I.GENERAL INFORMATION
Name: Lois Labrianidis
Father’s name: Panayiotis
Place of birth: Thessaloniki
Place of residence: 24 Leof. Vassileos Georgiou B’, 11635 Pagkrati Athensi, Greece
E-mail: loisl@uom.edu.gr ; ektelestikos@panteion.gr
Specialisation: Economic Geography-Regional Development
Profession: Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Macedonia
webpage - https://labrianidis.gr/en
ORCID - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0619-6924
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/lois-labrianidis-0b760916/
2. EDUCATION
1972-1977 Diploma in Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1977-1978 Μaster of Αrts in Urban and Regional Studies, University of Sussex
1978-1983 Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Geography, London School of Εconomics and Ρolitical Sciences (LSΕ) title: “Industrial location in capitalist societies: the tobacco industry in Greece, 1880-1980”
Languages English, French (fair)
3. RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1998 – 2021 Professor, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia
2015 – 2019 Secretary General for Strategic and Private Investments, Ministry of Economy and Development (07/04/2015 – 17/07/2019)
2014 – 2017 Adjunct professor, Hellenic Open University, Business Administration and Organizations
2004 Academic Visitor, School of Geography, University of Oxford
1995 Academic Visitor, Department of Geography, London School of Economics (LSE)
1993 Academic Visitor, Department of Geography, London School of Economics (LSE)
1993 – 1998 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia
1989 – 1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia
1988 – 1990 Lecturer (Presidential Decree 407/80, Assistant Professor rank), Department of Social Anthropology, University of the Aegean
1986 – 1988 Special Scientist, Division of Spatial and Urban Planning and Design, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1985 – 1988 Research Associate, Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE), Thessaloniki Branch
1986 – 1987 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Graduate School of Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki (ABSTH)
1985 – 1986 Adjunct Lecturer at the Technological Institute of Education (TEI) of Thessaloniki, School of Management and Economics, Department of Management
4. Administrative activities as academic:
June 2025 – Aug. 2028 Executive Director, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
1995 – 2021: Director of the Regional Development and Policy Research Unit - PAMAK (EMPAP) (Government Gazette 725, issue B’ / 09.03.2017)
1999-31.08.21 Professor Department of Economics, University of Macedonia.
2015 – 2019 Secretary General for Strategic and private Investments, Ministry of Economy and Development (7/4/2015- 17/7/2019)
1995 - today Head of the Regional Development and Policy Research Unit (RDPRU)
1993-1999 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia.
2010 - 2013 (Member) General Assembly of the Dept. of Regional Economic Development, University of Central Greece
2010 - 2013 (Member) Senate of the University of Central Greece
2008 - 2010 (Member) General Assembly of the Dept. of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
5. AREAS OF LIABILITY AS GENERAL SECRETARY
1. Coordination of the drafting of the Development Law (Law 4399/2016)
2. Development of a new system for evaluating and controlling investment projects and the process of setting up the Register of Auditors
3. Participation in the writing of the "National Development Strategy" (2018)
4. Amendment of Law (Law 3427/2005) on “Business Centers”
5. Amendments to the law on the granting of a visa to foreigners for the purpose of creating an investment
6. Development of the "Knowledge and Cooperation Bridges" initiative concerning the brain drain
7. Coordination of the drafting of the Law on "Strategic Investments" (Law 4608/2019)
8. Development of the Initiative "for the Support of SMEs" cooperation with: National Documentation Center, Central Chamber of Commerce, GESEVE, ESEE (Law 4608/2019)
9. Development of an initiative to support enterprises in Less Developed Areas (Law 4608/2019)
10. 2017 - 2019 Participation in the cooperation Committee between the Ministry of Economy & Development and the Banks
11. 2017 Member of the Committee on Experts on the Economics of Education, Ministry of Education (Government Gazette 173 12/4/17)
12. 2017 Member of the Commission on the "evolution of the TEI of Athens and Piraeus". Ministerial decision (20/6/17)
13. 2017 -2019 Member of the Board of Directors of Entrepreneurship II (TEPICH II)
14. 2016 - 2019 Member of the Board of Directors of ETVA - Piraeus Industrial Area
15. 2016 -2019 Development Council, Ministry of Economy and Development: Member of the Scientific Committee, Chair of the Social Partners Group.
6. Member of Editorial Boards of peer reviewed journals
- 2012- 2016 member of the International Advisory Board of Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
- 2008-2013 Member of the Editorial Board in European Urban and Regional Studies
- 2001-today. Editorial Advisor in Geographies
- 1999-today. Member of the Editorial Committee in Topos (Review of spatial development, planning and environment)
- 1999-today. Member of the Editorial Committee in Panepistimio
- 1990-98. Editorial Advisor in Topos (Review of urban and regional planning).
- 1988-97. Associate/Corresponding Editor in Capital and Class (Journal of the Conference of Socialist Εconomists).
7. Referee in peer reviewed journals
International: Government and Policy, Geografiska Annaler B, GeoJournal, Journal of Rural Studies, Regional Studies, International Migration, South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Regional Studies, Sociological Perspectives, South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, European Urban and Regional Studies, European Planning Studies, Journal of International Migration and Integration
Greek: Επιθεώρηση Αγροτικών Μελετών, Tόπος, Τεχνικά Χρονικά, To BHMA των Koινωνικών Επιστημών, Γεωγραφίες, Αειχώρος.
8. Evaluator of research proposals
- 2024. Chair of the Evaluation Committee for post-doctoral proposals in social sciences at ELID
- 2014 Assessor of HORIZON proposals (in Brussel
- 2009- 2011. Assessor of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY
- 2003. Research Committee of the University of Thessaly
- 2003. Research Committee of the University of the Aegean
- 2003 European Science Foundation 4/8/2003
- 1997. European Union Research Programs (Directorate-General XII) program "Targeted Socio-Economic Research", 2-9.2.97, Brussels.
- 1997. Research Programs "Combating exclusion from the labor market", Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance, Athens, 9-12.6.97
- 1996. Research Programs General Secretariat for Research and Technology - EPET II Sectoral Announcement 1, Subprogram 1, Athens, 3-4.7.96.
