On Monday, 16 March 2026, the Department of Tourism of the Ionian University welcomed 90 students from Potamos Primary School and the 4th Experimental Primary School of Corfu “Athenagoreio”, accompanied by their teachers.

The Ionian University Research Day was successfully held on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the exhibition space of the Corfu Port Authority, as an open celebration of scientific knowledge, creativity, and innovation, aiming to showcase the rich and multidimensional research output of the University and strengthen its connection with society.

Organized by the Political Philosophy and Digital Technologies Laboratory, Department of History and Digital Humanities, Ionian University, Greece, and the Research Project “A(I)nthropology during the Anthropocene: Hybrid research and creative pedagogy at the limits of the human”, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (2025-2028). Corfu, 22-23 October 2026

The Rector of Ionian University, Professor Andreas Floros, has the honour of inviting you to the Ceremony for the Conferral of Emeritus Status Credentials upon the Emeritus Professors of Ionian University and to the Ceremony for the Proclamation of “Friends of Ionian University”.

           

The Ionian University is organizing Research Day on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, with the aim of promoting and disseminating the research activity that has been carried out or is currently underway at the Institution to the public.

The international conference Towards Resilient Destinations: Integrating Nature, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures (NEST) will take place in hybrid format on April 23–24, 2026 at the Ionian Academy, Corfu, Greece, and will also be available online. Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract by 17 February 2026.

The 2025 edition of CEPE—Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiries was held from 24 to 26 September at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, gathering an international community of scholars and practitioners to reflect on one of the most pressing issues of our time: the ethical, normative, and philosophical challenges posed by artificial intelligence. Hosted by the Department of History, Cultural Heritage, Education and Society in collaboration with INSEIT, IHRC (DALMS, Ionian University), and the University for Peace, CEPE 2025 stood out both for the quality of its contributions and for its strong interdisciplinary character.

          Dr Avramidou concluded 2025 with a lecture at World Art History Institute (WAI), Shanghai International Studies University, on December 9, followed by another at Rixin College, Tsinghua University, on December 19.She also concluded her lectures for the semester at the Experimental Class at Beijing Language and Culture University.

The Animation Festival ICONA 2025, which took place from November 13th to 16th 2025, exclusively online, by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University, was successfully completed. The festival program included both professional and student competitions. A total of 316 films from 100 countries were screened. For those who didn't catch the movie screenings of the ICONA FESTIVAL 2025 or for those who would like to see the movies again, you will be able to watch them on demand, available from December 17th until 31st 2025: https://iconafestival.eu/vod .

            To promote the exchange of classical literary works between China and the West and to deepen scholarly dialogue in this field, the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens co-hosted an international academic conference titled "The Formation of Classical Literary (...)

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University and Labattoir (Old Slaughterhouses of Thessaloniki) invite you to the opening of Martha Gogakou’s exhibition titled A psychographic map, presented as part of the completion of her doctoral dissertation entitled: “On the abstract in art: Spiritual threads and subconscious weaving, or a psychogeographic map.”

ICONA FESTIVAL 2025 is organized and promoted by the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University. ICONA 2025 is taking place online from November 13th to November 16th 2025. The Festival culminates on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 17.00 CET, with the award ceremony for the winning films. 

  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 (...)

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.          

The successive extensions of the exhibition "...about the Desired University - The Ionian Academy and Lord Guilford" reflect the great success of this initiative.

            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, (...)

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.

  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 (...)