The first inter-institutional podcast featuring the presentation of two Departments — the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University and the Department of Audiovisual Mesns & Informatics of the University of Barcelona — took place during Renata's  Dalianoudi visit, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Audio & Visual Arts, as a visiting professor via the ERASMUS program, at the Dept. of Audiovisual Means & Informatics at the University of Barcelona. Date: April 10, 2025.

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts at the Ionian University’s School of Music and Audiovisual Arts announces the Master of Arts by Research (MARes) in Hybrid Arts for the academic year 2025-2026. Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications exclusively online at https://future.ionio.gr/mares/ by Thursday, July, 10, 2025, at 16:00 (CET).

We are delighted to announce that By the Book10 will take place in Corfu, Greece. Taking place: Ionian University, Corfu, Greece 25 to 26 June 2025. By the Book10 will explore the transformative trends shaping the swiftly changing publishing industry today. With rapid advancements in technology, changing reader expectations, and new business models, the question of how publishing adapts to these challenges and new realities becomes ever more urgent. We invite discussions on the future of publishing, from technological innovations to the evolving roles of authors, publishers, and readers. Information on Hotels in Corfu.

To strengthen ideological and cultural exchanges among nations, fully leverage the bridging role of Sinologists, and establish dialogue mechanisms between Sinologists, academic institutions, and Chinese scholars, we aim to promote greater collaboration among global Sinologists in fostering mutual learming between Chinese civilization and other civilizations. The Chinese Association for (...)

  MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” (SCHER) has been awarded an "excellence" accreditation rating by HAHE (Hellenic Authority for Higher Education), a member of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) and of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

The statement is now online. Call to Europe to champion academic freedom and protect academics at risk - SAR Europe This has been sent to the European Commission President and is being sent to European Commissioners.  PAUSE colleagues have sent it President Macron and other key officials.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of New Media Communication & Digital Marketing of the Department of Digital Media & Communication of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of Politics, Language & Intercultural Communication of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of Science of Translation of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the new Undergraduate Study Programme of Food Science and Technology of the Department of Food Science and Technology of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of New Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 6 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.

On May 15, 2025, the Hellenic Sinology Center was visited by the President of Beijing Language and Culture University, Professor Ni Haidong, accompanied by Professor Xu Baofeng, President of the World Sinology Center, Professor Luo Lin, Vice President of the Academic Committee of BLCU and Dean of the Institute of International and Regional Studies and the School of Foreign Languages, and by Professor Guo Peng, Vice Rector and Dean of the Graduate School and the School of Humanities.

Ghazal Ramzani, a Berlin-based Iranian dancer and choreographer, has completed groundbreaking research connecting indigenous dance practices to anti-colonial and ecological movements across Europe supported by Ionian University. Ramzani, who received funding through the Rewilding Cultures Mobility Conversation program in 2024, traveled by train across Europe to interview practitioners of indigenous dances rooted in resistance movements. Ramzani holds a Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Performative Arts from the University of Gothenburg and received formal training in Kathak dance at the National School of Kathak in New Delhi. She was previously awarded the Indian Council of Arts and Culture recognition and the Artisens Vanner scholarship.

May16th and May 17th, 2025, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece (Hybrid Format)

The 108th Hellenic University Rectors' Conference was held in Halkidiki from 6 to 9 May 2025 and was chaired by Professor Stylianos Katranidis, Rector of the University of Macedonia.

Ionian University Library & Information Centre publishes the monthly bulletin on the productivity of Ionian University's researchers, based on Scopus and MDPI.

The 7th International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC 2025) is just around the corner, and this year marks a significant step forward in both scale and scope. The Conference will be held hybridly (in the Ionian Academy and online) and its sessions will be continuously streamed at the following address: https://avarts.ionio.gr/stream/

Beginning in the academic year 2025–2026, the Department of History within the Faculty of Humanities at the Ionian University will be renamed to the "Department of History and Digital Humanities". The department’s curriculum will be expanded to include a new digital dimension, aimed at addressing contemporary academic needs and strengthening the digital skills of its graduates, without altering the Department’s core academic discipline.

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University is pleased to announce the opening of the 18th Audiovisual Arts Festival, which will take place in Corfu from Thursday, May 8 to Sunday, May 18. On Thursday 08/05/2025 at 19:30 at the People's Garden (Gallery of the Municipality of Central Corfu) the opening of the 18th Festival of Audiovisual Arts (8 May - 18 May 2025) will take place.

On Thursday 08/05/2025 at 19:30 the opening of the Main Exhibition of the 18th Audiovisual Arts Festival, which will take place in Corfu, from Thursday 8 to Sunday 18 May 2025, will be held by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Era of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.