International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology
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Andreas Demetriou

Biography

Andreas Demetriou is Professor of Psychology and President of the University of Nicosia Research Foundation and an Honorary Professor of Durham University, UK. He was a professor of psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, (1975-1996), and the University of Cyprus (1996-2008). He served in top academic or administrative positions, such as Vice-Rector of the University of Cyprus, President of the Cyprus University of Technology, President of the Conference of Rectors of the Universities of Cyprus and also Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus. He is a fellow of Academia Europaea and the International Academy of Education, an Honorary Doctor of Middlesex University London and an Honorary Visiting Professor of the Northeastern Normal University, China. He developed a theory of intellectual development integrating the developmental, psychometric, and cognitive traditions and he is currently working on the educational implications of the theory. This work is published in more than 170 books and articles

Research Interest

Brain and Cognitive Development, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology and Cognitive Science