Konstantinos Samiotis

Dr. Konstantinos Samiotis is an Affiliated Professor of Management Science and Technology at Alba Graduate School of Business as well as the Academic Director of the Alba Online Programs since 2021. Dr. Konstantinos Samiotis is known for his knowledge, commitment and enthusiasm for the online business & management education and learning. He has taken various academic and professional roles in renowned international academic environments (Laureate International Education, IMD Business School, University of Law Business School, University of Liverpool, Anglia Ruskin University, The Open University, Aston Business School, etc.) which have enabled him to understand higher education dynamics and their digital transformation in modern times. He has worked for the development of learning models that take advantage of online technologies while meeting the needs of online students. His work concentrates on new strategies to address the boundaries of online enablements through the lens of technology-minded leaning audiences but also the contemporary learning management technological artifacts. During his academic employments Konstantinos has managed programmes, led and taught modules as well as supervised students’ work which spanned several business disciplines i.e. Organizational development, Project Management, Strategic Human Resources Management, Information Systems and Strategic Management of IT (MIS), Innovation and Change, Knowledge Management, E-Business, etc. Konstantinos also undertook extensive professional work on innovation and competitiveness by coordinating public funding mechanisms for strategic technological investments and reforms in the private sector. Lastly, he worked for several years in large research and technology development (RTD) projects (EU FP7, Horizon2020) both as researcher and project manager which enhanced his networking portfolio with partnerships from academic, technological and policy-making organizations across the globe.