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

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

  • Developed the curriculum and designed the syllabuses of the program [concentration] BBA in Sports Management and eSports for the University of Nicosia │ in progress [2024].
  • Developed the curriculum and designed the syllabuses of the program BA in Business Management for Global College │ Accredited program [2024].
  • Developed the curriculum of the program Diploma in Security Management for Global College │ Accredited program [2024].
  • Developed the curriculum of the program Diploma in Security Management [distance learning program] for Global College │ Accredited program [2024].
  • Designed the syllabi of the course International Sports Management [in MA in Olympic Studies: Culture, Sports, and Education] [distance learning program] for the University of Nicosia.
  • Developed the curriculum of the program BA in Security Management for Global College │ Accredited program [2021].
  • Developed the curriculum and designed the syllabuses of the program MBA in Business Administration for Global College │ Accredited program [2020].
  • Developed the curriculum and designed the syllabuses of the program Diploma in Business Administration for Global College │ Accredited program [2020].
  • Developed the curriculum and designed the syllabuses of the program BA in Business Management for Global College │ Accredited program [2019].
  • Developed the curriculum of the program Diploma in Security Management [distance learning program] for Global College │ Accredited program [2019].
  • Developed the curriculum of the program Diploma in Security Management for Global College │ Accredited program [2018].
  • Designed the syllabi of the course Introduction to the Sports Industry [in BA in Sports Management] [distance learning program] for the University of Nicosia.
  • Designed the syllabi of the course Major Sports Events and Competitions [in BA in Sports Management] [distance learning program] for the University of Nicosia.