Organisation and People
The Research Promotion Foundation is organised in three units and is managed by its Director General . The three units of RPF and their main responsibilities are:
National Research Programmes Unit
Main Responsibilities: Monitoring of the National Framework Programme 2003-2006, Development of the National Framework Programme 2007-2010, Monitoring of the «Thematic Actions», «Industrial Research» and «Follow-Up» Programmes, Development of Initiatives for Enhancing Innovation, Creation of an Evaluators Database and an Electronic Proposal Submission System, Participation in the Evaluation Committee of the Programme for Development of New High Technology and Innovative Enterprises through the Incubators and the Cyprus Research and Academic Network.
European Programmes and International Cooperation Unit
Main Responsibilities: Organisation, Administration and Promotion of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union, Coordination of The National Contact Points and the Programme Committee Representatives of the 7th FP, Administration of the «Participation in Conferences», «Participation in ESF», «Cyprus EUREKA» and «Bilateral Cooperation» Programmes, and Official Representation of Cyprus in the organisations COST, ESF, EUREKA, INTAS and JRC.
Research Infrastructures Unit
Main Responsibilities: Administration of the «Research Infrastructures», «PENEK», «Foreign Scientists», «Distinguished Foreign Scientists», «Access to Foreign Research Infrastructures» and «Development of Research Activities within the Educational System of Cyprus» Programmes.
People
Director General
- Dr. Vassilios Tsakalos
- Mrs Elena Yiangou, Secretary
National Research Programmes Unit
- Mr Leonidas Antoniou, Head of Unit
- Mrs Marilena Paraskeva, Scientific Officer A'
- Dr Leda Skoufari - Themistou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Marcia Trillidou - Varzakakou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Elena Poulli, Scientific Officer
- Dr Rebecca Chrysafi, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Katerina Kari, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Katia Nicolaidou, Scientific Officer
- Mr Christakis Theocharous, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Eleana Gabriel, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Iria Loukaidou, Scientific Officer
- Mr Andreas Papadopoulos, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Maria Elena Komodromou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Kyriaki Michael, Secretary
European Programmes and International Cooperation Unit
- Dr Kalypso Sepou, Head of Unit
- Mr Marinos Portokallides, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Georgia Kleanthous Scientific Officer
- Mrs Konstantina Makri, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Lina Tsoumpanou Scientific Officer
- Mr Pierantonios Papazoglou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Artemis Kapiri, Secretary
Research Infrastructures Unit
- Dr Kalypso Sepou, Head of Unit
- Mr Mattheos Spanos, Scientific Officer A'
- Mr Antonis Ioulianos, Scientific Officer A'
- Dr Anna Maria Christoforou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Ioanna Sergidou Loizou, Scientific Officer
- Mr Marios Demetriades, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Katerina Karakasidou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Maria Andreou, Scientific Officer
- Mrs Artemis Kapiri, Secretary
Archives
- Mrs Andri Poyiatzi,
- Mrs Mariandri Georgiou
- Mrs Despo Erotokritou
- Mrs Maria Papageorghiou,
- Mrs Nasia Theodoulou
Accounts Department
- Mr Christos Charalambous, Accountant
- Mrs Skevi Mavrou - Kolokotroni
- Mrs Ntina Timini
- Mrs Froso Leonidou
- Mr Themis Christodoulou
- Mrs Georgia Makriyianni
Reception - Call Center
- Mrs Vakina Kazamia, Secretary