Mr Georgios Kitsoleris

Job: PhD student

Faculty: Business and Law

School/department: Faculty of Business and Law

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: N/A

E: p2502605@my365.dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Economics teacher in high schools and basketball coach with proven experience in working with students and managing basketball clubs. He has taught and coached numerous classes and basketball teams of all ages, given major emphasis on developing and improving the students' and players' level, has proven leadership skills and experience working, both within a team and individually without supervision, and under time pressure. Teaching experience in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Political Sciences preparing students for the entry exams for universities. Furthermore,  he is a Ph.D. candidate with an educational leave from the Ministry of Education in Greece.

Research interests/expertise

  • Social mobility
  • Income inequality

Areas of teaching

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics

Qualifications

BA in Accounting and Finance, University of Makedonia, Greece, 2002 Basketball Coach Certificate: Level 3, English Basketball Association, 2017 MSc in Business Economics and International Relations, De Montfort University, UK, 2019

Honours and awards

Personal Awards – Team successes

  • Distinction in Master degree, 2020
  • 3rd place with De Montfort University in the BUCS Midlands 2B championship 2019
  • European Parliament Senior Ambassador - EU Ambassador School Programme 2018
  • MIE Expert - Microsoft Educator Community 2017
  • Final Four qualification (4th place) with Ajax Evosmos women team in A local Division (participanting teams 13) 2015
  • 3rd place (bronze medal) with Mandoulides BC in the women U16 championship (participanting teams 24) 2015
  • Prize ethos (the only team without technical foul for coach or players) 2013
  • 2nd place (silver medal) with Iraklis BC in the women U16 championship (participanting teams 30) 2011
  • 3rd place (bronze medal) with Iraklis BC senior women team in A local Division (participanting teams 13) 2011
  • 1st place in the women U16 tournament – Ioannina,Greece 2011
  • Prize ethos (the only team without technical foul for coach or players) 2009
  • 3rd place (bronze medal) with Machites BC in the women U16 championship (participanting teams 38) 2008
  • 2nd place (silver medal) in National Division championship with EKASTH (participanting teams 18) 2007
  • 1st place (gold medal) in National Division championship with EKASTH (participanting teams 18) 2006
  • 1st place in Nick Galis Summer Camp in the women U14 tournament 2006
  • 2nd place (silver medal) in National Division championship with EKASTH (Assistant coach, participanting teams 18) 2005
  • Final four qualification (4th place) with Machites BC in the women U16 championship (participanting teams 27) 2005
  • Award for the creation of an original women team concept (Machites BC) 2002

PhD project

Title

The income distribution over time to evaluate the social mobility and the role of education (The case of Greece)

Name of supervisor(s)

georgios-kitsoleris