Warm wishes from the team of the UNESCO Chair at the Ionian University

World Heritage Day is observed every year on April 18, to preserve the human heritage and recognize the efforts of the organizations working for it.

On March 28, 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation was signed between NGO CulturePolis and the UNESCO Chair "On Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage Related Activities" of the Ionian University.This newly established chair is operated by the Laboratory of Geocultural Analysis (GEOLab) of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation, headed by (...)

What does it really mean to translate? Translation is often the essential prerequisite for accessing a universal, multiple, diverse culture. In our latest issue, we explore what this really entails.

 We are forwarding an invitation of UNESCO to the university professors worldwide Are you a university professor? If so, this survey is for you. Life for university professors can be tough, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. Engagement and burnout levels in work teams relate to their effectiveness and performance, as they impact the amount of effort that people put (...)

PROJECT STATEMENT Having applied to the Fulbright US Scholar Program for the 12191 – GR award (teaching/research) – Winter-Spring 2023 (4 months) with the support of the Ionian University, GreeceI Professor Alexis Papadopoulos informed us that he received a positive decision from the Fulbright Commission. The project proposes a partnership among the US Fulbright Program, Ionian University, (...)

The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritge related Activities at the Ionian University was the first to respond immediately after consulting its members to the call of the internationally renowned Ukrainian National Academy of Music Tchaikovsky for supporting their application for the establishment of the UNESCO Chair on Music Creativity Education and Science. The (...)

Neapolis University Pafos in Cyprus, the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham in the UK (BUCSIS) and UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage -related Activities, will be co-organising an intensive workshop in Security and Intelligence studies from April 15 to April 17, 2022.

The Chair participates with Assistant Professor Kalliopi Chainoglou, Professor Stavros Katsios and Dr. Ioannis Blatsos in the International symposium on Heritage due to be held on 13 May 2022 in Opole University, Poland.

The Chair participates with three speakers Professor Stavros Katsios, Associate Professor Dionisis Demetis and Dr Ioannis Blatsos at the THIRTY-NINTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ECONOMIC CRIME SUNDAY 4th SEPTEMBER - SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2022 JESUS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Title: "Selling Status – insider crime and abuse of trust"

The conference will feature academic papers as well as a series of selected panel discussions, PhD workshops and online satellite events on topical issues related to the 3 main themes: World Heritage Sites in a Changing World, Innovation in Tourism, Sustainable Development Goals

The Chair TCHER participated on 22nd January 2022 at the first UNESCO/EU Workshop on the Role of the Financial Sector in fighting illicit trafficking in cultural property.