PIONEER+, funded under Cohort 4 of the EIT Higher Education Initiative (EIT HEI), participated in the Sensemaking Workshop 2026, held in Valencia, Spain, on 28–30 October 2026.

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University is pleased to announce the opening of the Call for Proposals for the 7th Interdisciplinary Conference Taboo – Transgression – Transcendence in Art & Science (TTT2027 Vienna), taking place from 14 to 17 September 2027 at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Angewandte), Austria. Submission deadline: 11 November 2026

The international conference on artificial intelligence Re-examining AI/Rethinking Modernity, held on 22–23 October at the Ionian Academy, brought together more than 130 participants in the audience and 46 speakers from 10 countries (Greece, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Poland, the United States, South Africa, and China), representing a broad range of academic disciplines and research fields.

OpenPast is founded, a spin-off company of the Ionian University — the first in Greece dedicated exclusively to History.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the new Undergraduate Study Programme 'Software Development and Applications' of the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University as substantially compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of foreign language Undergraduate 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.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the new foreign language Undergraduate Study Programme 'Bioinformatics, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence' of the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University as substantially compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of foreign language Undergraduate 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.

Opening of the University Gym – 21 October 2026

The International Conference Translating and Interpreting in the Era of Algorithms (TIERA 2026), held from 9 to 11 October at the Ionian University in Corfu, concluded with outstanding success and widespread international acclaim. The conference was co-organised by the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting (DFLTI) and the MA Programme "Science of Translation" of the Ionian University, as part of the celebrations marking 40 years of academic operation and contribution of Greece’s sole university department dedicated to educating Greek-speaking translators and interpreters at undergraduate level.

The Department of History and Digital Humanities of the Ionian University is organising the international conference “Re-examining AI / Rethinking Modernity: Critical philosophical, anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on technology”, which will take place on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October 2026 at the Ionian Academy in Corfu (face-to-face in “Georgios Grammatikakis Auditorium”).

The Centre for the Study of the Ancient World of the Department of History and Digital Humanities at the Ionian University is organizing the workshop “Language, Argument, and Evidence in Science”, which will take place on 16–17 October 2026, with both in-person and online participation. 

Organised by the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting and the MA Science of Translation of the Ionian University, the International Conference Translating and Interpreting in the Era of Algorithms (TIERA) is taking place in Corfu, 9–11 October 2026 and is held within the framework of the 40th anniversary of the Department’s founding, marking four decades of innovation, education, and scholarship in translation and interpreting.

The exhibition “Digital Entities” is being hosted from October 8 to 25 by MOMUS—Experimental Arts Center, at Warehouse B1 in the Port of Thessaloniki. The exhibition marks the tenth anniversary of the Ionian University’s Master’s Program in “Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Age.” Exhibition curator: Professor Konstantinos Tiligadis, Director of the Master’s Program. The opening will take place on Thursday, October 8, at 8:30 p.m.

“The message we take from the interviews is clear: in tourism, graduates’ familiarity with new technologies is not enough. The sector needs professionals who can use them with sound judgement and apply their knowledge effectively and responsibly in real working conditions.” — Professor Christina Beneki, Scientific Coordinator of the BIAD project for Ionian University

           

Extension of the Application Deadline until 9 October 2026 at 14:00.

The international scientific Next Generation Communications Conference (NextGCom 2026) will take place on 28–30 September 2026 at the premises of the Department of Digital Media and Communication of the Ionian University in Argostoli, Kefalonia.

Ionian University bids farewell with great sadness to the distinguished archaeologist Konstantinos (Dino) Politis, who passed away in August 2026, leaving behind an important legacy in archaeological research and the protection of cultural heritage.

Professor Petros Kostagiolas (Principal Investigator of M-POHL HLS24-GR for Greece) emphasizes that the webinar will highlight the pivotal role of Health Literacy in shaping effective, equitable, and people-centred policies.

            The lecture of Dr. Elena Avramidou at the Universidad de Magallanes, in Punta Arenas, the southernmost university in Chilean Patagonia, was dedicated to Socrates and Confucius and the perspectives offered by their thought for addressing the challenges of the 21st century, especially in relation to the use of Artificial Intelligence. The (...)

            On the topic of “Patrimonio Cultural: testimonio del pasado, compromiso con el futuro” (Cultural Heritage: testimony to the past, commitment to the future), the member of the Steering Committee of the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University, Dr. Elena Avramidou, spoke upon invitation at the Andrés Bello University, in Santiago, Chile, in the (...)