Olga Gioti Papadaki is an Associate Professor in Panteion University’s Economic and Regional Development Department. She is a Jean Monnet professor on European Union Cohesion Policy. Additional Teaching subjects: ‘European Union Institutions and Policies’, ‘Economic Geography’. Her main research interest is regional development within the frame of European integration. Her literary work includes books, papers in Journals and in Conference Proceedings and chapters in Collective Volumes. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Panteion University’s Regional Development Institute. In the context of her duties she participated in studies and research activities of the Regional Development Institute