Joint PhD in Cultural and Cultural Heritage Studies, in Sinology and Chinese Studies and in Translation and Interpreting Studies
Ionian University
Beijing Language and Culture University
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The China-Greece "Joint PhD Program in Cultural Heritage Studies, Sinology and Chinese Studies, and Translation and Interpreting Studies" (CHASE) is the first joint high-level talent development project focusing on heritage protection and cultural research connecting China and Greece. This English-speaking joint double-degree PhD program relies on the expertise of the Laboratory for Geocultural Analyses (GEOLAB) of the Department of F.L.T.I., which is also the executing body of the UNESCO Chair on “Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-Related Activities” of the Ionian University. By providing education and practice in international cultural heritage and related activities, the program aims to develop advanced all-round talents with foundational research theories and methods, a clear understanding of core concepts of cultural heritage, insights into the latest academic trends in cultural heritage conservation domestically and internationally, as well as skills in cultural heritage conservation and utilization and the ability to participate in and guide international exchanges and cooperation in cultural heritage conservation.

CHASE joint doctoral program also offers courses in both classical and modern Chinese literature, as well as Chinese literary theory, Sinology, and philosophy, including a focus on Chinese studies from a global perspective. This program provides strong academic, intellectual, and talent support for the development of world cultural heritage. This joint doctoral program will be supported by the Hellenic Sinology Center, co-founded by Beijing Language and Culture University and the Ionian University. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded PhD degrees respectively by both Beijing Language and Culture University and the Ionian University.

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