This exciting summer school focuses on various types of seafarers in ancient Greece, from pirates to sailors and colonizers. It explores their roles in mythical journeys, the colonization process, and naval battles from the Archaic to the Hellenistic age. Emphasis will be given to maritime religion, economy, and landscape. The program will also take advantage of the location of Corfu incorporating trips to islands and locations of sea-battles and inquiring about the role of ancient Corcyra in seafaring. Through a combination of in-class lectures and on-site teaching the students will be able to gain a deep understanding of the history of seafaring and to explore various aspects of the life of islanders in the ancient world. The students will also establish a good foundation in ancient Greek History, Art, and Religion.

The International Summer Academy for Intercultural Communication will run for the second consecutive year between the 1st and the 9th of July, 2019 at the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting. The Summer Academy aims to raise intercultural awareness and understanding and cultivate intercultural communication skills. The Director of the International Summer Academy for Intercultural Communication is Asst. Prof. Dr Ioannis Karras. See more: http://dflti.ionio.gr/en/summer-schools.

Summer School for Choral Conductors of School, Childrens' and Youth Choirs will take place from 2nd to 8th of July in Corfu, Greece with Joy Hill (Guest Professor). Director: Dr. Miranda Caldi, Professor Emeritus Ionian University. More info: https://ionio.gr/en/news/11824/.

The Department of the Environment and the Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology of the Ionian University organise for the first time a Summer School on “Excavation Techniques, First Aid and Preventive Conservation” of excavated material which is to be held at the excavation of the archaeological site of the Amyklaion near Sparta between 8-12 July 2019. More info: https://sites.ionio.gr/efc/2019/en/schedule/.

The Summer School for Greek Language, History and Culture of the Ionian University is aimed at young people from the Greek diaspora, as well as people with a special interest in Greek language, history and culture, who wish to gain an introduction to, or deepen their knowledge of, Greek language and culture. The registration deadline is May 10, 2019. For more information please visit: https://sites.ionio.gr/css/2019/en/.

The Laboratory for Geocultural Analyses of DFLTI / GeoLab and the British Buckingham University Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS) organise in Corfu the International Summer School in Mediterranean Security and Culture on July 3-7, 2019. More information at https://director2222.wixsite.com/smsec.

We are pleased to announce the four-day Summer Academy 2019 "Sound-Movement-Body-Environment: Discovering Relationships for Enhanced Understanding, Expression and Creation", offered by the Department of Music Studies (specialization of Music Pedagogy and Psychology of Music) of the Ionian University [National Gallery and Old Fortress, 24-27/6/19]. More info: https://ionio.gr/en/news/11894

The Ionian University, Corfu, Greece offers an intensive two-week summer course (1/7-13/7/2019), which focuses on seafarers in ancient Greece, including pirates, sailors and colonizers. More info: https://sites.ionio.gr/classics/.

​The Department of Music of the Ionian University and the Piano Plus Festival welcomes you to the renewed and expanded Summer Piano Institute 2019. More info: www.pianoplusfestival.gr.

The Department of Informatics and the Department of Environment of the Ionian University are organizing an inaugural Summer School on Environmental Informatics in Zakynthos, Greece, between 8-12 July 2019. More info: http://events.di.ionio.gr/envi/.