The aim of the Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2024 is to present the best from the field of animation from all around the world. The festival also aims to preserve and help develop the cultural heritage of animated film, contribute to creation of new films, provide ground for potential international co-productions and encourages dialogue between professionals, filmmakers and the public. Extended submission deadline: 22/10/2024.

The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee ended on Wednesday in New Delhi, India. The Committee inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The session concluded with Nauru ratifying the World Heritage Convention and becoming its 196th State Party. The Committee inscribed 26 new properties, including making 2 major extensions to properties (...)

Τhe opening of the 17th Festival of Audiovisual Arts (23 May – 02 June 2024), which is the central anniversary event of the celebration of 20 years of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts (AVARTS) of the Ionian University, will be held on Thursday 23/05/2024 at 19:30 in the People's Garden.

The 17th Festival of Audiovisual Arts celebrates this year the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts (AVARTS) of the Ionian University, presenting an extroverted, dynamic, and rich program of artistic, scientific, and educational events that fills the city of Corfu with images and sounds. The opening of the festival is the central anniversary event and will take place on Thursday (23/05) at 19:30 in the People's Garden.

In the context of the 17th Audiovisual Arts Festival and the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, the "LiteRArt" Club celebrates its 2 years of operation with the Opening of the Exhibition "Artists’ Awakening", on Friday, May 31, 2024 (18:00) at the Library and Information Centre of the Ionian University.

2024, the chinese year of the Dragon Teaching the Chinese Language at I.U. The teaching of the Chinese language is offered to the students of the Ionian University without tuition fees based on the relevant agreement signed between the Ionian University, the Department of Foreign Languages Translation and Interpreting and the UNESCO Chair of the Ionian University with the Chinese Center (...)

As a follow-up to the collaboration with the UNESCO Chair’s steering committee member Prof. Elena Avramidou, a delegation of Shandong University of Technology (SDUT), China, visited the Ionian University, the Laboratory for Geo-cultural Analyses (GEOLAB) and the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage on 11-12th December 2023. The discussions between the UNESCO Chair director Professor (...)

The UNESCO Chair for Threats to the Cultural Heritage of the Ionian University was included following a proposal by the Greek National Commission for UNESCO in the Greek National Delegation for the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO that will take place from November 7 to 22, 2023, at the Organization's Headquarters in Paris. The Greek National Delegation is headed by the Minister of (...)

On Tuesday, 10th October 2023, the Erasmus Incoming Students Welcome Day 2023-2024 was successfully held on the premises of the Ionian University Library.

World Heritage Day is observed every year on April 18, to preserve the human heritage and recognize the efforts of the organizations working for it.

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AV-school, the series of seminars and workshops of the Audiovisual Arts Festival, is taking place online this year from 24 to 27 May 2021. Among others, instructors at AV-school 2021 are the guest-artists: Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Barbara Douka, Adam Zaretsky and Marta de Menezes.