The International Conference “By the Book10” on the Publishing Industry and the Book, titles “Divergence and Convergence in Publishing Today”, was successfully held on June 25 and 26, 2025, at the Ionian University. The By the Book10 Conference was organized by the Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, along with the “Information Technologies Laboratory” (director: Professor Petros Kostagiolas), and was held under the auspices of the European Publishing Studies Association (EuroPub).

A new article by the Chair's member, Dr. Catharine Titi, Research Associate Professor (tenured) CNRS-CERSA, University Paris-Panthéon-Assas, written on the British Museum. The piece, is published in the Current Debates section of the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, as the writer's reaction to Cullinan’s recent interview in The Times Magazine. You can find the article attached to (...)

FIRST LIVE SESSION OF THE “OUR HOMELAND IS LANGUAGE” NETWORK A Journey through Time with the Antikythera Mechanism Astypalaia, July 1 - 2, 2025 The Astypalaia High School and the Hellenic Library of Southern California are organizing the first live Session of the “Our Homeland is Language” Network, which will take place in Astypalaia, on July 1 and 2, 2025, with the following theme: “A (...)

The HSC executive director Dr. Elena Avramidou was appointed as a member of the jury at the 1st National Public Speaking Competition organized by the Department of Hellenic Studies of Shanghai International Studies University and the "Marilena Laskaridi" Center for Greek Culture. The competition, entitled "Language and Culture: The World of the Greek Language", was attended by 66 students from 8 Chinese (...)

The first inter-institutional podcast featuring the presentation of two Departments — the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University and the Department of Audiovisual Mesns & Informatics of the University of Barcelona — took place during Renata's  Dalianoudi visit, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Audio & Visual Arts, as a visiting professor via the ERASMUS program, at the Dept. of Audiovisual Means & Informatics at the University of Barcelona. Date: April 10, 2025.

Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris III), and the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA) are organizing the International Conference EUPOP 2025 “United in Diversity”, which focuses on European popular culture and its various forms. The conference will explore topics such as the boundaries of popular culture, politics, forms of propaganda and influence, as well as methodological issues, all through an interdisciplinary approach. Renata Dalianoudi, Associate Professor at the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University, will represent the Ionian University as the keynote speaker of the panel, with a presentation titled: “From the Imported Discs of Copland in the ’50s and the European Rock of the ’60s to the Political Anti-American Songs of the ’70s: A Musicological and Cultural Approach to Greek Musical Identity of the Era.” Dates: July 3–5, 2025.

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts at the Ionian University’s School of Music and Audiovisual Arts announces the Master of Arts by Research (MARes) in Hybrid Arts for the academic year 2025-2026. Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications exclusively online at https://future.ionio.gr/mares/ by Thursday, July, 10, 2025, at 16:00 (CET).

We are delighted to announce that By the Book10 will take place in Corfu, Greece. Taking place: Ionian University, Corfu, Greece 25 to 26 June 2025. By the Book10 will explore the transformative trends shaping the swiftly changing publishing industry today. With rapid advancements in technology, changing reader expectations, and new business models, the question of how publishing adapts to these challenges and new realities becomes ever more urgent. We invite discussions on the future of publishing, from technological innovations to the evolving roles of authors, publishers, and readers. Information on Hotels in Corfu.

To strengthen ideological and cultural exchanges among nations, fully leverage the bridging role of Sinologists, and establish dialogue mechanisms between Sinologists, academic institutions, and Chinese scholars, we aim to promote greater collaboration among global Sinologists in fostering mutual learming between Chinese civilization and other civilizations. The Chinese Association for (...)

A great success for the Chinese teaching program at the Ionian University: Christos Nikolaos Papavasileiou, a student at the Ionian University, was finally chosen by the Chinese Embassy to go to China to attend the competition finals in August 2025. He was awarded the Award of Excellence in the 24th Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Greece. This is the (...)

  MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” (SCHER) has been awarded an "excellence" accreditation rating by HAHE (Hellenic Authority for Higher Education), a member of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) and of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

The statement is now online. Call to Europe to champion academic freedom and protect academics at risk - SAR Europe This has been sent to the European Commission President and is being sent to European Commissioners.  PAUSE colleagues have sent it President Macron and other key officials.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of New Media Communication & Digital Marketing of the Department of Digital Media & Communication 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 Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of Politics, Language & Intercultural Communication of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting 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 Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme of Science of Translation of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting 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 Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the new Undergraduate Study Programme of Food Science and Technology of the Department of Food Science and Technology of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of New 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 6 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.

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.

Ghazal Ramzani, a Berlin-based Iranian dancer and choreographer, has completed groundbreaking research connecting indigenous dance practices to anti-colonial and ecological movements across Europe supported by Ionian University. Ramzani, who received funding through the Rewilding Cultures Mobility Conversation program in 2024, traveled by train across Europe to interview practitioners of indigenous dances rooted in resistance movements. Ramzani holds a Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Performative Arts from the University of Gothenburg and received formal training in Kathak dance at the National School of Kathak in New Delhi. She was previously awarded the Indian Council of Arts and Culture recognition and the Artisens Vanner scholarship.

May16th and May 17th, 2025, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece (Hybrid Format)

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.