The Social Issues, Media and Education Study Laboratory of the Early Childhood Education Department of the School of Education Sciences of the University of Ioannina in collaboration with the Hellenic Studies Program of the University of New South Wales and Unity in Philia and with the participation of:
-Foundation for Hellenic Studies UNSW
-AHEPA Sydney & NSW
- International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis, Sydney Branch
-a multitude of Greek community organizations and bodies
-Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic Holy Cross
-Greek Applied Linguistics Association (GALA)
-Southern California Library
-The University of Chicago, Center for Hellenic Studies
-Study in Greece
-Australian Hellenic Educators Association
organizes the 12th International Summer University "Greek Language, Culture and Media" which completeunder the auspices of the HE the President of the Republic Mr. Konstantinos A. Tasoulas.
The event is scheduled to take place in Sydney from 6-11 September on the UNSW campus and will beπIt is available through the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.D.I.V.I.M.) of the University of Ioannina.
The ο This year's International Summer University bears the special title:
The Greek Language in Australia: from memory to the future.
Specifically, the program's work will be hosted in the Rex Vowels Theatre, which is located in the building of the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of New South Wales, which was founded in 1949 and is among the top tertiary educational institutions in the world. It is a 300-person capacity auditorium, equipped with the latest in hybrid educational technology and fully accessible to people with disabilities.
Indicative topics
-The Greek Language in Australia: past, present and prospects
-Greek language education in Australia
-The role of communities, churches, organizations and associations in preserving the language.
-Innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching Greek.
-Digital technology and hybrid learning in Greek-speaking communities.
-Greek-language press, radio, television and digital media of the Greek diaspora.
-Collaborations between universities, communities and institutions to strengthen Greek-language education.
-The role of entrepreneurship in ensuring the sustainability of the Greek language in the Antipodes.
Tradition of extroversion
After 11 years of recognized success of the organization, the tradition of cultivating extroversion and collaborations with prominent international bodies in education, culture and the media continues. It is recalled that the D.T.P. "Greek Language, Culture and Media" in previous years was supported by the Center for Hellenic Studies of Greece at Harvard University, the Greek Delegation to the European Parliament, the Union of European Journalists (Greek section), the Orthodox Academy of Crete, the French Section of the European Press Club (Club de la Presse Européenne, Paris), the Centre Culturel Hellénique of Paris, the Instituto De Letras of Rio De Janeiro University, the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts of Macquarie University, the Macquarie Greek Studies Foundation in Sydney, the Greek Applied Linguistics Association, the Athenian and Macedonian News Agency, Study in Greece, The University of Chicago, Center for Hellenic Studies, Hellenic Association of Political Scientists, etc. For the last two years, the program has been held with great success in Boston in collaboration with the Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic Holy Cross and its executive director, Ms. Chrysoula Kourkoundi.
Participations
The program will be attended by academic teachers and researchers from universities in Greece and abroad, intellectuals, writers, artists, directors and journalists from Greek diaspora media.
Free participation. Who is the program aimed at?
The program will be offered free of charge. It is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD students, teachers, journalists, while also accepting a percentage of professionals who have similar interests, in the context of lifelong learning. The program offers certificates of participation recognition and educational material to participants.
The program's presentation
The 2026 program is being promoted through television and radio advertising on public radio and television, on the Parliament Channel and on Greek community radio and television media. The television spot stars director and actor Mr. Akyllas Karazisis. The television message here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdQ9D0iHt3M The program poster depicts a family of Greek immigrants from the 1940s, among whose members, as a child, Mrs. Georgia Babladimou-Thiveou is included. The Organizing Committee of the International Summer University expresses its special thanks to Mrs. Babladimou-Thiveou for kindly providing the photograph.
The program's work will also be broadcast online.
Media Sponsors
The event is supported as communication sponsors by ERT, ERT 2, ERT3, ERT WORLD, the First Program 105,8 and the Voice of Greece, as well as the Parliament Channel. In addition, the following media outlets from Australia are the following communication sponsors: The Greek Herald, Neos Kosmos, 2mm Radio, Sydney, Darwin, Wollongong
Greek Program SBS and Greek City Times.
Program address
The Founder and Scientific Director of the Program is the Professor of Linguistics and Greek Language of the Department of Early Childhood Education of the University of Ioannina, Ms. Nikoletta Tsitsanoudi-Mallidi, Dean of the School of Education of the University of Ioannina and Head of the “Greek Language, Culture and Media” Unit of the Laboratory for the Study of Social Issues, Media and Education. The organizational direction of the program in Australia is held by academician Vasilis Adrachtas, Head of the Hellenic Studies Program of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney and Coordinator of the Islamic Studies Program of Western Sydney University.
Information:
-Nikoletta Tsitsanoudi – Mallidi, Dean of the School of Educational Sciences, Professor, University of Ioannina
Email: nitsi@uoi.gr and on the website https://summerschool.ac.uoi.gr
fb: SOCIAL ISSUES, MEDIA AND EDUCATION STUDY LABORATORY Pedagogical Department of Kindergarten Teachers, University of Ioannina,
https://www.facebook.com/summerschoolgr?locale=el_GR, Nikoletta Tsitsanoudis Mallidis, International Summer University Alumni Group.
-Vasilis Adrachtas, Head of the Hellenic Studies Program at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney.
Email: v.adrahtas@unsw.edu.au
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