THE Yannis Katsaros was set new General Secretary of Primary, Secondary Education and Special Education of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sportswith a decision signed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the minister, Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

Yannis Katsaros has studied Economics at the University of Athens, Pedagogy at the Maraslio Pedagogical Academy and the Maraslio Teaching School of the University of Athens, Social Policy at the Panteion University and holds a PhD from the Department of Public Administration of the Panteion University in the Organization and Administration of Education.

He teaches Organization and Management in Education in undergraduate or postgraduate programs at Panteion University, EKPA and ASPAITE, as well as in training seminars at EKDDA, the Pedagogical Institute and Panteion University.

He has published the books “Introduction to Administrative Science” (2003, in collaboration with G. Typas) and “Organization and Management of Education” (2008) and has written a series of articles.

He has been an advisor to the Minister of Education (2010-12) on education administration issues.

The leadership of the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports thanked the outgoing General Secretary, Alexandros Koptsis, for his “valuable contribution”, for supporting the educational community in the difficult conditions of the pandemic and his contribution to the implementation of the policies of the Ministry.