She is also an associate lecturer at the Master's course in Adult Education of the Hellenic Open University. She has completed her undergraduate (B.A.) studies in the Sciences of Education at the University of Athens and her postgraduate (M.A.) studies in Organisation, Planning and Management in Education at the University of Reading – UK. She holds a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Comparative Education from the Institute of Education of the University of London. Her research work and publications focus on the analysis and interpretation of higher education and lifelong education policies, with emphasis on issues related to linking education and social policy. Iordanis Psimmenos