Emeritus Professor
soulsot@uniwa.gr
Economics of Health and Social Protection
fmr Expert at the Directorate of OECD in Social Affairs, European Commission
fmr Vice President of the Committee of Experts for the reform of Greek National Health System
fmr Advisor of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour
fmr National Representative to the International Labour Office(ILO) and to the International Social Security Association(AISS)
Research Associate at the Foundation of Biomedical Research Academy of Athens
fmr Vice President of the Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands
Vice President of the Research Committee of TEI of Athens
Principal Investigator of Publishing Series
Dr. Sotirios Soulis is a former Professor in the sector of Social Policy (Business Administration Department) and an ex Director of M.Sc. “Management of Health and Social Care Services” of West Attica University. He holds a PhD in Health and Social Protection Economics (1982) from University of Dijon, France.
He also is an ex vice Rector and expert of OECD. He has represented the country in International Organizations such as: OECD, EU, International Labor Office (ILO) and International Social Security Association (ISSA). He has worked as a Scientific Advisor at Ministry of Labor (OAED) in Social Security, Demographic and Family Policy and at Ministry of Health in Greece.
During his academic career, he has undertaken significant research (over 60 research projects) with national and international bodies in subjects such as: Occupational Health and Safety, Demography, Inequalities, Economics and Health Policies, Unemployment, Family Policy, Migration, Economic-Technical Studies of Operational Hospital Systems, Process Modeling, Quality of Life, Distance Education, Cost of Medical Acts, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, e-Health and Social Care Networks. During the last 25 years he has been active in the field of authored and he is the scientific director of the publishing series “Social Sciences and Health” (Papazisis Publications)”.