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Membership in Associations
Membership in Professional Societies and Associations
| Organization | Years |
|---|---|
| Cypriot Students Association, President '78, GDR | 1981-83 |
| Pre-registration Doctors’ Association, President, '86, Limassol, Cyprus | 1985-86 |
| Physiology Seminar Committee, UA | 1988-89 |
| Co-Coordinator, "PSIO 818: Neurophysiology for Neurologists", UA | 1988-89 2007-present |
| German Physiological Society | 1988-1992 |
| International Society of Biomechanics | 1989 |
| Society for Neuroscience | 1990-1994 2007-present |
| American Physiological Society | 1990-1995 |
| Cyprus Designers and Inventors Association, Secretary '94), Cyprus | 1992-93 |
| Cyprus Neuroscience Association, Appointed President, '91, Cyprus | 1991-96 |
| Cyprus MacUsers Group, Founding Member and President, '92, Cyprus | 1991-94 |
| Cyprus Society of Medical Informatics, Cyprus | 1997-2005 |
| Peace Center, Cyprus | 1994-present |
| Center for Systemic Studies, Founding Member, Cyprus | 1994-96 |
| Technology For Peace, Founding Member and Project Leader | 1997-present |
| IDA: International Dyslexia Association | 2002-present |
| ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences | 2003-present |
| ISTE: International Society Technology in Education | 1993-1997 2004-present |
| IADIS: International Association for Development of the Information Society | 2005-present |
| EARLI: European association for Research on Learning & Instruction | 2005-present |
| AERA: American Educational Research Association | 2006-present |
| HSSS: Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies | 2008-present |
| American Society for Cybernetics | 2014-present |
Membership in Bi-communal Peace Initiatives in Cyprus
| Group | Years |
|---|---|
| Executive Committee of the Westminster Group | 1995-2000 |
| Member of the Core Trainers Group | 1994-1997 |
| Member and Facilitator of the Young Business Leaders Bicommunal Group | 1997-1999 |
| Facilitator of the Technology for Peace Group (Greek Cypriot Side) | 1997-2003 |
| Facilitator for the Bicommunal Investment Company Group | 1997-2000 |
| Member of the Secretariat of the Coordinating Initiative | 1998-2000 |
| Member of the Communication Initiative | 1998-2000 |
| Facilitator of the Y2P (Youth Promoting Peace) Group | 1999-2003 |
| Founding Member and Board Member of Cyprus Community Media Centre | 2010-present |
| Founding member of CINDEP | 2010 |
Honors and Awards
During the ceremony Dr Erato Kozakou-Markoullis was honoured and appointed “Honorary Fellow” in the Law School of UCLan Cyprus while Dr Yiannis Laouris was honoured and appointed “Honorary Fellow” in the School of Sciences.| Name and description of the award | Year |
| Leistungstippendien, Leipzig, Germany Financial award given to students with very high grades |
1979-1984 |
| Salvador Allende Stippendium, Leipzig, Germany Prize given to two best students of each university in the country |
1985 |
| Leistungshau, Leipzig, GDR Competition for selection of research achievements by young scientists |
1984 & 1985 |
| Summa cum laude, Leipzig, Germany PhD received the most unusual distinction having being graded with 5 A’s |
1985 |
| Υποτροφία Παγκύπριας Πορείας Αγάπης Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου Γ, Nicosia, Cyprus Scholarship given by Makarios Foundation exempting rules to support a young scientist's dream to follow a humanistic research career |
1986 |
| Provost's Teaching Award, Arizona, USA For development of computer-based undergraduate instruction in neuroscience |
1990 |
| Medical Innovation Award, Arizona, USA For development of computer-based undergraduate instruction in neuroscience |
1992 |
| IPDF, Arizona, USA1992
For activities in International Program Development |
1992 |
| ISO 9001/2, London, UK Among the first few companies in Cyprus to get this award from a UK Board |
1996 |
| Silver Award, INPEX 95, Pittsburgh, USA Innovation Competition Fair with thousands of participants from all over the world |
1995 |
| The Elected of the Year '96, Jerusalem, Israel The CYBER Kids company in Israel chosen as the most promising new company of the Year |
1996 |
| Qualidat, Geneva, Switzerland Distinction given to companies that demonstrate high standards of quality |
1996 |
| CYBER KIDS Award for Creativity by the Employers and Industrialists Federation (1998) | 1998 |
| Civil Society Award
First Award to NGOs pioneering in social transformation |
2008 |
| Silver Award Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award to distinguished scientists |
2008 |
| Anna Lindh Award Honourable Mention, to Future Words Center for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship | 2011 |
| Digital Champion Cyprus Award 2015 for his role and support in establishing an award process for innovations in digital economy | 2015 |
| UCLAN Award 2015 honoured and appointed “Honorary Fellow” in the School of Sciences for his societal contributions | 2015 |
| Global Education Innovation Award 2017 One of 12 awarded by GENE – Global Education Network Europe to Future Worlds Center for its innovative Map Your Meal project. | 2017 |
| Digital Champion Award: 2nd Prize; awarded to GNOUS Labs Ltd. as start-up. | 2017 |
| Industry Disruptors-Game Changers Award by Disrupt Cyprus awarded to GNOUS Labs Ltd., for MAPS' disruptive ability; 3rd Prize | 2017 |
| Get In The Ring awarded to GNOUS Labs Ltd. as start-up. 1st Prize | 2018 |
