Theme: Eunoia

The road from “I” to “we”. A road that today seems like a labyrinthe. But, how can we balance between independence and collectivity? What are we entitled to, or rather, what do we believe we deserve? How can our actions shape the world?

Eunoia (εὖ + νους), “beautiful mind”

A small word, with numerous and large meanings unfolding in front of our eyes. Eunoia is acceptance, sympathy. But, foremost, eunoia is faith to the human being, the unselfish willing for initial and, consequently, social embellishment. It is a way of thinking and simultaneously a spare to humans and things: it means desire for existence, life, evolution.

Many Greek philosophers talked about eunoia as a meaning of rhetoric, which reflects the relationship of trust between speaker and listeners. Being more inter-affiliated, we are more ready and more powerful to discipline our big questions and to find solutions instead
of obstacles.

Have we ever wondered how often we meet eunoia? Is it probably one of the merits we lack in order to overcome the problems that we have as society and to move one step further? It is not measurable or certain. However, it is easily expressed in small or large daily transactions.

The yarn of eunoia unfolds in front of us, asking a fundamental question: Finally, shall I or shall we?

University of Crete
Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης, Πανεπιστημιούπολη Βουτών, Βασιλικά Βουτών, Ηράκλειο
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Ηράκλειο, Kriti, 70013
Greece

Andronikos Koutroumpelis

Writer and Researcher at "Ellinika Hoaxes"

Andronikos Koutroumpelis is a student at the Department of Information Technologies at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He is currently working at “Ellinika Hoaxes”; a project about detection of fake news. He has worked as a business and web developer in education and as a photographer-producer of short films for advertising campaigns. He has also co-organised a volunteer work concerning the refugee crisis and human trafficking.

Angeliki Asimaki

Cardiac Pathology Researcher

Dr Angeliki Asimaki has studied at University College London and Harvard University, USA. She is a clinical researcher in the field of cardiac pathology at St. George’s University in London. Her work includes numerous publications in scientific magazines and is recognized with several highly competitive young investigator awards. Among others, she has contributed to the discovery of a new drug for patients with irregular heartbeat.

Athena Demertzi

Psychology Researcher at University of Liege

Athena Demertzi graduated from the Faculty of Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and now she works as Psychology Researcher at University of Liege, Belgium. Her scientific subject is about cognitive and clinical neuroscience, aiming at understanding the nervous basis of consciousness and self-concentration in health and diseases. Currently, she is involved in aesthetic cross interactions, the nervous substrate of unconscious states and brain function beyond typical physical constraints such as lack of gravity.

Dimitris Sideris

Musician

Eri Ioannidou

Forensic Psychologist

Eri Ioannidou studied Psychology at the University of Crete and holds a MSc Degree on Forensic Psychology from Maastricht University in Netherlands. She teachers Forensic Psychology at Hellenic American College-Hellenic American University and organizes seminars related to this topic. Her scientific interests are about stress and business exhaustion of penal employees, people’s perception of corruption, and opinions about psychopathy.

George Tsiakalakis

Communications manager, Positive Voice

George Tsiakalakis acts as communications manager at Positive Voice; the Greek Association of People Living with HIV. He has taken on responsibilities of representing the association to the institutional sector and the state, of coordinating the awareness campaigns concerning issues with HIV and sexual health and, lastly, of the planning and implementation of the strategies for the Testing and Prevention Center “Checkpoint”.

Konstantina Bethani

Founder & CEO | Creative and Marketing Director, Tenebra Studios

Konstantina Bethani has graduated from the Department of Political Science, University of Crete and has been involved in Political Intelligence. Together with Thanos Georgoulis, they have founded Tenebra Studios, the first indepedent greek video games production company. Both of them are teaching Web and Games Development at New York College, Greece.

Manolis Ladoukakis

Professor of Evolution Biology, University of Crete

Manolis Ladoukakis got his Degree on Biology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He continued his studies in the field of Marine Biology and got his PhD Diploma at University of Crete. He worked in a post-doctoral position at Marie Curie Centre for the Study of Evolution, University of Sussex. He has also worked at School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex and at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, RI, USA . He has been a professor, specialized in Evolution Biology, at University of Crete since 2007.

Nikos Roukoudis

Firefighter

Nikos Roukoudis studied History and Ethnology at Democritus University of Thrace. Ηe also holds a Degree on Scuba Diving and is trained in First Aid. In 2012 he was accepted at the Fire Department and executes his duty as a firefighter since then.

Odette Varon-Vassard

Ηistorian of Resistance, Holocaust and sephardic diaspora

Dr Odette Varon-Vassard (born in Athens, Greece) is an historian of Resistance, Holocaust and the sephardic diaspora and a Senior lecturer at the Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG, Athens). She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA), in the Department of History and Archaeology, where she received her PhD in contemporary Greek History, and at the Institute of Modern Greek at the University of Sorbonne, Paris IV, France, where she received a Master’s Degree. As Senior Lecturer/Advisor she taught the course of “Greek History” at the Department of Greek Civilization, in the Hellenic Open University (2001-2017). She has participated in many international conferences and published several books and articles based on her research, in Greek, French and English, and in 2006 she was honoured with the distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture.

Stavroula Tsinorema

Professor of Modern & Contemporary Philosophy and Bioethics, University of Crete

Stavroula Tsinorema is a professor of modern philosophy and bioethics at the University of Crete. Her research is centered on ethics and social philosophy, bioethics, epistemology, cognition and linguistics. She has acted twice as director of the Department of Social Studies and Philosophy and is a leading member of the research facilities in Philosophy at the University of Crete.

Thanasis Georgoulis

Founder & CTO | Lead Programmer and Producer, Tenebra Studios

Thanasis Georgoulis has studied Applied Mathematics at the University of Athens and has worked as an IT Specialist, a Programmer and a Reporter.

Thines

Musicians

Vangelio Fasoulaki

Musician - Artist

Vassilis Zoulias

Fashion Designer & Entrepreneur

Vassilis Zoulias started his career as a fashion editor in many fashion magazines, such as Vogue Greece and twenty years later, he worked as a fashion designer. In 2002, he created his own boutique in Athens introducing extravagant shoes, bags, hats and limited editions. He is now one of the greatest greek fashion designers and has worked in many countries, with many well known celebrities, women and politicians to be his clients.