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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

  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).

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.

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!