Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis head of the working group Illicit Antiquities Trafficking of the Unesco chair on threats to cultural heritage and cultural heritage-related activities, Ionian University, Greece calls for sale of marble head of Greek philosopher Antisthenes to be halted.

Upon an invitation of UNESCO to the Chair on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage related Activities the Ionian University is participating to the UNESCO virtual Campus conference-debate on "How to fight against illicit trafficking of Cultural Objects?"

The doctoral candidates of the UNESCO Chair present their research

Interview of the Associate Professor and member of the Steering Committee of the UNESCO Chair Mrs Elena Avramidou on the occasion of the discovery of the Jixia Academy

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 (...)

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hindered and in some cases reversed years of progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, universities are being encouraged to focus on forging broad partnerships as a means to effect meaningful change.

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 (...)