The book by Dr Konstantinos D. Politis, a Postdoctoral scholar at the Ionian University, presents the archaeological work of two decades, under his direction with the participation of Dr Georgios Papaioannou, Associate Professor in the Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology of the Ionian University, at biblical Zoara located at modern Ghor as-Safi in Jordan, the lowest place on the earth's surface.

On Thursday, December 31st, 2020 and Friday, January 1st, 2021, the streaming of the projection mapping and the in situ performance which was created within the framework of the celebration by the Region of Ionian Islands for the 200th anniversary of the 1821 revolution took place. The artwork that will be projected, entitled "Sound and Light 1821 - 2021", was designed and implemented entirely by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University.

Get detailed information about the University Research Center of the Ionian University via its new website: https://urc.ionio.gr/

The screenings of the festival, which will take place exclusively online, from December the 4th until December the 6th, 2020, will be available worldwide only for registered users with password. * Please note that the screenings schedule has been announced in Central European Time (CET), that is GMT+1 zone. 

The second Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2020, organized and promoted by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University had exceeded our expectations with more than 1.200 submissions.

Τhe fourth international conference "Taboo - Transgression - Transcendence in Art & Science" will take place November 26–28, 2020, exclusively online as TTT2020 Vienna/Online, an umbilical cord between what would be and what it is. Including theoretical and art practice presentations, TTT2020 continues to focus: (a) on questions about the nature of the forbidden and aesthetics of liminality as expressed in art that uses or is inspired by technology and science; (b) on the opening of spaces for creative transformation in the merging of science and art. TTT2020 Vienna/Online will have one unique streaming channel with a 12 hours program/day followed by a recorded re-stream for audiences in other time zones. This means 24h a day for three days non-stop! The program of TTT2020 is divided in four categories in a total of twenty-three Sessions, six Roundtables, five ArtBox events and three Open Mic Q&A sessions.

The KEDIVIM of the Ionian University organizes a training program entitled "Understanding Turkey through Elements of Language, Culture and Society" from 12 October 2020 to 25 June 2021 with Associate Professor George Michalakopoulos (Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting) as the Scientific Coordinator. Applications: 24 August-31 October 2020.

The Interactive Arts Laboratory 'inArts' of the Department of Audiovisual Arts of the Ionian University participates in the 16th Athens Digital Arts Festival with 70 works by undergraduate, graduate students, students of the newly established OPEN ART Lifelong Learning Program, graduates and faculty. The Exhibition is taking place in Asomaton square and the pedestrian street of Ermou (THISIO Station), from Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 18.

The team of Open Art, educational, training and lifelong learning program of the Ionian University, is pleased to announce the start of the 2nd course. The programme is distance learning and starts in the last week of October. Strict deadline for applications: 11 October 2020.

The summer holidays period for the administrative services of the Ionian University will last until August 16th, 2020.

Assistant Professor Angeliki Malakasioti of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts Angeliki Malakasioti, publishes book-essay "The Poetics of Melancholic Space", by Mov Skiouros Publications. Athens, 2020 Pages 1-104  ISBN: 978–618–5476–01–4 Synopsis: Though soul-driven, the melancholic condition contains an inherent relationship with space. The aspects, structures, (...)