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|universities=Université Michel-de-Montaigne Bordeaux III, France; University of Bradford, UK; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
|universities=Université Michel-de-Montaigne Bordeaux III, France; University of Bradford, UK; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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Corina has been with the Future Worlds Center since May 2006 working as legal advisor. Currently, she is the Head of the [[Humanitarian Affairs Unit]] of [[Future Worlds Center]].
Sophia has started working at [[Future Worlds Center]] in January 2015, mainly working as a Lead Researcher on the EC-funded project [[Map Your Meal!]], but also contributing to other activities of the [[Global Education Unit]].


==Short Bio==
==Short Bio==
Corina holds a degree in law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in International and European Law from the University of Leicester, UK.
Sophia holds a Degree in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford, UK. Shortly after obtaining her Masters, she worked for the Department of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance of the Republic of Cyprus. Feeling the need to further her studies, she spend some time in France, where she enrolled at the University of Bordeaux to improve her knowledge in the French language. She also took the opportunity to take other courses as journalism and theatre, volunteer in a local community centre and taste the nice wine of the region! Sophia has worked as Policy Officer of CYINDEP, the National NGDO Platform, for two years, where she has focused on development-related policies of the EU, advocating for the improvement of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by EU member states, as well as for more coherent policies to the principles of development cooperation.


==Projects and work==
==Projects and work==
Corina coordinates all the projects that are being implemented by the [[Humanitarian Affairs Unit]] of [[Future Worlds Center]]. She also acts as the Senior Legal Advisor for the UNHCR funded project [[Strengthening Asylum]] that offers free legal, social and psychological support to asylum seekers and persons under international protection living in Cyprus. Corina heads a growing working team whose aim is to facilitate people's access to their rights and undertakes key advocacy responsibilities. She participates and makes interventions at Parliamentary discussions on legislative reforms and public policies, appears in the media on discussions on refugee issues, acts in the raising of awareness on human rights, and offers consultation to European and International networks active in the field of asylum. Currently, Corina is the national representative of the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA).


Among other major projects Corina was involved in: a research project under the Ministry of Interior titled ‘Inclusion/Exclusion of Refugees in Cyprus’, legal expert for Cyprus in the research project titled “Fleeing Homophobia. Seeking Safety in Europe. Best Practices on the (Legal) Position of LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) Asylum Seekers in the EU Member States”, carried out by the VU Amsterdam University and the Federation of Dutch Associations for the Integration of Homosexuality, COC Netherlands. She also contributed to a research project on Dublin II returnees, carried out by The Refugee Council Hesse (Hessischer Flüchtlingsrat) in collaboration with the asylum counselling agency Gießen (Verfahrensberatung Gießen) in Germany and as the national expert for Asylum Information Database II (AIDA II) by European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE).




Revision as of 08:10, 19 March 2015

Sophia Arnaouti
Sophia Arnaouti
With FWC January 2015 - Today
Title Lead Researcher, member of the Global Education Unit
Key Project(s) Map Your Meal!
Degree(s) Degree in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology; Masters in Conflict Resolution
Filed(s) of study Classics, Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, International Development
University(ies) Université Michel-de-Montaigne Bordeaux III, France; University of Bradford, UK; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Specialization(s) Policy and Advocacy, Global Education, Sustainable Development, International Development policies, Sustainable food systems



Sophia has started working at Future Worlds Center in January 2015, mainly working as a Lead Researcher on the EC-funded project Map Your Meal!, but also contributing to other activities of the Global Education Unit.

Short Bio

Sophia holds a Degree in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford, UK. Shortly after obtaining her Masters, she worked for the Department of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance of the Republic of Cyprus. Feeling the need to further her studies, she spend some time in France, where she enrolled at the University of Bordeaux to improve her knowledge in the French language. She also took the opportunity to take other courses as journalism and theatre, volunteer in a local community centre and taste the nice wine of the region! Sophia has worked as Policy Officer of CYINDEP, the National NGDO Platform, for two years, where she has focused on development-related policies of the EU, advocating for the improvement of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by EU member states, as well as for more coherent policies to the principles of development cooperation.

Projects and work

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