She studied Sport and Physical Education at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and then she acquired two master’s degrees: an MBA in Sport Management (Distinction) from University of Leicester (UK) and an MSc in Sport Science from Leeds Metropolitan University (UK). She also holds a PhD degree in Sport Marketing from Loughborough University (UK).
Dr Charalambous-Papamiltiades was an assistant Professor at the Business School of the European University Cyprus and Coordinator of the Academic Program “Sport Management”. She also served as the Head of the Real Madrid School in Cyprus. She was also a founding member of Cyprus Association of Sports Management (CY.A.S.M.) and she held the position of President of CY.A.S.M. for the years 2010-2012 and 2016-2018. Since 2006 she is a member of the European Association for Sport Management and a member of the Hellenic Scientific Association for Sport Management & Recreation (HSASMR).
Dr Charalambous-Papamiltiades has conducted much research on sport management topics and the scientific results were presented in several European and International Conferences and Seminars. In addition, she is the author of two chapters on sport governance in Cyprus included in international academic books [(Sport Governance: International Case studies, O’Boyle & Bradbury, 2013, London: Routledge) and (Sport Governance in the world: A Socio-Historic Approach. Sobry (Ed.), 2011, Paris: Le Manuscript)]
Dr. Mary Charalampous – Papamilitiades was also a candidate for the New Researcher Award in 2012 (NRA, EASM, 2012, Aalborg, Denmark), while on January 2020 has been awarded as «Sports Manager of the Year 2019» by the Hellenic Scientific Association for Sport Management & Recreation. In addition, he has been a reviewer of research articles in international scientific journals.
She was appointed Director General of the Cyprus Sport Organisation in April 2018.
- Assistant Professor at Business Administration School and Coordinator of the Sports Management Program of the European University (CY
- Ηead of the Real Madrid School of Management in Cyprus
- President and founding members of the Cyprus Sports Management Society (KEDA)
- Member of the Cooperation and Development Committee (ICMG Cooperation & Development Committee)
- Member of the European Association for Sport Management
- Member of the Hellenic Scientific Society for Sports Management
- Director General of the Cyprus Sport Organisation
- «Sports Manager of the Year 2019» award
