Chrysakis Manolis

Dr Chrysakis Emmanuel is a Research Director at the National Centre for Social Research (E.K.K.E). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Timisoara Romania and a M.Sc. in Production and Work Management from the same University. He has extensive professional experience in Social & Health Policy initial, post-secondary and continuing education and vocational training, especially in VET building capacity, curriculum development and in the framework of EU Phare projects, as well as significant research and academic experience in Social Policy, Social Economy, Social Enterprises and NGOs development, including Local Employment Action Plans and SME development issues. He has also extensive experience in conducting empirical studies in using research instruments, methodologies and qualitative methods of social research on labour market and skills deficits. Finally he hands on experience on issues related to labour market policies and social exclusion, as well as extensive teaching experience in Higher Education Institutions (TEI of Athens, University of Patras, University of Western Attica, Unversity of Macedonia).

Dr Chrysakis is   an Academic Expert & Evaluator at the European Agency for Culture, Education and Audio-visual (EACEA) for the assessment of proposals and evaluation of final reports of projects under the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme (1999-2006),  Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013), KA4, KA1 – Call for proposals EACEA/16/2011: Promoting the Integration of Roma in and through Education @011-2013). Dr Chrysakis has published an adequate number of papers relating to Social [policy, social economy, poverty, employment, unemployment, education and training and social exclusion from the labour market. He has also participated in  several congresses and other scientific activities, as well as in evaluation  projects  on labour market, vocational training and social policy issues.