Katerina Zachu is Assistant Professor at the School of German Language and Literature of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. After having completed her undergraduate studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, she went to Heidelberg, in Germany, as a postgraduate student. Her PhD dissertation, a comparative study of Greek and German Literature, was submitted to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Her research interests lie in the areas of contemporary German literature, especially contemporary theatre. Since 1999/2000 she has been responsible for the Theatre Group of the School of German Language and Literature and teaches Drama in Education seminar courses.