Alkis C. Raftis - PERSONAL WEB SITE

1978-79  Researcher

University of Patras, School of Engineering, Laboratory of Management. Participation in study and teaching projects.

1979-83  Teaching appointment

University of Patras, School of Engineering, Laboratory of Management. Teaching the courses: "Sociology I and II", "Political Economy Systems",  "Introduction to Sociology", "Introduction to Management Science I and II".

1980 Lecturer. School of Higher Technical and Professional Training (KATEE), Athens. Teaching the courses: "Business Organization and Management" and "Personnel Management".

1982 Lecturer. School of Instructors for Vocational and Technical Training (SELETE), Athens. Section for non-Greek speaking students. Teaching in english the course: "Technology and society"

1981-90  Lecturer. Greek Productivity Center (ELKEPA), Athens Teaching the workshops on "Introduction to Production Management", "Organization of Production", "Sociology of Work", Human Relations in Production", "Business Management", "Democratic Management"

1983-90  Associate Professor. University of Patras, School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory of Management. Teaching the courses: "Principles of Management", "Plant Management", "Production Methods", "Production Planning", "Sociology of Work", "Industrial Management I and II", "Industrial Sociology I and II".

1987-90  Invited Lecturer. Universities of Athens, Thessaloniki and Thrace, Departments of Physical Education and Sports. Sections of Greek Dance. Series of lectures on the methodology of research in dance

1988-90  Visiting Professor. University of Paris IX Dauphine, Department of Post-graduate Management Studies and Research. Teaching the post-graduate courses on: "Informal management structures. International comparison", "Ethnographic study of corporate culture", "Management consulting"

1988-90  Visiting Professor. University of Paris IV Sorbonne, Department of Dance. Teaching a course on "Methodology of sociological and ethnological research on dance". Lectures on Greek dance.

1991 Principal lecturer. Ionic Center, Athens Workshop for managers of cultural organizations.

1991 Invited lecturer. Flemish Folklore Federation, Antwerpen, Belgium International Conference on Ethnochoreology

1994 Invited lecturer. University of Warsaw. School of Archaeology. Subject: "Ethnoarchaeology of ancient Greek dance"

1994 Principal lecturer. Municipality of Kalamaria in Salonica Workshop: “Methodology of research in traditional dance”

1996 Invited lecturer. University of the Aegean. Departments of Education. Lecture subject: “The taching of folk dance in education”

1996 Workshop lecturer. University of Patras. Section of Pre-School Education Subject :  “Traditional society in Greece”.

1996 Workshop lecturer. University of Paris-V, School of Medicine. Subject: “Permanence of cultural identity in Greek dances”

1996 Invited speaker. Carovana Cultural Society, Cagliary, Sardinia, Italy. International conference “Mare di danza”Subject: “History and sociology of Greek dance”.

1996-97  Teaching appointment. University of Patras. Section of Pre-school Education  Course subject: “Didactics of rhythm and movement”.

1997 Workshop lecturer. Academia Nazionale di Danza, Roma Workshops "Ancient Greek dance" and "Traditional Greek dance"

1997 Invited lecturer German Federal Dance Union, Bonn Workshop "Dance education" (Tanzpädagogik)

1998 Invited lecturer. Free Univerisity of Brussels, Belgium Subject: “History of Greek dance”

1998 Invited lecturer. Tradidance Cultural Association, Brussels Subjects: “Ancient Greek dance” and “Traditonal Greek dance”

1998 Workshop lecturer. University of Paris-V, School of Medicine. Subject: “Permanence of cultural identity in Greek dances”

2000 Invited lecturer. Cracow 2000, Festival “Mysteries and Initiations”.Subject: “Introduction to the history of Greek dance”

2001 Workshop lecturer. Università degli Studi di Lecce. “Common traditional dances of Greece and Grecia Salentina”.

2002 Invited lecturer. University of the Arts, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Department of Ethnomusicology, "The history of Greek dance"

2003 Invited lecturer. University of Warsaw, Poland Centre for Studies on the Classical Tradition, "The course of Greek history as seen through dance"

2004 Invited lecturer. Skulpturhalle, Basel, Switzerland "Greek dance in the course of the centuries"