Regular Member (Fellow), election to the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) from 2021 – Mantanis Georgios.

Best reviewer award, 2019, 12th EUROMED CONFERENCE, Business Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 18-20, 2019 – Karagkouni Glykeria.

Award for outstanding contribution in reviewing, Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, 2017 – Karagkouni Glykeria.

Co-Editor in the prestigious scientific journal ‘Wood Material Science & Engineering’ (Taylor & Francis) from 01/12/2017 – Mantanis Georgios

Best Innovative Paper Award: Papadopoulos, I., G., Karagouni, M. Trigkas, C. Nakos and K. Bekou, 2016. Constraints and Facilitators of Social Entrepreneurship Development in Mountainous Areas: The Case of Pyli in Greece (abstract). 2nd Los Angeles International Business & Social Science Research Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28-30, October 2016, ISBN 978-0-9946029-0-9, pp 33.

Best Innovative Paper Award: Trigkas, M, Papadopoulos, I., G., Karagouni, D. Lazaridou, 2016. Social Entrepreneurship in Selected Areas: The AITHIKOS Project in Greece (abstract). 2nd Los Angeles International Business & Social Science Research Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28-30, October 2016, ISBN 978-0-9946029-0-9, pp 37-38. (Best Innovative Paper Award).

Invitation of Professor I. Papadopoulos as Conference Chair at 2nd Los Angeles International Business & Social Science Research Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28-30, October 2016 (Honorary plaque).

Mr Ninika’s work on energy recovery on the Glasgow Metro took first prize in Transport Scotland’s 2016 sustainable transport competition (SCOTTISH TRANSPORT AWARDS 2016). Contribution to Sustainable Transport. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport – Ground Water and Air Heat Source System on the Subway. https://www.transporttimes.co.uk/news.php/THE-SCOTTISH-TRANSPORT-AWARDS-2016-WINNERS-ANNOUNCED-130/ – http://www.spt.co.uk/2016/06/spt-success-at-scottish-transport-awards/

«Highly Commended Track Chairs Award” in the 7th EUROMED Conference (18-19/10/2014) for the contribution to the coordination, the judgment of the works, the attraction and guidance of many researchers and works etc. of the thematic unit «Innovation & Entrepreneurship», (the thematic unit stood out among the 76 established at the 7th Congress EUROMED) – Karagkouni Glykeria.

Selection of Lykidis Charalambos after a review (among 180 nominations of young researchers from European countries) to present the results of the research activity in the context of doctoral studies at the Young Researchers Forum (Young Researchers Forum) in the context of the 8th International conference FTP-C8: ‘Inspiring Horizons – A new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Forest-based Sector’ 11 – 14 March 2013, Barcelona, Spain. (Out of 180 nominations only the 10 best were selected for oral presentation).

1st award – Best PhD student paper award: Karagouni G., A. Protogerou, Y. Caloghirou, (2012) “Autotelic Capabilities and their impact on technological capabilities: a focus on production technologies” Book Proceedings of the 5th Annual International EuroMed Conference of Building New Business Models For Success Through Competitiveness and Responsibility, ISBN: 978-9963-711-07-9, October 4th-5th, Glion-Montreux, Switzerland http://emrbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/euromed-newsletter-006.pdf

Highly commended student paper award: Karagouni G., (2011). “Autotelic Capabilities and Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low Tech Sectors”, 4th Annual EuroMed Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, ISBN: 978-9963-711-01-7, pp 946-949, October 20th-21st, 2011, Elounda, Crete, Greece

Papadopoulos, I., Karagouni, G., M. Trigkas and E. Platogianni, 2010.Green Marketing. The case of Greece in certified and sustainable managed timber products. distinguished as one of the 6 best original papers worldwide among the 250 that were evaluated after a double “blind” judgment and presented at 2nd Annual International EuroMed Conference of Managerial and Entrepreneurial Developments in the Mediterranean, Salerno, Italy (26-28/10/2010).