Evangelia Matthopoulou holds a Ph.D. in Modern and Contemporary History from the University of Cyprus (2016) and an MA in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics (2008). Her dissertation elaborated the history of Jewish presence in British Cyprus from 1878 to 1959 with emphasis on the migratory wave of European Jews in Cyprus, their economic impact on the island, and their business activities. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. Since 2016, Matthopoulou has been affiliated as a Special Scientist at the University of Cyprus, teaching the undergraduate course “Economy and Colonialism” at the Department of History and Archaeology. From 2019 to 2021, she pursued post-doctoral research at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (POST-DOC/0916/0231). She is currently a Special Scientist for Research at the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus (EXCELLENCE/0524/0252). Her research interests lie in the history of migration, colonial business history and enterprises, and the history of migratory and business networks in the Eastern Mediterranean basin.