Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) First name: Spyros, Surname: Amourgis Address(es) 32-33 Doxapatri, 11471,Athens, GREECE Telephone(s) 30-210-363 6450 Mobile:30-6976772700 Fax Same as phone E-mail siamourgis@gmail.com Nationality Date of birth Gender Desired employment / Occupational field Hellenic 28 Oct.1938 Male Freelance Expert on Higher education Work experience (1) Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Dates (1) March 1, 2006 through January 17, 2012 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Established the new independent Agency and introduced the process of Evaluations in Higher Education in Greece. The President according to the Law 3774/2005 is also the Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the overview of the academic evaluations and of the administration of the HQAA. The Agency is responsible for the evaluation/accreditation of the 495 Departments of the 40 Higher Education Institutions, as well the Institutions as a whole entity. The employer is the Greek State, and the Agency reports to the Parliament. HQAA Offices : Sygrou 44, 11742 Athens, GREECE Type of business or sector Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions,( Subject evaluations and evaluations of Institutions) Work experience (2) January.2007 present. External evaluation expert and Chair of accreditation committees. (a)accreditation expert for the State Agency of Quality Assessment in Higher Education,Lithuania and (b) Accreditation expert for the Evaluation Committee of Private universities,cyprus, as well as the Architecture Programs of those universities. Page 1/6 - Curriculum vitae of
(a) Chair of the committees for the accreditation of the 4 schools of Architecture of Lithuania, and (b) Chair of Institutional accreditations in Cyprus as well as expert to the accreditation of the Architectural programs of those institutions. (a) Lithuanian Center for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, Suvalku g. 1 LT-03106, Vilnius, LITHUANIA (b) Evaluation Committee of Private Universities,ECPU (set by the Ministerial Council of Cyprus) Athalassass 50 2023 Nicosia. CYPRUS Higher Education Work experience (3) June 1997- September 2005 Vice President of the Hellenic Open University (HOU). Responsible for the development of: (a) the new curricula for 6 undergraduate (Bachelors) programs, and for 24 Post Graduate programs of specialization (Masters) in an equal number of areas, and (b) the preparation ( 1998-2003) of distance learning material for the above 30 programs through the award of contracts to almost 2,500 scholars from Greece and abroad (writers, academic referees, academic co-ordinators for each volume,and distance learning experts) as well as language editors, translators and graphic designers. The result was 500 original volumes of distance learning printed material as well as digital material for exercises and self-evaluation tests by the students. The Hellenic Open University, Syngrou 27 Athens 11742 University Work experience (4) September1994-September 1996 Dean, College of Environmental Design California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Responsible for the academic, administrative and financial running of the four Departments: (a) of Architecture, (b) Landscape Architecture,(c) Urban and Regional Planning and (d) Fine Arts. All offering Undergraduate (Bachelors) and Postgraduate Programs. California State Polytechnic University 3891 West Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91768 University Work experience (5) June 1994-May1996 Elected Secretary to the Board of the ACSA ( Association of the Collegiate Schools of Architecture), that is all the Accredited Schools of Architecture in the United States and Canada. Page 2/6 - Curriculum vitae of
The Secretary of the Board is a full voting member of the Board and participates to all decisions made regarding the academic status of the member institutions as well to the related professional organizations as the American Institute of Architects, the National Architectural Licensing Board and the American Institute of Architectural Students. He is also responsible for keeping the official records of the minutes and decisions of the Board. Including the list of experts representing the ACSA to the accreditations visits to various universities. The President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 USA Architectural Education - Accredited Schools of USA and Canada Work experience (6) February 1990 May 1994 Appointed by the Board of the Association of the Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) as liaison to the European Association of Architecture Education (EAAE-AEEA). The initial task was to negotiate with EAAE/AEEA the terms of collaboration and to organize an annual conference for the faculty of the two associations to meet in Europe and exchange ideas and information about architectural education, the first one took place in: 1990 in Athens for the signing of the Protocol of Collaboration between ACSA and EAAE/AEEA and was hosted by the National Technical University of Athens. Following which the ACSA Board asked to organize the following conferences: (a) 1991 in Paris, hosted by the MELTEM, the Ministry of the Environment, Housing, Transport and the Sea. (b) 1992 in Delft, hosted by the T.U.Delft (c) 1993 in Prague, hosted by the Charles University of Prague and (d) 1994 in London, co-hosted by the Architectural Association, School of Architecture, in London and the Royal Institute of British Architects. The President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 USA Architectural Education - Accredited Schools of USA and Canada Work experience (7) 1978-2001 Professor of Architecture Teaching Building Design and Urban Design to the Undergraduate ( 5 year Bachelors) and Graduate (Masters) Programs. As faculty participated to the Curriculum Committee, and the Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committees. California State Polytechnic University 3891 West Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91768, USA Education-teaching architectural and urban design Work experience (8) Academic years 1982-1994 Director of the College of Environmental Design Institute for International Studies To monitor and run the student and faculty exchange programs of the College with universities from the Peoples Republic of China, Japan, France, Germany, Denmark,Italy and Greece. Page 3/6 - Curriculum vitae of
The Dean of the College of Environmental Design of the California State Polytechnic University (see address above) Education International programs for architecture and landscape architecture Work experience (9) 1977, Fall Semester Professeur Invite, Chair of Urbanism Taught urban design to the Architecture Department and served in the Examination Committee of the Architecture Diploma Thesis projects in 1978 and 1980. Department of Architecture, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Avenue de l l Eglise Anglaise,Ouchy)* Lausanne, Switzerland *now it has moved at the new Campus of EPFL outside Lausanne Education-Teaching Urban Design Work experience (10) September 1967-July 1968 Year Master,Middle School The Architectural Association School of Architecture, London Teaching Architectural Design to 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th Year students The Director of the School of Architecture The Architectural Association 34-36 Bedford Square London WC1, England Education-teaching building design Work experience (11) October 1965- July 1967 Assistant to the Chair of Town Planning School of Architecture, The National Polytechnic of Athens Tutoring 3 rd and 4 th yr Urban Design exercises Chair of Town Planning, School of Architecture The National Polytechnic of Athens Patission Avenue, Athens, Greece Education- teaching urban design Education and training Dates (i ) Title of qualification awarded 1993,October -November Japanese Government Scholarship for Research Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation Page 4/6 - Curriculum vitae of Research on the plan organization of traditional communities in Japan Kyushu Institute of Design (KID)
providing education and training ( ii) Fukuoka, Japan 1974,5 Senior Research Fellow Analyse the effectiveness of the Baltimore Central Area revitalization plans. Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research Shriver Hall, Homewood campus The Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (iii) 1973, January 3-31 Scholarship to and the First Prize Award Urban Planning The Salzburg Seminar in American Studies Schloss Leopoldscron Salzburg, AUSTRIA (iv) October 1965-June 1967 Certificate of Specialization in Urban Housing and Urban Planning The Chair of Town Planning School of Architecture, The National Polytechnic of Athens Patission Ave., Athens, Greece (v) September 1965 July 1960 Certificate in Architecture-Royal Institute of British Architects - Part I Architecture,undergraduate level School of Architecture, Surveying and Town Planning The Polytechnic,** London (vi) September 1960 - July 1963 Diploma in Architecture-Royal Institute of British Architects - Part II Architecture, graduate level School of Architecture, Surveying and Town Planning The Polytechnic,** London Little Teachfield Street London W1, England ** Now the University of Westminster, located the new campus by Regents Park. Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Specify mother tongue : Greek Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing Page 5/6 - Curriculum vitae of
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Language: English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Language: French B1 Independent user B1 Independent user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A1 Basic user (*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Social skills and competences Organisational skills and competences Technical skills and competences Computer skills and competences Artistic skills and competences Other skills and competences Driving licence Additional information Annexes Experience gained during the previously listed administrative positions.. Word processing and internet use Valid EU Drivers license B Only academic experiences and qualifications are included in this CV. (Professional work as Architect and other administrative positions/experiences in the public sector are not included in this report. Records of recognition of professional work,awards, publications in professional journals and competition prizes can be provide if requested. Page 6/6 - Curriculum vitae of