HERMES Board Meeting @ AUEB Stats 2026

On April 24th, the Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business, was delighted to host the Higher Education and Research in Management of European Universities (HERMES) Strategic Board Meeting (Athens University of Economics and Business).

During the meeting, representatives from partner universities across Europe discussed:

• Research and educational collaborations
• International accreditations
• Double degree initiatives
• Erasmus+ and Blended Intensive Programmes
• Funded PhD, postdoctoral, and faculty mobility
• Workshops and doctoral networks
• Expansion of academic partnerships across the HERMES network.

 AUEB continues to play an active role within HERMES, having already established:

• 3 Double Degree agreements
• 2 Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes
• Ongoing negotiations for additional collaborations

We were honored to welcome our distinguished colleagues:

• Bernhard Schipp, Technische Universität Dresden, Professor of Econometrics, Study-abroad Coordinator/Head of International Relations
• Jana Peliova, Bratislava University of Economics and Business (EUBA) Business, Associate Professor of Public Finance and the Behavioral Aspects, Vice-Rector for Management of Academic Projects
• Jens Vogelgesang, University of Hohenheim, Professor of Communication Studies, HERMES Managing Director
• Enrico Prinz, EM Strasbourg Business School, Associate Professor in Finance (Accounting, Internal Controls, and Finance), Vice Dean (Accreditations, Internationalization, and Strategic Management), HERMES Treasurer
• Roxana Clodnitchi, Academia de Studii Economice din București, Associate Professor (Eco and Energy Economics and Decision Making)
• Kevin Campbell, University of Stirling, Senior Lecturer in Finance in Accounting & Finance, Director of the MSc in Investment Analysis, HERMES President
• Martin Meyer, University of Vaasa, Professor of Industrial Management, Vice-Rector for International Affairs
• Claudia Tarantola, Università degli Studi di Milano, Professor of Statistics, Former President of HERMES
• Babak Mehmanpazir, EM Strasbourg Business School - University of Strasbourg, Associate Professor of Economics (Strategy & Operational management), Dean of EM Strasbourg Business School
• Amrei Katharina N., University of Tübingen, International Affairs Manager
• Elodie Thevenet, EM Strasbourg Business School, Head of International Relations, Coordinator for International Mobility Programmes, HERMES Office Manager
• Ioannis Ntzoufras, Deputy Head, AUEB-Stats
• Alexandra Livada, Professor, AUEB-Stats
• Dimitris Karlis, Professor, AUEB-Stats
• Vasilis Chasiotis, Assistant Professor, AUEB-Stats

A sincere thank you to all participants for their commitment to strengthening European academic cooperation, as well as to our colleagues who led the hosting of the meeting!

https://hermes-universities.eu/

See you all in Lisbon!