General Announcements

Professor Alexis Papadopoulos from DePaul University, Chicago is selected as Fulbright scholar for research and Teaching at GeoLAB (DFLTI) and the I.U. UNESCO Chair for 2023.The program is aimed at scientists interested in teaching and/or conducting research in Greece. Applicants must have a PhD or higher degree in their field of study and have secured an affiliation with an institution in Greece. Fellowships are awarded for a period of three to four months and cover a variety of disciplines and professional fields.

Season's Greetings from the Team and the UNESCO Chair holder at the Ionian University

The UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage of the Ionian University, which operates in the Geocultural Analysis Laboratory GEOLab of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​Translation and Interpreting, participated with its director and one of the Chair's doctoral candidates at the Ionian University stand during the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair, 10-18 September 2022. As the unique (...)

On August 11, 2022, the inaugural workshop took place in the framework of the collaboration between the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University with the Institute of Studies on the Mediterranean Rim of China's Zhejiang University of International Studies.

Appointment of Professor Stavros Katsios, Department of Foreign Languages Translation and Interpreting with his deputy the Professor Stephanos Vlachopoulos, Department of Translation and Interpreting as representative of the Ionian University to the Supervisory Board of Certified Translators of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The academic calendar for the year 2022-2023 is published with dates on tuition, exams and holidays.

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?"

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.

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.