Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos

Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos (PhD)


Assistant Professor - UNESCO Chairholder on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport
Engineering Management & Decision Sciences
College of Science and Engineering

Biography

Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos is an Assistant Professor in Sport Management at the College of Science and Engineering, where he teaches the MSc in Sport and Entertainment Management program, a joint program with the University of South Carolina (USA). Prior to this, he was the Deputy Head of the School of Business and Management at UCLan Cyprus and an Associate Professor in Sport Management at Molde University College, Norway. 

He is an editorial board member in nine international scientific journals related to sport management, and he has more than 120 scientific publications (books, articles, international conferences). Since 2017, he has secured more than three million euros from leading and/or participating in seven European research projects dealing with sport governance, social responsibility and entrepreneurship in sport. In 2018, he was commissioned by the highest authority of sport in the Republic of Cyprus to write the first ever Code of Good Governance for the national sport federations, while in 2021 he was appointed as the sole consultant for the development of a multi-criteria evaluation scheme that assesses the performance of the national sport federations. He recently established the UNESCO Chair on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport at UCLan Cyprus where he serves as the Director and one of the two co-chair holders.

 


Research Interests

  • Sport Governance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Entrepreurship in Sport
  • Positive Organizational Behavior

Experience

UNESCO Chairholder on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport

College of Science and Engineering, HBKU

2023 – Present
  • Assistant Professor

    EMDS Division, College of Science and Engineering, HBKU

    2022 – Present
  • Visiting Associate Professor in Sport Management

    Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Molde University College, Norway

    2014 – Present
  • Deputy Head of School and Assistant Professor in Management

    Business & Management School, University Central Lancashire, Cyprus

    2010 - 2018
  • Lecturer in Sport and Events Management

    Coventry Business School, Coventry University, UK

    2010 - 2014

Education

Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership

Harvard Kennedy School, USA

2021
  • PhD in Sport Management

    Coventry University, UK

    2013
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Professional Practice

    Coventry University, UK

    2012
  • MRes in Sport Management & the Business of Football

    Birkbeck, University of London, UK

    2008
  • BA Hons: Sport Management

    University of Birmingham, UK

    2006

Selected Publications