2000-21: Expert Advisor to the Greek Government on tourism development and higher education
• Member, Tourism Investment Proposals Working Group, Ministry of Tourism, Greece (08/2020 to 01/2021)
• Member, Scientific Board of Quality Assurance in Tourism Education, Ministry of Tourism, Greece (03/2018 to 08/2020)
• Deputy Member, Advisory Scientific Committee on Tour Guides School Matters, Ministry of Tourism, Greece (03/2017 to 08/2020)
• Component Leader, Component IΙΙ.1.: Reviewing and upgrading the education and training curricula to revamp Greece's tourism know-how: this was part of the Technical Assistance Action to Support Tourism Planning and Policy for the Promotion of Sustainable Tourism Development in Greece (2017)
• Participation as an expert adviser in a Work Group established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to make policy recommendations for the restructuring of the Organisation of Tourism Education and Training in Greece (2011)
• Participation as the co-ordinator in a Work Group established by the Ministry of Tourism Development to advise on tourism education at a postgraduate level in Greece and selected European countries (2008)
• Participation as a reporter (rapporteur) in a Work Group established by the Ministry of Tourism Development to advise on the institutional framework of tourism education and vocational skills in Greece (2006)
• Advisor (on an ad hoc basis) on tourism policy and education issues to the Ministry of Development and the Ministry of Economics and Finance in Greece (2000-04)
• Participation in a Panel of Experts established by the Ministry of Education to evaluate proposals for EU financial assistance to tertiary education programmes in economics, business and tourism in Greece (2002)
2001-22: External Member of University Programme Validation Panels
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 4-year BA in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Atlantis College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (December 2022)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 4-year BA in Tourism, Leisure and Events Management at the University of Nicosia on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (March 2022)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of an institutional evaluation as well as of a 4-year BA in Business Administration at Mesoyios College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (January 2022)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 4-year BA in Hotel, Casino and Resort Management at Mesoyios College; a 2-year Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Operations and a 4-year BA in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Higher Hotel Institute of Cyprus on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (June 2021)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of a 2-year Diploma in Hospitality Operations Management and a 3-year Higher Diploma in Hotel Management at Mesoyios College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (March 2021)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of a 2-year Diploma and a 4-year BA in Hotel Management at American College and a 4-year BA in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Internapa College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (November 2020)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a MA in Leisure and Tourism Management at the College of Tourism and Hotel Management and a 4-year BA in Hotel Management at CTL Eurocollege on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (July 2020)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 2-year Diploma in Travel and Tourism Administration, a 3-year Higher Diploma in Hotel Administration and a 4-year BA in Hospitality Management at the College of Tourism and Hotel Management on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (January 2020)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 4-year BA in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Global College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2019)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 2-year Hospitality & Tourism Management Diploma at Atlantis College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2019)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 3-year Higher Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management at KES College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2018)
• Chair of the Evaluation Committee of a 1-year Certificate in Casino Management at CDA College Limassol on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2018)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the Master of Business Administration in Tourism at Neapolis University Paphos on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2017)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the 4-year BA in Tourism Management at Internapa College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2017)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the 4-year BA in Travel and Tourism Management at CDA College (Paphos and Larnaca) on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (2017)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the 4-year BA in International Hospitality with Tourism Management at City Unity College on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (September 2016)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the 2-year Diploma in Hotel Studies Management at the College of Tourism and Hotel Management on behalf of the Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education of the Republic of Cyprus (September 2016)
• Member of the Evaluation Committee of the MA Internship in International Tourism Hospitality and Event Management at UCLan Cyprus on behalf of the Private Universities Evaluation Committee of the Republic of Cyprus (2015)
• Member of Validation Panel for the Foundation Degrees in Business, Business and Finance, Business and Event Management, Business and Human Resource Management, Business and Leisure Management, Business and Management, Business and Marketing, Business and Sports Management, Business and Tourism Management offered by the Farnborough College of Technology (2002)
• Member of Validation Panel for the BA (Hons) Degrees in Business Administration (Sports Management), Business Administration (Events Management), Business Administration (Tourism Management), Business Administration (Leisure Management) offered by the Farnborough College of Technology (2002)
• Subject External Assessor in the MSc Programme in Tourism Management and Planning offered by Portsmouth University (2001)