Alternate Member
Eleni (Eni) Koukoula holds a degree in History from the University of Athens and a Master’s degree from King’s College London. She has been an executive at the Management Organisation Unit of Development Programmes (MOU S.A.) since 1998, and previously served for seven years as Head of the Vocational Education Department at the Hellenic Management Association (HMA). She also briefly worked as a junior executive in the Public Relations Department of BP Ltd in London.
Currently, she heads the Evaluation Unit of the Coordination Authority for the European Social Fund (ESF) actions in Greece, which is under the Special Coordination Authority of the Ministry of Economy. She specializes in the evaluation of Structural Funds (primarily ESF and ESF+), with a focus on lifelong learning, youth programs, social exclusion, and cohesion policy. Since 2001, her work in evaluation has concentrated on the coordination, monitoring, and implementation of related studies.
She closely follows international developments in new evaluation methodologies in human resources and represents Greece in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment and other forums. Her primary interest lies in leveraging evaluation as a feedback mechanism for policies and programs and ensuring their dissemination. She advocates for the development of such a culture and practice at all levels of administration, fostering potential synergies among relevant stakeholders in public discourse.
Other areas of her professional interest and involvement include Human Resource Management, Adult Education, and Lifelong Learning.
In addition to her professional career, she is actively engaged in artistic photography, with exhibitions and publications in Greece and abroad for over 30 years.
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