Dr. Antonios Kafa is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the Open University of Cyprus and Academic Coordinator of the Postgraduate program "Educational Leadership and Policy". Dr. Kafa was elected as the new Link Convenor of the Educational Leadership Network (N26. Educational Leadership) of the European Educational Research Association (EERA). In 2016, he obtained a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy from the Open University of Cyprus. His doctoral thesis was awarded the International Doctoral Thesis Research Award "Highly Commended Award Winner"-Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2016 (Educational Leadership and Strategy) by the Emerald Publishing Company.

Previously, he obtained a Master's Degree (MA) in Educational Leadership from the European University of Cyprus and a BA in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. His research interests primarily revolve around the practice of successful school leadership, school leaders' personal value systems and authentic leadership, and, most recently, school leaders' responses to emergency situations/ crises and the building of technological capacity.

Dr. Kafa has published his research work in various international scientific journals, written chapters for books, and participated in various international and European conferences. He is currently working as the lead editor for an edited book titled "The Power of Technology in School Leadership During COVID-19 - Insights from the Field" that will be published by SPRINGER Publications in 2024.