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Dr Joanna Simos lectures on Intercultural Studies, Psychology, Work Based Learning and Social Research. An internationally recognized entrepreneur, her award-winning education consulting company drives global access to education.

• Simos, J. (2024), "Varied Educational Backgrounds: Learner Aspirations, Active Instruction, and Classroom Expectations", in Global Classroom Multicultural Approaches and Organizational Strategies in Teaching and Learning Business and Economics, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 25-29.
• Simos, J. (2023) Curricular internships; from global citizens to local institutional responsibility CURRENT STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Simos, J. (2022) Transformations on the Go: International Education, Communities of Practice and a Global Pandemic CURRENT STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VOLUME 8, NUMBERS 1-2, 2021, PP. 66-73
• Cascinelli, P. & Simos, J. (2021) Curricular Internships: Opportunities for Innovation in a Knowledge-based Society, Beyond Journal, Volume 4: The ISI Florence & Umbra Institute Studies in International Education
• Simos, J. (2021) Transformations within academia: study abroad, communities of practice and a global pandemic, KIE

Before joining the London Center in 2021, Dr Simos was posted in Greece with Arcadia as an associate director for 12 years. During that time she also managed the Athens Internship Program, for which the Arcadia Center received the 2018 ‘recognition of excellence in academia’ national education research institute award for shaping the Greek internship landscape and offering value added experiences for interning abroad. A double Ph.D, Simos has been awarded the UK NOCN ‘Working with Young People; Counseling and Mentoring’ award and is a weekly volunteer for the national suicide prevention helpline. With a passion for Education research and social inclusion, her works have included studies in the areas of Displacement and Applied Pedagogy in South India, Lifelong Learning in Nepal and her posting as Editor for the Social Sciences Journal. Joanna lives between Greece and the UK with her family and enjoys the Mediterranean sea and British outdoors at every opportunity.