12 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Twenty-five educators from across Europe spent five days in Athens turning inclusion from a principle into everyday classroom practice. Here is what the week looked like — and what participants took home.
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Twenty-five educators from across Europe spent five days in Athens turning inclusion from a principle into everyday classroom practice. Here is what the week looked like — and what participants took home.
See upcoming academies →Sep 2026
Applications are open for our five-day course on embedding the green transition into any subject or training programme. Confirmed dates in November, more in the new year.
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A new seaside academy on the Peloponnese coast joins our flagship staff programme. Theme and full programme to be announced — register your interest now.
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A look back at this summer’s hospitality and culinary placements in Athens — what worked, what we changed, and what coordinators say makes the difference.
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Yioula holds a BA in Mechanical Engineering while she has completed her postgraduate studies in Renewable Energy at Heriot-Watt University. For the last 10 years, she has been designing, organizing and monitoring professional training programs. She has managed more than 15 national projects focusing on the empowerment of unemployed people, people of different ages, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups to remain or enter the job market. The EU-funded projects she has managed focus on education, social economy and entrepreneurship. She loves travelling and music and very often combines them by attending concerts abroad. She speaks Greek (mother tongue) and English fluently.
Nina is a Theatre Studies graduate of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. For the past six years she has worked in project and operations management in the social and educational sectors, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing the logistics of training programmes and personally guiding more than 1,000 beneficiaries towards their goals. Her focus on measurable social impact earned her project the Bravo Sustainability Award in 2025. At AKMI, she is driven by the chance to shape meaningful educational journeys and international mobility experiences. Outside work, she volunteers with “Rainbow School Greece”, which advances inclusivity and equality in education, and is active in women’s empowerment networks such as “Lean In – Network Greece”. A proud mom and a restless spirit, she is a committed lifelong learner who explores creative and therapeutic writing. She is a native Greek speaker and fluent in English.
Christos Nistas is EU and Mobilities Project Manager at AKMI International. He coordinates European projects and international mobility programmes. He brings eight years of experience as National and EU Project Manager at the Development Centre of Thessaly (AKETH-DCT), where he designed, managed and delivered national and European-funded projects. An economics graduate of the University of Ioannina, he also has a background in research with the Hellenic Statistical Authority and in client-facing roles. He combines rigorous project management with a practical, people-first approach to every mobility he supports.
