Nikos Vakalis
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Nikos Vakalis, Member
of the European Parliament
(2004-2009) was born December, 1939. He studied Physics
with a scholarship at the Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki
. He served as a reservist officer (head of Faculty) in the Artillery
. He founded the Frontistirio
Vakalis in 1967. After studying the British educational system
he founded in 1972 the College of Advance Education collaborating with the British examining bodies Cambridge
, AEB and JMB.
In 1999 he extended his activities founding the publishing house Publications Vakali. He also entered the market of Information Technology
with the founding of the training company e-master, and the company executive training
market with the founding of the Business Training Centre.
He has written and published the books "About Friction
", "Mechanics
", "Electricity
" and "Thermodynamics
" and many collections of exercises.
He is married to Helen Mpousiou and have two sons, Andonis who is 38 (Bachelor and Master in Finance from the University of London, England. Master in Educational Management from the Institute of Education, University of London, England) and Manolis who is 33 (Bachelor in Information Technology from the University of Sussex, England).
European Parliament
Foreign Languages: English
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(2004-2009) was born December, 1939. He studied Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
with a scholarship at the Aristotle University
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest Greek university, and the largest university in the Balkans. It was named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia...
of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. He served as a reservist officer (head of Faculty) in the Artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
. He founded the Frontistirio
Frontistirio
A Frontisterion , or Frontistirio , or Φροντιστήριο is a prevalent type of private cram school in Greece....
Vakalis in 1967. After studying the British educational system
Education in the United Kingdom
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for England, and the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are...
he founded in 1972 the College of Advance Education collaborating with the British examining bodies Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, AEB and JMB.
In 1999 he extended his activities founding the publishing house Publications Vakali. He also entered the market of Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
with the founding of the training company e-master, and the company executive training
Training
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
market with the founding of the Business Training Centre.
He has written and published the books "About Friction
Friction
Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and/or material elements sliding against each other. There are several types of friction:...
", "Mechanics
Mechanics
Mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment....
", "Electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
" and "Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is a physical science that studies the effects on material bodies, and on radiation in regions of space, of transfer of heat and of work done on or by the bodies or radiation...
" and many collections of exercises.
He is married to Helen Mpousiou and have two sons, Andonis who is 38 (Bachelor and Master in Finance from the University of London, England. Master in Educational Management from the Institute of Education, University of London, England) and Manolis who is 33 (Bachelor in Information Technology from the University of Sussex, England).
Trade-union and Political activities
He was:- Chairman of Students of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
- A founding member of New Democracy, ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
- General Secretary of the Management Committee of New Democracy (Thessaloniki Prefecture).
- From 1998 to 2004 he was Chairman of the Management Committee of New Democracy (Thessaloniki Prefecture).
European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
- Member of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)European People's Party–European DemocratsThe Group of the European People's Party , abbreviated to EPP Group, is a centre-right political group of the European Parliament...
and European Democrats - Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyCommittee on Industry, Research and EnergyThe Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties...
- Committee on Regional DevelopmentCommittee on Regional DevelopmentThe Committee on Regional Development is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:*...
(Substitute) - Member of the Delegation to the EU-IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Joint Parliamentary Committee
Foreign Languages: English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...