Eleni Tsiknakou

Eleni Tsiknakou has served as the scientific secretary of the Irish Institute for the last twenty years. Her first degree is in Ancient Greek and Roman History from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens (2000). She was also awarded the MLitt diploma from the Classics Department of UCD for her research on Sulla’s Attack on Athens and the Master of Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (2017). She is currently a PhD student at Panteion University with an ongoing qualitative sociological research on the work of Greek Teachers of Secondary Education, for which she has been granted a scholarship from ELIDEK. Her scientific interests focus on Sociology of Education, educational politics, sociology of work and sex issues. She has been active the last three years at conferences in Greece and in Europe.