The "management" of the Minoan Palaces as world monuments - Article by Eleni Methodiou*
Posted: 12-08-2025 11:04 | Views: 1734
image
The 47th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (Paris, 6-16 July 2025) approved the inscription of the six Minoan Palatial Centers (Knossos, Phaistos, Zominthos, Zakros, Malia, Kydonia) on the World Heritage List (the recommendation of ICOMOS, an institutional advisor, to return the file due to a lack of required information was not accepted by the committee). The (...)
Call for MA Security and Cultural Heritage Studies 2025-2026
Posted: 04-08-2025 18:10 | Views: 2776
Start: 04-08-2025 |End: 30-09-2025
[In Progress]
image
The Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting (DFLTI) of the Ionian University, with the support of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities, announces the call for the MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” for the academic year 2025-2026.
Accreditation Decision of the new Postgraduate Study Programme of MA in Security and Cultural Heritage Studies of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting
Posted: 10-07-2025 13:30 | Views: 1194
image
The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the new Postgraduate Study Programme of MA in Security and Cultural Heritage Studies of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of New Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.
New Article on the British Museum – Museums and the Spoils of Empire: From the Benin Bronzes to Those Marbles Again
Posted: 04-07-2025 02:00 | Views: 1067
image
A new article by the Chair's member, Dr. Catharine Titi, Research Associate Professor (tenured) CNRS-CERSA, University Paris-Panthéon-Assas, written on the British Museum. The piece, is published in the Current Debates section of the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, as the writer's reaction to Cullinan’s recent interview in The Times Magazine. You can find the article attached to (...)
HSC director Prof Stavros Katsios at the Fourth Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations, Dunhuang, China
Posted: 19-06-2025 00:21 | Views: 1288
image
To strengthen ideological and cultural exchanges among nations, fully leverage the bridging role of Sinologists, and establish dialogue mechanisms between Sinologists, academic institutions, and Chinese scholars, we aim to promote greater collaboration among global Sinologists in fostering mutual learming between Chinese civilization and other civilizations. The Chinese Association for (...)
SCHER Master Program awarded an "excellence" accreditation rating
Posted: 12-06-2025 00:29 | Views: 2105
image
  MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” (SCHER) has been awarded an "excellence" accreditation rating by HAHE (Hellenic Authority for Higher Education), a member of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) and of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).
UNESCO Endorses February 9 as World Greek Language Day
Posted: 15-04-2025 17:44 | Views: 6168
image
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 (...)
New book with coediting by Dr. Elena Avramidou: How do Chinese Think?, Simplemente Editores, 2025
Posted: 16-03-2025 17:58 | Views: 4263
image
How do Chinese think?China is the cradle of a great civilization with a spectacular rise as a global economic power in the recent decades. Hundreds of millions of people have benefitted from its remarkable development success, and its preparedness for world leadership in the AI field is impressive. However, China remains an uncharted territory for many people and often seems incomprehensible to (...)
Meeting of the Director of the UNESCO Chair with students and teachers from the 3rd General Lyceum of Corfu
Posted: 28-02-2025 12:31 | Views: 3573
image
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 (...)
Website for the MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies”
Posted: 23-01-2025 17:03 | Views: 490
image
Meet the website for the MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies”
Text To SpeechText To Speech Text ReadabilityText Readability Color ContrastColor Contrast
Accessibility Options