Fotini Efthimiou is a Special Scientist at The Language Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology, specialised in teaching Greek as a Second Language. She has obtained a Master’s degree in Sciences of Language and Communication in the New Economic Environment, with specialization in Language Teaching and BA degree in Greek Philology, with specialization in Linguistics, both from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has taught Greek as a Second Language for all the levels of the CEFR and she has developed electronic learning material (autonomous and collaborative learning). Her interests include: Intercultural Education, First and Second Language Acquisition, with emphasise in the disadvantaged groups (e.g. students who abandon the conventional educational system), Speech Analysis, Autonomous and Lifelong Learning and Multimedia Learning Material.