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Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos
Assistant Professor - UNESCO Chairholder on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport
Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos
Assistant Professor - UNESCO Chairholder on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport
Educational Qualifications
Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership
PhD in Sport Management
Entity
College of Science and Engineering
Divison
Engineering Management & Decision Sciences
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.
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
- Sport Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Entrepreurship in Sport
- Positive Organizational Behavior
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
Anagnostopoulos, C., Papadimitriou, D., Byers, T., & Botwina, G. (2023) Sport Governance Insights. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-00082-599-2
Winand, M. & Anagnostopoulos, C. (2019) Research Handbook on Sport Governance (Eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-78643-481-4.
Complete Publication Listing(s): Google Scholar
- Best Paper Award at the ‘Managing Sport’ Special Interest Group
- 2013; New Researcher Award (NRA) winner at the 21st European Sport Management Association conference (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Runner up best paper award for the ‘Sports as a Business’ Special Interest Group
- Best Reviewer Award at the European Academy of Management Conference, Rotterdam.