Dimitrios M. Vagianos 

Teaching experience

Standalone teaching Modules

• • ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS IN EDUCATION, 2nd semester of the postgraduate program of studies leading to an MSc in “Science of Education and Lifelong Learning”, Dept of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia: spring semester 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018.

  • POLITICS of the INTERNET – (taught in English), 4th semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: spring semester 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024. 

  • DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY – (taught in English), 7th semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: fall semester 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025.

  • COMPUTER SCIENCE AND THE INTERNET - 1st semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: fall semester 2018-2019. 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025.

  • COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA - 2ND semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: fall semester 2018-2019. 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024.

Supplementary teaching Modules (Laboratory)

• • RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES I, 4th semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: spring semester 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018.

  • RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES II, 5th semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: fall semester 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018.

  • COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, 6th semester of the undergraduate Program of Studies of the Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia: spring semester 2014-2015, 2015-2016.

• • “Social Media Metrics Analysis, 3 Case Studies”, Lectures hosted in the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, 2-7 March 2024.

  • “From the early days to the Social Media state: Privacy-Security-Surveillance”,  lectures hosted in the University of CAEN Normandie, Caen, France, 12-16 March 2023.

  • “Content Analysis: a Quantitative Research Method”, “Social Media and Virtual Communities identification” (postgraduate), lectures held in the University of Saint Louis-Bruxelles under Erasmus+ teaching mobility program, 12-15 March 2019.

  • “Social Media and Virtual Communities: Formation and Dynamics’, “Digital Society: Privacy, Security and Surveillance”, lectures held in Frederick University-Cyprus under Erasmus+ teaching mobility program, 4-8 April 2016.    

Supervision of undergraduate students’ Thesis

• • “RANSOMWARE AS AN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE: THREATS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EU’S RESPONSE”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2026. 

  • “THE RISE OF THE METAVERSE: AI, VR AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES“, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2026. 

  • “EUROPEAN UNION AND NATO POLICIES ON COUNTERING RUSSIAN HYBRID THREATS: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2026. 

  • "THREE PATHS TO AI GOVERNANCE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EU, US, AND CHINESE REGULATORY APPROACHES", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2026.  

  • "THE SHARING ECONOMY AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2026.  

  • “CYBERTERRORISM AND NON-STATE ACTORS: ASSESSING THEIR IMPACT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM " 2016, 2020, 2024”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2025.  

  • “THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL DECISION-MAKING: CASE STUDY "DONALD TRUMP" 2016, 2020, 2024”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2025.  

  • "TIKTOK MADE ME GO: PERSONAL VS. CORPORATE INFLUENCE IN THE TRAVEL TOK SUBCULTURE", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2025.

  • "DIGITAL ILLITERACY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: IMPLICATIONS FOR E-GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2025.

  • "THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROPAGANDA ON PUBLIC OPINION DURING INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS: THE CASE OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2024.

  • "INTERACTIVITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND GENERATIONAL CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR: AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF THE LEADING PLATFORMS", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2024.

  • "THE EVOLUTION OF INFORMATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THE TRANSITION FROM TRADITIONAL TO DIGITAL MEDIA. CASE STUDY OF A NEWS SITE IN GREECE", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2024.   

  • "FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE BANKING SECTOR WITH A CASE STUDY OF PIRAEUS BANK", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2023.   

  • “SOCIAL MEDIA DATA: AN ADVANCED BUT AMBIGUOUS PLOY TO ELECTORAL PREDICTIONS”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2023.   

  • "TWITTER DATA ANALYSIS ON THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR: AN OPEN SOURCE APPROACH", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2023.   

  • "THE USE OF FAKE NEWS IN THE 2016 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2022.   

  • "SURVEILLANCE, ESPIONAGE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2022.   

  • "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICAL THOUGHT", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2022.

  • "CYBERCRIME: CATEGORIES OF CYBERCRIME AND CYBERCRIME LEGISLATION", Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki 2020.

  • “SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING: THE CASE STUDY IRIS COLORS (PROFI'S) SA”, Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 2017.

  • "SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND MONITORING: THE CASE OF TOYOTA AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY", Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 2017.

  • “SOCIAL NETWORKS EXPLOITATION SURVEY BY BARACK OBAMA IN THE US PRESIDENT ELECTIONS IN 2008 AND 2012”, Dept of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 2017.

Supervision of postgraduate students’ Thesis 

• • “The impact of Social Media on the political participation of young people”, 2nd member of the Thesis Evaluation Committee, Master's Degree in European Policies on Youth, Entrepreneurship, Education and Culture, Dept of International and European Studies, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 2024.

  • “The Communicative War in Syria and Iraq”, 2nd member of the Thesis Evaluation Committee, Interdepartmental postgraduate Studies Program in International Relations and Security, Dept of International and European Studies, Dept of Balkan Slavic and Oriental  Studies (University of Macedonia) & The  Highest Interdisciplinary School of War, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 2017.