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 (...)

  I The World Conference of Classics is took place in Athens, following its inaugural edition in Beijing. Professor Stavros Katsios, director of the Hellenic Sinology (...)

            Music in Ancient Chinese society Music was always a part of chinese culture. It was used in many things such as dance, ceremonies, banquets, rituals, entertainment, and more. Music along with other things was molded into ancient society. Today, many people still play these instruments and dedicate their lives to study (...)

 The Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra in Concert - Monday 27 April 2026, 17:00-21:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu, Greece. Founded in 1996, Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra is composed of undergraduate and graduate students from various schools and departments of this top comprehensive university in China.

              Chinese Language Day Language Days at the United Nations seek to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization. Under the initiative, UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, each dedicated to one of the Organization's (...)

           

            On April 24th, 2026, the Hellenic Sinology Center received a high-level delegation from the government of Shandong Province, one of the most economically dynamic and culturally important provinces of the PR China. The head of the delegation was Mr. Lin Haibin, Deputy Director General of the Office of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by Mr. Cao (...)

          Upon the invitation of the director of the UNESCO Chair in Film Art and Cultural Diversity of the Beijing Film Academy, Ms. Zhou Zhijun, the director of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and to Cultural Heritage-Related Activities at the Ionian University, Professor Katsios Stavros, visited Beijing and Qingdao in (...)

2 March 2026 Last update:4 March 2026 On Monday 2 March, the Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was reportedly damaged by debris and the shock wave following an airstrike to the Arag Square, located in the buffer zone of the site in the Iranian capital. UNESCO continues to closely monitor the situation of cultural heritage in the (...)

           

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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 second circle of the MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” for the academic year 2025-2026. Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications exclusively online by Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 14:00 (CET).

            “Greeks in China: Encounters through the Times”, has been published in the inaugural issue of the quarterly journal "China Studies", issued by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. The journal was launched as the official publication of the "World Forum on China Studies", held last October in Shanghai. The Forum is a major (...)

          Dr Avramidou concluded 2025 with a lecture at World Art History Institute (WAI), Shanghai International Studies University, on December 9, followed by another at Rixin College, Tsinghua University, on December 19.She also concluded her lectures for the semester at the Experimental Class at Beijing Language and Culture University.

A twofold event-tribute to the legacy of one of the greatest modern Greek authors, Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957), and his special relationship with China, was co-organized by the Embassy of Greece in China and the Southwest University in Chongqing, on Wednesday, 3 December. Greek experts from the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (ISFNK), who travelled to China, (...)