The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage of the Ionian University, which operates in the Geocultural Analysis Laboratory GEOLab of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​Translation and Interpreting, participated with its director and one of the Chair's doctoral candidates at the Ionian University stand during the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair, 10-18 September 2022. As the unique (...)

Ionian University invites all interested parties to participate in the Information Day of the TRUMPET project, which will be held in person at the Ionian Academy (Akadimias & Kapodistriou Str., Corfu), on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 16:00 with free admission for the public. The TRUMPET project entitled: "Digital platform for the Promotion of the Musical Heritage of Corfu" is co-financed (...)

Information Day Smart digital applications and tools for the effective promotion and enhancement of the Ionian Islands bio-diversity Ionian University invites all interested parties to participate in the ERMIS project Information Day, which will take place in person at the Ionian Academy (Akadimias & Kapodistriou, Corfu), on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 18:00 with free admission for the (...)

On August 11, 2022, the inaugural workshop took place in the framework of the collaboration between the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University with the Institute of Studies on the Mediterranean Rim of China's Zhejiang University of International Studies.

"Funding opportunities researchers from Ukraine in Greek HEIs", with representatives from Greek State authorities, SAR Greece, Greek Universities, as well as SE European HEIs, to continue efforts towards improving national-level support in Greece for hosting researchers from Ukraine.

UNESCO is convening a 30th anniversary celebration of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme at its headquarters in Paris from 3-4 November 2022.

Appointment of Professor Stavros Katsios, Department of Foreign Languages Translation and Interpreting with his deputy the Professor Stephanos Vlachopoulos, Department of Translation and Interpreting as representative of the Ionian University to the Supervisory Board of Certified Translators of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The academic calendar for the year 2022-2023 is published with dates on tuition, exams and holidays.

This EU-UNESCO Conference organized on June 9, 2022 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis head of the WG Illicit Antiquities' Trafficking of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage -related Activities at the Ionian University, was a invited speaker at the panel.

The EU-funded Horizon 2020 SIENNA project, where the Ionian University is a partner, has been awarded a Champions Certificate for its contribution to the ethical dimensions of the Information Society at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum. Maria Bottis, Professor of Information Law at the Ionian University, coordinated the Ionian University’s contribution to the SIENNA project, which worked to ensure that human rights, fundamental freedoms, and ethical values are respected in the design, development and deployment of new and emerging technologies.

In times of new challenges that thousands of museums around the world are facing, immediate response and adaptation is essential so that they can function smoothly and ensure their viability. Responding to this volatile landscape, the Museum Collections of the Ionian University are organising a conference under the title Postmodern University Museums and the Digital Era.

On June 1-3, a meeting of the ASH-MA consortium for the design of a new Art, Science & Health MA program with participants from Croatia, Serbia and Greece, will take place in Corfu. The program was launched in February 2022 by the Croatian NGO Kontejner, Bureau of Contemporary Art Praxis and three universities: Academy of Fine Arts - University of Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia), Department of Audio and Visual Arts - Ionian University (Corfu, Greece) and Faculty of Media and Communication - Singidunum University (Belgrade, Serbia).

CONCERT  Monday May 30th, Studio of the Municipal Theatre Corfu, 9.30pm   Ionian University Music Department in collaboration with the Swedish Institute Athens presents Jazz Trombonist Karin Hammar and the Fab 4 at the Studio if the Municipal Theatre in Corfu   The group has issued 3 CDs to international acclaim. Their music combines bossa nova the blues and lyrical and melodic (...)

Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis head of the working group Illicit Antiquities Trafficking of the Unesco chair on threats to cultural heritage and cultural heritage-related activities, Ionian University, Greece calls for sale of marble head of Greek philosopher Antisthenes to be halted.

The AVARTS Live Game Hub is an action that aims to bring together new game designers and creators and promote their ideas to the public. It is organized by teachers of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts with a coordinating core of Vasileios Komianos, Varvara Garnelis, and Emmanouel Rovithis, and participated by students who are actively involved in creating games. It focuses on the design and (...)

Upon an invitation of UNESCO to the Chair on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage related Activities the Ionian University is participating to the UNESCO virtual Campus conference-debate on "How to fight against illicit trafficking of Cultural Objects?"

World Heritage Day is observed every year on April 18, to preserve the human heritage and recognize the efforts of the organizations working for it.

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