5th ENCATC Research Award Ceremony

Bucharest, Romania

Matina Magkou

Following a post-doc contract (ANR-15-IDEX-01), Dr.Matina Magkou is currently associated researcher at the SIC.Lab Méditerranée of the University Côte d’Azur in France. She holds a PhD in Leisure, Communication and Culture from the University of Deusto. Her tesis focused on the evaluation of international cultural cooperation projects, with a focus on the EuroArab region. Her expertise lies on creative spaces, cultural and creative industries,cultural relations and cultural policies. She is currently investigating collective responses from creative professionals in regard to the challenges posed by AI. In the past Matina has worked for festivals, theater productions and large-scale events such as the Olympic Games Athens 2004, the European Capital of Culture Patras 2006 and the International Expo Zaragoza 2008. She has also worked for public institutions such as the European Parliament, the Greek Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Athens. She collaborates as consultant with cultural networks and organisations evaluating projects, facilitating learning processes and project managing complex projects.