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 (...)

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.

Books are like a window onto another world – with each new page, they introduce us to new people, new cultures and new ideas. Every year, on 23 April, UNESCO celebrates World Book and Copyright Day to recognize the power of books as a bridge between generations and across cultures.  This date holds immense symbolism in world literature, marking the death of several renowned authors, including (...)

The Executive Board of UNESCO approved on April 14 the designation of February 9 as “World Greek Language Day.” The date coincides with the death of Dionysios Solomos, Greece’s national poet, in 1857. The proposal was submitted by Greece’s Permanent Representation to UNESCO and supported by 20 member states. As stated in the UNESCO Executive Board’s decision, language serves as “a carrier of (...)

The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities at the Ionian University wishes you a happy Easter with health and love!

The Public Central Historical Library of Corfu, in collaboration with the Catholic Archdiocese of Corfu-Zante-Kephalonia and the N. Kazantzakis Museum, is organizing an event entitled "Nikos Kazantzakis, Tertsines, “ST THERESA"—poetry", reflection, search, exercise, divine love”. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 26 at 17:00 in the “Evi Laskari” Events Hall of the Public Central (...)

As part of its efforts to connect its activities with primary and secondary education, on February 6, 2025, the Director of the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University met with a group of students and teachers for an informational session about the UNESCO Chair on the Protection of Cultural Heritage at the Ionian University and for an interview/podcast on the topics of Cultural Heritage Protection (...)

Scientific Responsible: Katsios Stavros Registration Date Deadline: 10-02-2025 Courses Dates: 17-02-2025 to 15-06-2025 ECTS/ECVET: 15 Certificate of Specialised Training Awarded The duration of the credit program is 4 months, totalling 375 hours and 15 credits. The total tuition fee is €1500 (including expenses such as information registration and certificate (...)

The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities is a proud member of the Living Heritage Network.The Living Heritage Network is the most important hub for communication and exchange of ideas and experiences for the protection and promotion of the cultural heritage, as well as the strengthening of the carrying capacity of all its members. By focusing on the (...)

A delegation of the Ionian University led by the Rector, Professor Andreas Floros, paid an official visit to China from 18 to 28 September 2024.

The group art exhibition entitled Dialectic with the Minoan Art will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 9th at 19.00 in the afternoon, in the periodic exhibition hall of the Parnassos Literary Association (8, St. George Karitsi Square). Twenty nine Greek visual artists create works of art inspired by the Minoan civilization, thus declaring their support for the promotion of our cultural (...)

From September 18 to September 28, 2024, a delegation of the Ionian University made a successful official visit to China within the framework of the institution's extroversion and international cooperation.