Alexios Kythreiotis

Alexios Kythreiotis serves as Associate Professor of Financial Accounting at the European University of Cyprus within the School of Business Administration and Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance. He has held continuous faculty positions since 2012, including a term as Department President (2017–2022).

His academic credentials include:

• Doctoral Degree in Financial Accounting (2008–2012, Athens University of Economics and Business) on 'Qualitative characteristics in Accounting Disclosures'
• MBA (2005–2006, Cardiff University)
• B.Sc. Accounting and Finance (2001–2005, Athens University of Economics and Business)
• Diploma in E-learning Design (2013, UOC Barcelona)

Professor Kythreiotis specializes in sustainability accounting and financial fraud detection, investigating how green policies like the European Green Deal impact corporate reporting, and developing frameworks for fraud prevention through cross-cultural analysis. His methodological expertise spans bibliometrics, meta-analysis, and risk modeling.

Recent publications (2023–2025) reveal a pronounced shift toward EU sustainability policy impacts and green finance instruments, with 70% of recent work analyzing environmental disclosures, green bonds, and circular economy accounting. Concurrently, he maintains rigorous scholarship in core accounting theory through studies on financial statement value relevance and fraud detection.

His recognition includes:

• State Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (State Scholarships Foundation of Greece, 2009–2012)

As Principal Investigator and Academic Coordinator, he directs €1.2M+ in research funding including the EIT HEI Initiative project B-KINETIC (2025–2027) on entrepreneurial training and Erasmus+ projects advancing circular economy accounting. He also serves on the editorial committee of an academic journal for the European Investment Bank.