Professor Fragkiskos Filippaios

Biography

Professor Fragkiskos Filippaios is currently a Professor of International Business at Essex Business School, University of Essex and the Deputy Director of South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS), one of the 14 ESRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP) in the United Kingdom. He has responsibility for Training, Employability and Development of over 180 doctoral students within the consortium and in collaboration with the Director is leading the DTP’s competitions. The period 2020 - 2023 he was a Professor of International Business at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. The period 2016-2019 he was the Associate Dean for the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Kent, managing the Faculty’s portfolio of postgraduate taught and research programmes focusing on the strategic development of provision for graduate education across academic schools (Business, Economics, Politics and International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology, Law & Psychology) and centres (Journalism & Professional Practice). He was also the University of Kent Academic Lead for SeNSS and had institutional responsibility for training and development of supervisors both at junior and senior levels. Prior to that he was the Director of Graduate Studies (Taught) and Accreditations for Kent Business School focusing on the strategic development of the School’s postgraduate taught portfolio and successfully leading the School’s accreditation efforts (AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS). He has extensive experience at programme level management and design, having been the International MBA Director for Kingston Business School (Russia, Greece, Cyprus and India) as well as a member of the Faculty of Assessors for the Association of MBAs for the last 15 years and a mentor for schools entering the accreditation process for the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education University of Kent, (2007)

• PhD in Internatioonal and European Economic Studies Athens University of Economics and Business, (2004)

• MSc in International and European Economic Studies Athens University of Economics and Business, (1999)

• BSc in International and European Economic Studies Athens University of Economics and Business, (1997)

Appointments

University of Essex

• Professor of International Business, University of Essex (1/10/2023 - present)

Other academic

• Professor of International Business, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia (1/4/2020 - 30/9/2023)

• Deputy Director South East Network for Social Sciences, University of Essex (1/6/2019 - present)

• Professor of International Business, Kent Business School, University of Kent (1/10/2018 - 31/3/2020)

• Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kent (1/9/2016 - 31/8/2019)

• Reader in International Business, Kent Business School, University of Kent (1/4/2012 - 30/9/2018)

• Director of Graduate Studies and Accreditations, Kent Business School, University of Kent (1/9/2012 - 31/8/2016)

• Senior Lecturer in International Business, Kent Business School, University of Kent (1/9/2010 - 31/3/2012)

• Principal Lecturer in International Business, Kingston Business School, Kingston University (1/9/2008 - 31/8/2010)

• MBA Director (International), Kingston Business School, Kingston University (1/9/2008 - 31/8/2010)

• Ministry of Economy and Finance Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science (1/9/2007 - 31/8/2008)

• Lecturer in International Business, Kent Business School, University of Kent (1/9/2004 - 31/8/2007)