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 Department of Audio and Visual Arts, in collaboration with the Electroacoustic Music Research & Applications Laboratory of the Ionian University, organizes the 18th Audiovisual Arts Festival, in Corfu from 8th to 18th May, 2025! The Festival stands out for the presentation of works made by the Student and Academic Community of the Ionian University in the fields of Contemporary Audio & Visual Arts, Hybrid and Performing Arts.

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 (...)

As part of its efforts to connect its activities with primary and secondary education, on February 6, 2025, the Director of the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University met with a group of students and teachers for an informational session about the UNESCO Chair on the Protection of Cultural Heritage at the Ionian University and for an interview/podcast on the topics of Cultural Heritage Protection (...)

Invitation to the Lecture Critical Approaches to Types and Services of Libraries in the United States (Wed. 5/3/2025, 18:00) The Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology of the Ionian University, and the Museology Research Lab, are pleased to invite you to the lecture entitled ‘Critical Approaches to Types and Services of Libraries in the United States’ by Prof. Hermina G.B. (...)

This program is supported by the UNESCO Chair for the Threats against Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities (TCHER), and participants who complete the course will receive an official vocational skills training certificate and 15 ECTS credits. Registration Date Deadline: 28-02-2025.

Within the framework of the research project “ANTIDOTE: AI Attack and Defense for the Smart Healthcare”, under the scientific coordination of Associate Professor Christoforos Ntantogian from the Department of Informatics at the Ionian University, the project kick-off meeting took place online on January 30, 2025.

The Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University organizes the 7th International Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2025) which will be held in hybrid way - online and in the Ionian Academy in Corfu (Greece), May 9-10, 2025. Extended deadline for submission of extended abstracts: 28 February, 2025 (14.00 CET)