The STS NKUA Alumni Network connects alumni from all years of our program so as to support continuous sharing of information on STS-related events and opportunities. This information includes job openings, international and local events (e.g. conferences, workshops), partnerships, recent publications, open calls, and opportunities for collaboration with other alumni and current students, as well as faculty. The alumni network also supports the recruitment of new students.
The STS NKUA Alumni Network is overseen by the Alumni Faculty Advisor (Assistant Professor Katerina Vlantoni), who works together with the Alumni Coordinator.
Contact: achernila[at]gmail.com
Alumni: You are welcome to share any announcements or ideas you have for the Alumni Network directly with the alumni coordinator!
Alumni and Erasmus Alumni: We invite you to fill out this form so that we can stay up to date with you! Alumni receive periodic communications about jobs, international and local events (e.g. conferences, workshops), partnerships, recent publications, open calls, and opportunities for collaboration.
Have an announcement about a job opportunity, a conference or workshop, a recent publication, an open call, or an opportunity for collaboration. Share it with us here!
Every September, our alumni network will co-organize an annual workshop on a topic of importance, with attendance available both in person and virtually. The workshop will be co-designed by the STS NKUA faculty and the Alumni Network, and all participants will receive a certificate of attendance. We are already planning workshops on topics like the following: STS approaches to existential risks/threats, STS approaches to AI challenges, STS approaches to Degrowth/Commons. At the end of the workshop, we will host an assembly to discuss the development of the alumni network in addition to social gatherings for those in person.
2025 Alumni Workshop: On September 13th of 2025, the STS NKUA Alumni Network organized its inaugural annual workshop. The Inaugural (2025) STS NKUA Alumni Workshop hosted Vasilis Kostakis, Professor of Technology Governance and Sustainability at TalTech's Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance in Estonia, Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and founder of the P2P Lab and both the Tzoumakers rural makerspace and the Commonen energy cooperative.
The workshop run by Professor Kostakis, titled “Beyond Techno-Solutionism: Digital Commons and Solidarity Economies for a Sustainable Future”, was introduced as following: “Environmental degradation and global wealth inequality are critical challenges today. Many promote high-tech solutions like 'smart cities' and 'green growth' as silver bullets that enhance services, reduce carbon footprints, and empower citizens. Yet these technologies rely on scarce metals and minerals often sourced through questionable practices in the Global South. Their life-cycles consume energy, create toxicity, and involve precarious labor. We face a paradox: Can technologies that may worsen these issues truly solve our problems? This workshop explores the relationship between technology, sustainability, and global equity, focusing on alternatives like digital solidarity economies, commons-based approaches, and open cooperativism. We will examine how decentralized governance and digital commons might create more equitable technological futures that avoid extraction. We will also challenge dominant narratives while exploring how cooperative ownership models could transform our technological relationships and address contradictions in our current techno-economic paradigm. Join us as we envision a future where technology serves humanity and our planet through democratic, sustainable, and solidarity-based infrastructures.”
