Marianna Velissaropoulou BA (Hons) PGCertHE FHEA

Marianna attained a Degree in International Economics, Relations and Development from the Democritus University in Greece, before moving to London to follow her passion for design.

She completed both the Interior Design Certificate and Diploma course at KLC School of Design with distinction, and upon graduation she pursued a career in the industry working across the residential and commercial sectors, while teaching at KLC School of Design.

She won an award for Creative and Contemporary Design, and she was also awarded student of the year. In 2016 Marianna completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education with distinction and became a Fellow Member of Advance

HE. At that time, she was appointed the role of Course Leader for the Online BA(Hons) course, leading the development of the programme and the delivery of the curriculum. Since then she was awarded the Teaching Excellence award by the students. Alongside her teaching responsibilities,

Marianna is an External Examiner for two Degree programmes at other HE institutions and she is currently studying towards her Master’s Degree in Education.