Kytidou Eleni

Eleni Kytidou was born in Kavala in 1981. She graduated from the Department of Information Management at the Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (ATEI Kavala) in 2006. She then completed postgraduate studies in “Administrative Science and Information Systems” at the Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and in “Educational Sciences with a focus on Special Education” at the Open University of Cyprus (OUC). She has attended training programs and seminars on intercultural education, special education, new technologies, and educational robotics. She has participated in conferences as a paper reviewer, member of an organizational and scientific committee, and speaker on topics related to educational robotics and special education. She holds a LEGOEducation certificate for the EV3 platform and is a certified instructor of the Robotics Academy of Frederick University and UNICERT. She also serves as a trainer coordinator and robotics instructor in training programs of the eTwinning European school community. She has worked as an ICT teacher in the primary and secondary sector, as well as in adult education for OAED (Employment Agency), IEK (Institute of Vocational Training), Public IEK (Public Institute of Vocational Training), EPAS (Vocational Education School). Since 2019, she has been an IT civil servant for the Ministry of Culture and Sports. At the same time, she teaches educational robotics at the Creative Employment Centres for Children (KDAP) in Kavala. Her children’s books include “The Bee of Joy and Emotions” (Ydroplano Publications, 2021), “The Christmas When I Discovered Myself”, and “The Magical Sugary Recipe” (Komninos Publications, 2022).