International distinctions / Awards

Elected Fellow , in The International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), Dec. 2021 – George I. Mantanis .

Best reviewer award, 2019, 12th EUROMED CONFERENCE , Business Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 18-20, 2019 - Karagouni Glykeria .

Award for outstanding contribution in reviewing, Journal of Cleaner Production , Elsevier, 2017 - Καραγκούνη Γλυκερία .

Co-Editor in the prestigious scientific journal 'Wood Material Science & Engineering' (Taylor & Francis) from 01/12/2017 - Mantanis George

Best Innovative Paper Award: Papadopoulos, I., G., Karagouni, M. Trigkas, C. Nakos and K. Bekou, 2016. Constraints and Facilitators of Social Entrepreneurship Development in Mountainous Areas: The Case of Pyli in Greece (abstract). 2nd Los Angeles International Business & Social Science Research Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28-30, October 2016, ISBN 978-0-9946029-0-9, pp 33.

Best Innovative Paper Award: Trigkas, M, Papadopoulos, I., G., Karagouni, D. Lazaridou, 2016. Social Entrepreneurship in Selected Areas : The AITHIKOS Project in Greece (abstract). 2nd Los Angeles International Business & Social Science Research Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28-30, October 2016, ISBN 978-0-9946029-0-9, pp 37-38. (Best Innovative Paper Award).

Invitation of Professor I. Papadopoulos as Conference Chair at 2nd Los Angeles International Business & Social Science Research Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28-30 , October 2016 (Honorary plaque).

The work of K. Ninika won the first prize in the 2016 Sustainable Transport Competition from the Scottish Transport Authority (SCOTTISH TRANSPORT AWARDS 2016) for energy recovery in the Glasgow Underground. Contribution to Sustainable Transport. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport - Ground Water and Air Heat Source System on the Subway. https://www.transporttimes.co.uk/news.php/THE-SCOTTISH-TRANSPORT -AWARDS-2016-WINNERS-ANNOUNCED-130 / - http://www.spt.co.uk/2016/06/spt-success-at-scottish-transport-awards/

" Highly Commended Track Chairs Award " at the 7th EUROMED Conference (18-19 / 10/2014) for the contribution to the coordination, the crisis of the works , in attracting and guiding many researchers and works etc. of the thematic unit "Innovation & Entrepreneurship", (the thematic unit was distinguished among the 76 that were established at the 7th EUROMED Conference) - Karagouni Glykeria .

Selection of Lykidi Charalambou after a crisis (among 180 nominations of young researchers from European countries) to present the results of the research activity in the context of doctoral studies in the forum Young Researchers Forum in the framework of the 8th International Conference FTP-C8: 'Inspiring Horizons - A new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Forest-based Sector' 11 - 14 March 2013, Barcelona, ​​Spain. (Out of 180 nominations, only the top 10 were selected for oral presentation).

1st award - Best PhD student paper award: Karagouni G ., A. Protogerou, Y. Caloghirou, (2012) “Autotelic Capabilities and their impact on technological capabilities: a focus on production technologies ”Book Proceedings of the 5th Annual International EuroMed Conference of Building New Business Models For Success Through Competitiveness and Responsibility, ISBN: 978-9963-711-07-9, October 4th-5th, Glion- Montreux, Switzerland http://emrbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014 /09/euromed-newsletter-006.pdf

Highly commended student paper award: Karagouni G ., (2011). “Autotelic Capabilities and Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low Tech Sectors”, 4th Annual EuroMed Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, ISBN: 978-9963-711-01-7, pp 946-949, October 20th-21st, 2011, Elounda, Crete, Greece

Papadopoulos, I., Karagouni, G ., M. Trigkas and E. Platogianni, 2010.Green Marketing. The case of Greece in certified and sustainable managed timber products. was recognized as one of the 6 best original works in the world among the 250 that were evaluated in total after a double "blind" crisis and were presented at the 2nd Annual International EuroMed Conference of Managerial and Entrepreneurial Developments in the Mediterranean, Salerno, Italy (26-28 / 10/2010).