The Hellenic Sinology Center of the Ionian University presents the Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra in concert
The Hellenic Sinology Center of the Ionian University presents the Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra in concert

            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. A non-professional artistic group, the Orchestra has won such honors as Top (...)

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Visit of the delegation of the Government of Shandong Province to the Hellenic Sinology Center
Visit of the delegation of the Government of Shandong Province to the Hellenic Sinology Center

            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 (...)

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Dr Elena Avramidou Executive Director of the HSC succesfully concluded her 2025 lectures in China
Dr Elena Avramidou Executive Director of the HSC succesfully concluded her 2025 lectures in China

          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.

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HSC Executive Director Dr. Elena Avramidou at the Forum on Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis held at Southwest University, China
HSC Executive Director Dr. Elena Avramidou at the Forum on Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis held at Southwest University, China

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, (...)

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The Hellenic Sinology Center at the 1. Academic Conference of the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens
The Hellenic Sinology Center at the 1. Academic Conference of the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens "The Formation of Classical Literary Works in Chinese and Western Civilisations"

            To promote the exchange of classical literary works between China and the West and to deepen scholarly dialogue in this field, the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens co-hosted an international academic conference titled "The Formation of Classical Literary (...)

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The Executive Director of the Hellenic Sinology Center at the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Confucian Association
The Executive Director of the Hellenic Sinology Center at the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Confucian Association

  The executive director of the Hellenic Sinology Center of the Ionian University Dr. Elena Avramidou took part at the Second Meeting of the 7th Executive Committee of the International Confucian Association and at the Conference on Zhu Xi’s Philosophy and Dialogue of Global Civilization in the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Nanping (October (...)

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The Hellenic Sinology Center was awarded three awards by the World Sinologists' Council
The Hellenic Sinology Center was awarded three awards by the World Sinologists' Council

  On October 24th 2025, the "World Sinologists' China Night", a grand event and closing ceremony, concluded the Second "World Sinology Month" at the Center for World Sinology at Beijing Language and Culture University. Nearly 100 sinologists and China studies experts from over 30 countries attended the event, honoring outstanding (...)

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The executive director of HSC Dr. Elena Avramidou juror at the  Chinese national competition
The executive director of HSC Dr. Elena Avramidou juror at the Chinese national competition "Language and Culture: The World of the Greek Language"

The HSC executive director Dr. Elena Avramidou was appointed as a member of the jury at the 1st National Public Speaking Competition organized by the Department of Hellenic Studies of Shanghai International Studies University and the "Marilena Laskaridi" Center for Greek Culture. The competition, entitled "Language and Culture: The World of the Greek Language", was attended by 66 students from 8 Chinese (...)

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HSC director Prof Stavros Katsios at the Fourth Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations, Dunhuang, China
HSC director Prof Stavros Katsios at the Fourth Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations, Dunhuang, China

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 (...)

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Visit of the President of Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)  to the Hellenic Sinology Center
Visit of the President of Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) to the Hellenic Sinology Center

On May 15, 2025, the Hellenic Sinology Center was visited by the President of Beijing Language and Culture University, Professor Ni Haidong, accompanied by Professor Xu Baofeng, President of the World Sinology Center, Professor Luo Lin, Vice President of the Academic Committee of BLCU and Dean of the Institute of International and Regional Studies and the School of Foreign Languages, and by Professor Guo Peng, Vice Rector and Dean of the Graduate School and the School of Humanities.

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IU student Christos N. Papavasiliou was chosen by the Chinese Embassy as the contestant of the Chinese Brigde competition in China
IU student Christos N. Papavasiliou was chosen by the Chinese Embassy as the contestant of the Chinese Brigde competition in China

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 (...)

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The Hellenic Sinology Center of the Ionian University presents the Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra in concert
Posted: 14-04-2026 18:10
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            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. A non-professional artistic group, the Orchestra has won such honors as Top (...)
Visit of the delegation of the Government of Shandong Province to the Hellenic Sinology Center
Posted: 08-04-2026 16:50
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            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 (...)

 

Happy Easter from the Hellenic Sinology Center
Posted: 08-04-2026 21:14
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UNESCO Chair holder Prof Stavros Katsios invited for opening the new Laboratory of the UNESCO Chair at the Beijing Film Academy
Posted: 08-04-2026 13:34
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          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 (...)

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