During his recent sabbatical at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, Dean George Philippidis was invited to visit the Greek Parliament by Dr. Dionysia Avgerinopoulou, elected member of the parliament and Special Envoy for the Ocean to the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Dr. Avgerinopoulou is also the Chair of the Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection of the Greek Parliament.
Dean Philippidis and Dr. Avgerinopoulou discussed ocean and agricultural sustainability partnerships between Greece and Florida
During the visit, Dean Philippidis and Dr. Avgerinopoulou held an extensive discussion on ocean and agricultural sustainability and ways Greece and Florida can collaborate in the future, given their similarities in climate/resilience challenges and importance of the agricultural and coastal sectors. After a tour of the Parliament, Dr. Avgerinopoulou accepted Dean Philippidis’ invitation to visit USF after the next Greek elections and speak about her high-level environmental work in Europe and globally.