George K. Yiapanas

  • Leadership and strategic management
  • Sustainable business strategy
  • Management and leadership
  • Change management
  • Sports grounds management and safety management
  • Sports industry and sports management
  • Research methods
Academic experience
Teaching and areas of knowledge

University of Roehampton

2018 to present

MBA: Sustainable business strategy │ Leadership and change management │ Business research methods


University of Wolverhampton

2016 to 2018

MSc in Leadership and Management: Leading transformation and change │ Managing across borders

Academic administrative positions

University of Roehampton

June 2018 to October 2021

Program convener (MBA) │ 2018 to 2021
Program convener (BSc in Accounting) │ 2018 to 2021


Tasks: Chair the program Board | Course and teaching planning | Liaise with University Link Tutor | Student induction and course delivery | Selection of educational resources | Evaluate teaching and assessment methods | Prepare the Program Annual Review (PAR)


Global College, Cyprus

October 2014 to October 2021

Program coordinator (BA in Security Management) │ 2017 to 2021
Program coordinator (Diploma in Security Management) │ 2016 to 2021
Program coordinator (Diploma in Security Management - Distance Learning Unit) │ 2019 to 2021


Tasks: Quality assurance of course delivery | Course planning | Program supervision and monitoring | Course design and development | Selection and coordination of educational resources | Assessment | Students’ learning outcomes and course evaluation | Students consulting | Liaising with management | Faculty recruitment


Other duties:

Head of the Program Development Committee │ 2017 to 2021
Member of the Internal Quality Assurance │ 2020 to 2021
Member of the Disciplinary Committee │ 2020 to 2021

  • Constructed the curriculum and designed the syllabi for the BA in Security Management of Global College │ Accredited program (2022)
  • Constructed the curriculum and designed the syllabi for the MBA in Business Administration of Global College │ Accredited program (2020)
  • Constructed the curriculum and designed the syllabi for the Diploma in Business Administration of Global College │ Accredited program (2020)
  • Constructed the curriculum and designed the syllabi for the BA in Business Management of Global College │ Accredited program (2019)
  • Constructed the curriculum and designed the syllabi for the Diploma in Security Management of Global College (distance learning program) │ Accredited program (2019)
  • Constructed the curriculum and designed the syllabi for the Diploma in Security Management of Global College │ Accredited program (2018)
Curriculum innovation
Academic consulting and supervision experience

Supervision of more than fifty [50] students at a postgraduate and an undergraduate level (Bachelors and Masters) │ University of Wolverhampton and University of Roehampton

Postgraduate courses taught:

Undergraduate courses taught:

University of Nicosia

2022 to present

BBA in Sports Management: Strategic planning for sport organisations │ Sports PR and Marketing


University of Roehampton

2018 to 2021

BSc in Accounting: Business readiness │ Extended academic induction │ Introduction to management │ Business & Management - Dissertation


Global College

2014 to 2021

BA in Security Management: Sports grounds safety management │ Introduction to management │ Operations management

BA in Business Management: Introduction to marketing │ Business research methods │ Business readiness

Research | Funded and applied research

University of Nicosia | GNOSIS Mediterranean Institute for Management Science   

2022 to present

Research Fellow