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.

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.

The AV-school, the seminar and workshop series of the Audio-Visual Arts Festival, will take place at the Public Central Historical Library of Corfu, from May 12 to 16, 2025. This year’s theme, "Intersections", invites participants from all backgrounds who are interested in contemporary art and new technologies.

Books are like a window onto another world – with each new page, they introduce us to new people, new cultures and new ideas. Every year, on 23 April, UNESCO celebrates World Book and Copyright Day to recognize the power of books as a bridge between generations and across cultures.  This date holds immense symbolism in world literature, marking the death of several renowned authors, including (...)

The Executive Board of UNESCO approved on April 14 the designation of February 9 as “World Greek Language Day.” The date coincides with the death of Dionysios Solomos, Greece’s national poet, in 1857. The proposal was submitted by Greece’s Permanent Representation to UNESCO and supported by 20 member states. As stated in the UNESCO Executive Board’s decision, language serves as “a carrier of (...)

The Hellenic Sinology Center at the Ionian University wishes you a joyful and peaceful Easter!

The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities at the Ionian University wishes you a happy Easter with health and love!

The Steering Committee of the 18th Audiovisual Arts Festival (#AVfest2025) of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, in collaboration with the ERHMEE Lab - Department of Music Studies, of the Ionian University invites students and anyone who is interested in joining the volunteers’ team. Volunteer registration deadline: 11 April 2025 

The Rectorate of the Ionian University wishes you a peaceful, happy and beautiful Easter, with health and love! Happy Easter! The Rector Professor Andreas Floros  The Vice RectorsProfessor Konstantinos AngelakosProfessor Andreas GeorgotasProfessor Emmanouil MagkosAssociate Professor Efstathios Makris

The academic calendar for the year 2025-2026 is published with dates on tuition, exams and holidays.

Athletic Day for Erasmus

The Ionian University’s Department of Audio & Visual Arts has announced the publication of the proceedings from the Taboo-Transgression-Transcendence in Art & Science (TTT2023) conference. The volume, published in 2025, compiles a selection of research and artistic explorations presented at TTT2023 Malta, where 164 international participants gathered at the historic Malta Society of Arts to examine the boundaries of artistic and scientific discourse.

How do Chinese think?China is the cradle of a great civilization with a spectacular rise as a global economic power in the recent decades. Hundreds of millions of people have benefitted from its remarkable development success, and its preparedness for world leadership in the AI field is impressive. However, China remains an uncharted territory for many people and often seems incomprehensible to (...)

SCHOLARS AT RISK GREECE We are honored to invite you to the Regional Outreach Workshop (SE Europe) of the Program, which will take place on March 13, 2025, at the Center for Dissemination of Research Results (KEDEA) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (with the possibility of online monitoring).The Inspireurope+ program (2022-2025, funded by MSCA-Horizon Europe) is a continuation of (...)