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Fenia Pliatsika
Phd. Associate
Interdisciplinary researcher and EU project manager with extensive experience in full-cycle management of European-funded projects (Horizon, Interreg, Erasmus+, ENI CBC MED). Fenia’s expertise spans proposal writing, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, research implementation, communication, and dissemination. Currently pursuing a PhD on public engagement in energy transition policymaking, combining academic research with practical project delivery across university, NGO, and consultancy contexts.
Professional Experience & Positions
February 2024 – Present
Researcher / Project Manager / Communication Manager, Energy Transition & Development Transformation Laboratory (ENTRA-Lab),
University of Western Macedonia
February 2024 – Present
Researcher / Project Manager / Communication Manager, Institute of Energy Development & Transition to the Post-Lignite Era,
University of Western Macedonia
December 2022 – June 2024
Senior Project Manager, EUROTraining Educational Organisation (VET)
April 2021 – November 2022
EU Project Manager, Fifty-Fifty: Social Innovation & Cohesion Institute (NGO)
July 2021 – November 2022
EU Project Manager, ASEL Romania
April 2020 – November 2022
EU Project Manager, Innovation and Sustainable Development Institute Luxembourg
April 2020 – October 2022
Project Manager, AIM Bulgaria
April 2021 – August 2022
Project Manager, uDevelop (Germany)
May 2021 – September 2022
Adult & Youth Trainer, ORAMA VET Center
April 2021 – November 2022
Digital Marketing Specialist, MediaSuite
Education
February 2024 – Present
PhD Candidate
“From Fossil to Fair: Inclusive Governance & Public Engagement in Energy Transition”,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Western Macedonia
June 2021 – February 2025
BA, Regional & Cross-Border Development Studies,
Department of Economics,
University of Western Macedonia
2016 – 2019
MSc, Applied Archaeological Sciences
University of the Aegean
2016 – 2018
MSc, Educational Psychology – Special Education,
University of Nicosia
2011 – 2014
BA, History & Archaeology,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Publications
Proceedings of International Scientific Conferences
Foteini Pliatsika (p), Despoina Kanteler, Konstantinia Nikolaidou, Spyros Niavis, Eleftherios Topaloglou (2025), People-Powered or State-Controlled? Examining the Reality of Public Engagement in Just Transition Governance in Three Coal-Dependent Regions, 64th ERSA Congress, Panteion University, Athens, Greece.
Pliatsika F., Pavlidou S., Kanteler D, Niavis S, Topaloglou L. (2024), Deliberative Approaches in Achieving Fair Energy Transitions, XII International Environmental Protection & Energy Conference (EPAE, 2024), Gliwice, Poland.
Nikolaidou K., Pliatsika F., Pavlidou S., Kallioras D., Topaloglou L., (2024), Localizing Global Agendas for Just Energy Transitions: A literature review on Sustainable Development Goals, XII International Environmental Protection & Energy Conference (EPAE 2024), Gliwice, Poland.
Pliatsika F., Pavlidou, S., Kallioras, D., Topaloglou L. (2024), Exploring Deliberative Democracy Models in Just Energy Transitions, XIII International Conference on Economy, Business & Society in Digitalized Environment (EBSiDE 2024), Prilep, North Macedonia.
Tourlis N., Kanteler D., Pliatsika F., Topaloglou L. (2024), Technology, Policy, and Investments in the Energy Trilemma Context: The Role of a Just Energy Transition Observatory Hub. XIII International Conference on Economy, Business & Society in
Digitalized Environment (EBSiDE 2024), Prilep, North Macedonia.
Edited Volumes
Topaloglou, L. Grozeva, R., Nikolaidou, K., Platsika F. & Karagiannis Y. (2023), Comparative analysis on key socioeconomic and environmental issues related to coal-driven activities, in 7 EU post- mining territories, in Topaloglou, L. Albrecht, E., Kramm S. and
Shetye N. (eds.) (2023), “Pursuing Societal Transformation in Coal Mining Regions through Education and Knowledge Transfer.
Topaloglou, L., Nikolaidou, K., Kanteler, D., Pliatsika F. & Grozeva R. (2023), Analyzing the Socio-Economic Dynamics of the Coal Value Chain: Implications for Decarbonization and Just Transition, in 7 EU post-mining territories, in Topaloglou, L. Albrecht, E., Kramm S. and Shetye N. (eds.) (2023), “Pursuing Societal Transformation in Coal Mining Regions through Education and Knowledge Transfer.