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The Hellenic Sinology Center was awarded three awards by the World Sinologists' Council
Posted: 26-10-2025 21:36 | Views: 329
On October 24th 2025, the "World Sinologists' China Night", a grand event and closing ceremony, concluded the Second "World Sinology Month" at the Center for World Sinology at Beijing Language and Culture University. Nearly 100 sinologists and China studies experts from over 30 countries attended the event, honoring outstanding (...)
8th International Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2026), 8-9/05/2026 - Submissions deadline: 30/11/2025
Posted: 21-10-2025 15:56 | Updated: 24-10-2025 11:49 | Views: 1035
Important Date: 30-11-2025
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The Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University organizes the 8th International Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2026) which will be held in hybrid way - online and in the Ionian Academy in Corfu (Greece), on May 8-9, 2026. DCAC-2026 will again afford an exceptional opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, offering a worldwide connection between researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, facilitating partnerships across national and disciplinary borders.
Two-Day Working Meeting of the European Project PIONEER+ 16–17 October 2025, Corfu
Posted: 23-10-2025 11:54 | Views: 1663
The first in-person two-day working meeting of the partners of the project PIONEER+ (Pioneering Innovation and Entrepreneurship capacity building activities through Digital Transformation), funded by the HEI Initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) under the 4th Cohort, was successfully held on 16–17 October 2025 in Corfu, at the premises of the Ionian University. The Ionian University serves as the lead partner of the project, coordinated by Professor Adamantia Pateli, Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center of the Ionian University.
Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) – “Sustainable Destination Management and Marketing” Corfu, 13–17 October 2025
Posted: 23-10-2025 11:23 | Views: 1383
The main phase of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Sustainable Destination Management and Marketing” was successfully completed in Corfu from 13 to 17 October 2025. The programme was organized by the Department of Tourism of the Ionian University within the framework of the Erasmus+ initiative, fostering a dynamic environment for learning, international collaboration, and exchange of experiences. The programme was coordinated by Professor Christina Beneki and Assistant Professor Naoum Mylonas.
Greece-China Dialogue Forum on the Exchange and Mutual Learning of Cultures Athens, September 18, 2025
Posted: 20-10-2025 23:19 | Views: 461
The Forum was organized by the Chinese School of Classical Studies in Athens, at the National University of Athens, with the support of the Greek Center for Sinology, Ionian University.
Call for MA Security and Cultural Heritage Studies 2025-2026 - Deadline extension 31/10/2025
Posted: 04-08-2025 18:10 | Updated: 20-10-2025 13:43 | Views: 8236
Start: 04-08-2025 |End: 31-10-2025
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The Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting (DFLTI) of the Ionian University, with the support of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities, announces the call for the MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” for the academic year 2025-2026.
Extension of the the exhibition "...about the Desired University - The Ionian Academy and Lord Guilford"
Posted: 13-10-2025 16:13 | Views: 2471
Start: 13-10-2025 |End: 31-12-2025
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The successive extensions of the exhibition "...about the Desired University - The Ionian Academy and Lord Guilford" reflect the great success of this initiative.
NEW PROGRAM
Posted: 12-10-2025 17:32 | Views: 1809
Important Date: 12-10-2025
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The University Gym returns with a new activity program and a refurbished sports area that invites you to come and explore!
Publication of the English Translation of the Book Tango in Blue Nights within the Framework of the Research Project How Can MT and PE Help Literature Cross Borders and Reach Wider Audiences? A Case Study
Posted: 12-10-2025 11:07 | Views: 2008
The first phase of the pioneering research project titled How Can MT and PE Help Literature Cross Borders and Reach Wider Audiences? A Case Study, funded by Translated's Research Centre Imminent, has been successfully completed with the publication of the English translation of the book Tango in Blue Nights—a captivating collection of 35 flash fiction stories by the author and translator Vasilis Manousakis.
Call for Applications
Posted: 24-09-2025 12:04 | Updated: 07-10-2025 12:00 | Views: 2145
Start: 24-09-2025 |End: 15-12-2025
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The Department of Informatics of the Ionian University announces the opening of applications for the Postgraduate Program entitled “Ethics in Information Technologies” for the academic year 2025–2026. The application deadline is Monday, 15 December 2025.
Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2025 | November, 13-16, 2025
Posted: 03-10-2025 17:26 | Views: 976
Start: 13-11-2025 |End: 16-11-2025
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ICONA 2025 is organized and promoted by the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University. ICONA 2025 will take place in hybrid mode, in Ionian Academy (Akadimias and Kapodistriou Str - Corfu) and online, from November 13th to November 16th 2025.
Offer of the Interdepartmental Course "Greek and Chinese Culture: A Comparative Approach"
Posted: 03-10-2025 00:21 | Views: 959
This interdepartmental course, organized by the "Hellenic Center for Sinology" and the "UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage" of the Ionian University, is a unique educational experience, which gives students of all departments of the University of Athens the opportunity to explore, with the help of the most suitable teacher, (...)
European Parliament: Academic Freedom Monitor 2024
Posted: 26-09-2025 23:36 | Views: 992
Clearly, threats to academic freedom come in many different guises. In Europe, infringements are often subtle and insidious, though this makes them no less harmful to higher education, research and science. They may take the form of excessive regulation, top-down funding instruments or the stifling of unpopular views on campus. Moreover, these pressures are often linked to dynamics affecting (...)
3rd Sino-Balkanica Conference 2025 [September 29th–30th, 2025 | Ionian Academy building, Corfu, Greece]
Posted: 22-09-2025 17:26 | Updated: 26-09-2025 18:18 | Views: 3911
Start: 29-09-2025 |End: 30-09-2025
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The 3rd Sino-Balkanica Conference, organized by the Hellenic Sinology Center of the Ionian University and the World Sinology Center of Beijing Language and Culture University, aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and cooperation among scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students engaged in Sinology and Chinese studies across Southeastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and beyond.
Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University and the Central Academy of Drama, University of Beijing: Towards a New Collaboration Protocol Promoting Artistic Exchange and Intercultural Dialogue
Posted: 24-09-2025 10:47 | Views: 2214
At the international conference Taboo-Transgression-Transcendence in Art & Science (TTT2025), held on 9–13 September 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Audio and Visual Arts marked the beginning of a new chapter in international cooperation.
TTT2025 Ljubljana closes with fearless ideas and provocative performances
Posted: 19-09-2025 10:31 | Views: 3385
The sixth international conference Taboo–Transgression–Transcendence in Art & Science (TTT2025) has come to a close in Slovenia, after five days of intense exchange between artists, scholars, and members of diverse creative communities. Hosted at Kino Šiška, the event was organized in partnership with Zavod Projekt Atol, the Ionian University, and the Pixxelpoint 2025 festival in the context of GO!2025 European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica–Gorizia, with contributions from Kapelica Gallery, Cirkulacija 2, and the Museum of Architecture and Design, and with the support of the Greek Embassy in Ljubljana, the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, the City of Ljubljana, and the University of Nova Gorica.
Library's Bulletin for Ionian University's Research Publications: July - August 2025
Posted: 01-09-2025 11:32 | Views: 8528
Ionian University Library & Information Centre publishes the monthly bulletin on the productivity of Ionian University's researchers, based on Scopus and MDPI.
The "management" of the Minoan Palaces as world monuments - Article by Eleni Methodiou*
Posted: 12-08-2025 11:04 | Views: 3662
The 47th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (Paris, 6-16 July 2025) approved the inscription of the six Minoan Palatial Centers (Knossos, Phaistos, Zominthos, Zakros, Malia, Kydonia) on the World Heritage List (the recommendation of ICOMOS, an institutional advisor, to return the file due to a lack of required information was not accepted by the committee).
The (...)
UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage proudly supports Corfu Literary Festival 2025
Posted: 08-08-2025 18:16 | Views: 3334
UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage as a years-long supporter of Corfu Literary Festival is delighted to invite you to the eighth Corfu Literary Festival from Monday 8th to Sunday 14th September 2025. Corfu inspires the arts in all its forms and lives by the ethos of philoxenia (hospitality). In September, the island is a riot of wildflowers and sunshine, and we cannot imagine a (...)
Call for the admission of foreign students to the Ionian University for the academic year 2025-2026
Posted: 01-08-2025 17:50 | Views: 13010
Start: 01-08-2025 |End: 22-09-2025
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The Board of Governance of the Ionian University decided on the announcement for the admission of foreign-alien students to the Department of Music Studies, in the Music Performance and to the Department of Audio & Visual Arts, Undergraduate Study Program, in accordance with the provisions of Article 58 of 5094/2024 (Α΄ 39), for the academic year 2025-26. The period for submission of candidacies is set from 22/07/2025 to 22/09/2025.



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