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Prof.Dr.Dr.hc Alexis Papathanassis
Alexis Papathanassis (born 30/03/1975 in Rhodes Greece) is a Professor for Cruise Management and e-Tourism at the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences.

Biography
Papathanassis graduated with a degree in Business Administration at the University of Bath in 1996. He gained his MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems with distinction from the London School of Economics & Political Science in 1997. Following a military service in Greece and parallel to his professional career, Prof. Papathanassis successfully completed his PhD in Economic Sciences at the Leibniz University (Hanover) in Germany. His doctoral thesis focused on the post-merger management of information and communication technologies within the tourism sector. The corresponding doctoral dissertation was published by the Deutsche Universitätsverlag (DUV). Prior to joining fulltime academia, Papathanassis pursued a career at TUI, Europe's leading tourism group. Joining the group as a management trainee in 1999, Papathanassis was appointed project manager & process engineer in 2001. In 2003, he became a business unit manager at TUI Contracting AG and was accountable for the company's business interfaces and operations support areas. Upon his departure from the group as a business development manager with TUI Infotec, Papathanassis had already participated and led various systems integration projects s in six TUI subsidiaries around Europe.

Academic Activity
Alexis Papathanassis has focused his research in Tourism and is specialised in the cruise sector.


 * 2006 - Apointed as Co-Director of the Institute for Maritime Tourism


 * 2009 - Appointed Dean of Studies for the Faculty of Management and Information Systems (Bremerhaven University of Applied Science)


 * 2009 - Co-Founded the Cruise Research Society

He is also visiting Professor at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences and the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, and a member of the German Tourism Research Society.

Links

 * Homepage


 * Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences


 * Cruise Industry Management Programme


 * Institute for Maritime Tourism


 * Cruise Research Society