Co-founder & CEO

Konstantinos Maragkos holds BA in Classics from the University of Athens, an Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc in Tourism Management from the Universities of Southern Denmark, Ljubljana, and Girona, and an Erasmus Mundus Joint MA in African studies from the Universities of Porto, Bayreuth, and Bordeaux-Montaigne, for which he was awarded with a full scholarship by the European Commission. He has collaborated with over ten universities across Europe and Africa, including the University of Vienna and the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. Konstantinos is passionate about establishing strategic partnerships, and he co-founded the WE AfriHug project in 2018 to facilitate mobility between Africa and Europe. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Forbes Under 30 list in Europe for 2019 in the education category and he has won the Best Erasmus Talent award for 2018 by the garagErasmus Foundation. Polyglott and driven by a deep commitment to intercultural dialogue, he brings exceptional expertise in networking, stakeholder engagement, public speaking, and strategic communications. Konstantinos’ strengths include his positive and proactive attitude, strong work ethic, adaptability, and problem-solving abilities.