Books are like a window onto another world – with each new page, they introduce us to new people, new cultures and new ideas. Every year, on 23 April, UNESCO celebrates World Book and Copyright Day to recognize the power of books as a bridge between generations and across cultures.  This date holds immense symbolism in world literature, marking the death of several renowned authors, including (...)

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 (...)

The Hellenic Sinology Center at the Ionian University wishes you a joyful and peaceful Easter!

On Friday, April 4th, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming students from the Ionian University to the Hellenic Sinological Center today, where we held a substantive exchange of views on the future of China-Greece academic cooperation. Together, we explored their academic interests and discussed how they could be integrated into our daily activities and, most importantly, how we can support them in practice.

The Public Central Historical Library of Corfu, in collaboration with the Catholic Archdiocese of Corfu-Zante-Kephalonia and the N. Kazantzakis Museum, is organizing an event entitled "Nikos Kazantzakis, Tertsines, “ST THERESA"—poetry", reflection, search, exercise, divine love”. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 26 at 17:00 in the “Evi Laskari” Events Hall of the Public Central (...)

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 (...)

This program is supported by the UNESCO Chair for the Threats against Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities (TCHER), and participants who complete the course will receive an official vocational skills training certificate and 15 ECTS credits. Registration Date Deadline: 28-02-2025.

Chinese subjects' teaching program (language, culture/policy) Spring Semester 2025

The Hellenic Sinology Center wishes you a Happy Chinese New Year! 

         

The director Professor Stavros Katsios and the Executive Director Dr. Elena Avramidou of the Hellenic Sinology Center (HSC) together with the director of the World Sinology Center Professor XU Baofeng, took part in the annual academic conference titled “Sino-Balkan Cultural Dialogue: Challenges and Perspectives in a Global Context”, jointly organized by the Bulgarian (...)

The Ionian University announces the launch of its first interdepartmental courses on Chinese philosophy and culture, a significant milestone in the academic development of the institution and of the internationalization procedure of the Greek public universities.

A teleconference on the cooperation between primary and secondary schools of the Ionian Islands region and the Chinese region of Qingdao recently took place at the Ionian Academy.