TCG) is the Greek professional organization that serves as the official technical advisor of the Greek state and is responsible for awarding professio ...

, the World Conference on Transport Research Society, the

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, the Greek Road Federation, the Association of Civil Engineers of Greece and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers. From 1987 to 1991, Golias was a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the

. From 1991 to 1995, he was an assistant professor, and from 1995 to 2002 he was an associate professor. Since 2002, he has been a full professor in the department, and is also head of the Laboratory of Traffic Engineering. Golias served as the Head of the School of Civil Engineering from 2009 to 2013, and from 2013 to 2014 he was the Dean of the School of Civil Engineering. Golias became the

of the National Technical University of Athens in late 2014, but complained that he could not actually reach his office as the institution was under occupation. Golias responded to graffiti sprayed on the front of the facade of the National Technical University by saying that it shows: "a lack of good manners and culture, given that this is a monument".

Political career

At his handover ceremony, Golias said: "We are here to ensure that the country heads towards elections smoothly." His predecessor, Panos Skourletis, quipped that he hoped Golias's tenure would be even shorter than his own.

References

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