Athanasios D. Koustelios

Athanasios D. Koustelios is a professor of Sport and Recreation Management in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science. He was the President of the Hellenic Association of Sport Management from 2002 to 2003, and from 2004 to 2006, he was the Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the University of Thessaly, in Greece.

Biography

Anthanasios Koustelios was the first Editor of the Greek e-journal, “Sport & Recreation Management”, from 2003 to 2006. He is the scientific coordinator of a national project aiming to develop and promote nationwide “Sport for All” programs that is funded by the Ministry of Health. Athanasios Koustelios has published a large number of research papers for internationally acclaimed journals in the areas of organization behaviour, and human resource management in sport and educational organizations. He frequently reviews over ten scientific journals and is currently a member of multiple scientific organizations. He has been involved in setting up the first European Master Program in Sport Tourism, titled International Master in Sport Tourism Engineering (IMISTE).

Education

Athanasios Koustelios received his diploma in Physical Education and Sport Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received his PhD from the Victoria University of Manchester.

Learn More

ICD - "An interview with Athanasios D. Koustelios , Vice-Rector, University of Thessaly, Greece." The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy (December 2013).

ICD - "Sport as a Means of Cultural Diplomacy." The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy (December 2013).

External links and References

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?athanasios-d-koustelios