CORFU, Greece - The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-Related Activities at the Ionian University is calling for greater transparency, international scientific cooperation and strengthened heritage safeguards concerning major restoration and structural consolidation works at Hagia Sophia. In a (...)

CEPE (Computer Ethics—Philosophical Enquiry) is a leading international conference and has played a significant role in defining the field since its first event in 1997. CEPE is held biennially and is organized by INSEIT (the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology INSEIT). Information on past CEPE conferences is at https://inseit.eu/conferences/.

            On the topic of “Patrimonio Cultural: testimonio del pasado, compromiso con el futuro” (Cultural Heritage: testimony to the past, commitment to the future), the member of the Steering Committee of the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University, Dr. Elena Avramidou, spoke upon invitation at the Andrés Bello University, in Santiago, Chile, in the (...)

    A Workshop connecting cultural-heritage protection with financial crime, illicit trafficking and asset recovery at the 43rd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities (TCHER) at the Ionian University successfully organised a Plenary Workshop, “UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural (...)

            The decision to renew the logos of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage at the Ionian University reflects the Chair’s institutional development, expanding international activities, and need for a coherent, contemporary and versatile visual identity. The previous logo served the Chair during its formative period; however, its (...)

       

          The Jena Declaration is now a consortium of partners. It includes many UNESCO Chairs, relevant international organizations and academies of sciences, arts organizations and networks, business companies, civil societies movements, and many individuals, too. We celebrated our global launch in 2021; in the near future, we will (...)

  Call for Applications · Second Edition Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme Application Deadline: 19 July 2026, 23:59 CET (Paris time) Lead Change Through Intercultural Leadership As societies become increasingly interconnected yet fragmented by polarisation, inequality, and rapid (...)

            The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has been selected to host the SAR Global Congress 2027 from June 15 to 17, 2027 (https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/event/save-the-date-2027-sar-global-congress-june-15-17-2027).The international network "Scholars at Risk/SAR" has more than 550 members (mainly University institutions) in 42 countries (...)

  It is with great pleasure to announce the official renewal of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities (ID 2021GR1482) by UNESCO’s Future of Learning and Innovation Division. Initially established in 2021, the Chair’s mandate has been formally extended and will remain valid until 31 December 2029. Under the continued (...)

            The holder of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage of the Ionian University Professor Stavros Katsios and Dr. Maria Gkioni, member of the scientific committee of the Chair participated at the 1st Conference of the Greek UNESCO Chairs which took place from Friday 4th to Saturday 6th 2026 in Alexandroupolis, organised by the (...)

            Upon invitation of the Municipality of Pula, Croatia, the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage took part in the annual workshop of the UNESCO UNITWIN network "Culture, Tourism and Development" which took place from Monday 11th to Friday 15th May 2026 in Pula, Croatia, organised by Juraj Dobrila University of Pula. By subjecting (...)