The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises a course with title : Understanding and Operating the Internet A Hands-on Networking Course. 🧑💻 Instructor: Prof. Xenofontas Dimitropoulos, Department of Computer...
📢 Call for Applications – Academic Year 2025 The Department of Biology (Postgraduate) of the University of Crete announces the PhD Programme in Biology for the academic year 2025. 🗓️ Application period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026 You can find the program proclamation...
University of Minnesota 🗣️ Title:“The Materiality of Race: Where Geography Bumps into Philosophy” 🗓️ Thursday, October 9, 2025 Ζoom link:...
The University of Crete is organizing the welcome event for all first-year students — both Greek and international — which will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Rethymno: Auditorium D3, Gallos CampusHeraklion: Autitorium ''NIKOS PETRIDIS'', Department of Mathematics and Applied...
Αnnouncement – Chinese Language Courses at the University of Crete Due to high demand, the application deadline has been brought forward to:New deadline: Thursday, 25 September 2025 (23:59 EEST).The previous date, 10 October 2025, no longer applies. Previously submitted applications remain...
News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete. In this issue: INGENIUM Summer School Tribute to Alexis Politis The University of Crete at the 2nd World Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations SEE-ERA and the...
👤 Speaker: Vasilis Gkatzelis, Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University 📅 Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025⏰ Time: 16:00 🔗 Zoom: https://uoc-gr.zoom.us/j/83541397396 👨💼 Host: Yannis Tollis 📄 Abstract: This talk will introduce the model of...
Understanding and Operating the Internet A Hands-on Networking Course The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises a course with title : Understanding and Operating the Internet A Hands-on Networking Course....
🔬 Research | Decoding the Mechanism of Chemoresistance in Breast Cancer Join us for a research seminar by: Ioanna KeklikoglouAssistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Crete &Affiliated Researcher, IMBB-FORTH 🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025🕒 15:00 – 16:00💻 Join via...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title : «Python and Machine Learning». The official language of the seminar is English. The programme will be implemented by synchronous & asynchronous distance learning....
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the University of Crete had the honor of welcoming delegations from two prestigious Chinese universities: Beijing Normal University (BNU) and Zhejiang Gongshang University (ZJSU).The five-member BNU delegation was headed by Professor WANG Binglin, while the...
Title: Why is the tumor suppressor PML crucial for the nervous systemSpeaker: Androniki Kretsovali, Researcher A', IMBB-FORTHDate: Wednesday, July 2, 2025Time: 15:00 – 16:00🔗 Join via...
The University of Crete participated for a second consecutive year in NAFSA 2025 held from May 27 to 30, 2025, in San Diego, California, as part of the national “Study in Greece” initiative, showcasing the excellence and innovation of Greek higher education. The presence of Her Excellency Mrs....
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the University of Crete welcomed a delegation from Jiangsu Second Normal University (JSSNU), China. The delegation included the Rector and the Deans of the Faculties of Humanities and Natural Sciences. The visit aimed to explore opportunities for collaboration between...
The UoC Department of Biology welcomed 33 students and 4 faculty members from CY Cergy Paris Université on May 19–20, 2025, as part of its internationalization and outreach initiatives. The visit began with a welcome address and department presentation by the Head of the...
"Climate change perceptions, distress and behavioral responses: skepticism vs proactivity"Panagiota Dimitropoulou, Associate Professor of School Psychology, Department of Psychology&Evangelos Karademas, Professor of Clinical Health Psychology, Department of Psychology.Wednesday, 21 May...
News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete. In this issue: - Leading the Way: University of Crete’s Computer Science Department Ranks #1 in Greece - UoC Excellence Awards - The University of Crete...
University of Crete (Rethymno) & Online Conference: 20 & 21 May 2025 This conference will explore the contribution of semantic annotation, along with that of hybrid AI, deep learning, and knowledge graphs to ancient world studies. Semantic annotation is the process of...
Overview. The 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Graphs (IJCKG 2025) is a premium academic forum on Knowledge Graphs. The mission of IJCKG 2025 is to bring together researchers in the international Knowledge Graph community and other related areas to present their innovative...
The Department of Biology at the University of Crete is excited to announce the launch of its new MSc programme in Immunobiology for the upcoming Fall Semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Immunology is an expanding and dynamic field, gaining significant importance in both the public and...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organizes course with title: Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences. The programme will be implemented in English. The program is conducted online (80% asynchronous and 20% synchronous)....
Spring 2025 Lecture Series 📅 Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM📍 Location: Meeting Room Vassileios Dougalis, STEP C, KEEK Building, FORTH Guest Lecture 🔹 Speaker: Tatiana Passali, Medoid Ai🔹 Title: Human centered NLP using Deep Learning Abstract Despite the impressive progress of...
Spring 2025 Lecture Series 📅 Date: Monday, March 31, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM📍 Location: Meeting Room Α303, Mathematics Department Building, University of Crete Guest Lecture 🔹 Speaker: Ioannis Ntzoufras, Athens University of Economics and Business🔹 Title: Bayesian Stochastic Block Model for...
The University of Crete proudly participated in the UK-Greece Strategic Partnership in Education Conference held in London on March 13, 2025. Bringing together 40 higher education institutions from both countries, the conference focused on advancing academic collaborations, joint initiatives,...
Critical Media Literacy Approaches The S.HI.E.L.D. vs Disinformation project is pleased to announce the International Conference “Revisiting Disinformation: Critical Media Literacy Approaches,” which will take place at the University Campus of Gallos, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, on Friday, June...
Please find attached, the announcement for the next Seminar of the Joint Seminar Series in Translational and Clinical Medicine (2025), organized by the UoC Medical School in collaboration with IMBB-FORTH and UCRC. The Joint Seminar Series in Translational and Clinical Medicine are organized to...
on Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory for metabolic organization The 9th edition of the DEB School & Symposium will be held 26 May - 6 June 2025, in Heraklion, Greece, hosted by the University of Crete. It is organized...
🎓 MSc Program in Data Science and Machine/Statistical Learning Spring 2025 Lecture Series 📅 Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 11:30 AM 📍 Location: Meeting Room Vassileios Dougalis, STEP C, KEEK Building, FORTH ________________________________________ Guest Lecture 🔹 Speaker: Liam Solus...
The Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics of the University of Crete, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete, the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics (IACM) of FORTH and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the FORTH, invite...
on Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory for metabolic organization The 9th edition of the DEB School & Symposium will be held 26 May - 6 June 2025, in Heraklion, Greece, hosted by the University of Crete. It is organized under the theme “Stress ecology...
The International & Public Relations Department of the UoC invites Erasmus students to the spring semester Orientation Day on Monday February 17, at 12.00. The event introduces new Erasmus students to the University of Crete and Voutes Campus and gives them the opportunity to meet fellow...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 11th International Course - "Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: mice, rats and zebrafish" _ April-May 2025 An intensive course on the care and use of laboratory animals (mice, rats and zebrafish) will be organized at the University of Crete (Department of Biology),...
29 – 31 May 2025 Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece The conference will solicit papers in all areas of macroeconomic theory and policy and international finance. The ICMAIF covers the following topics: Exchange rates and Currency Markets Monetary Theory and...
Dear Students, Are you ready for an exciting international experience that will broaden your horizons, enhance your academic and cultural knowledge, and connect you with students from around the world? The Young Envoys Scholarship (YES) Program offers an incredible opportunity for...
The Rector of the University of Crete, Professor Georgios M. Kontakis, accompanied by the Vice-Rector for Development, International Relations, and Outreach, Professor Melina Tamiolaki, held a meeting with the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr....
The programme will be implemented in English.Application deadline : March 02, 2025 Purpose The Research Writing Program aims to develop students' ability to write, analyze, and present academic research papers effectively, emphasizing both process and product. Specifically:- Students get...
Read Issue 13 here: https://www.uoc.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FINAL_13_nov_dec_24.pdf Please see our previous issues...
The two-day symposium titled “China and Greece from Antiquity to Modern Times,” jointly organized by the University of Crete and Lanzhou University in China, was successfully concluded. The symposium took place on January 20–21, 2025, in the Senate Hall of the Gallos Campus. Members of the...
Our Ph.D. program offers excellent opportunities to individuals to grow as researchers, scientists, andengineers and achieve leading roles in their field.The Computer Science Department closely collaborates with the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH, especially on issues related to...
Τhe Graduate Program "Molecular Basis of Human Diseases" (https://mscs.uoc.gr/mbhd) is in Linkedin as well. We can be reached by e-mail at the address:...
The third Thursday of November has been proclaimed by UNESCO as World Philosophy Day. On the occasion of its celebration, and as part of its ongoing collaboration with academic institutions in China, the University of Crete is participating in the organization of a workshop titled "Language and...
On behalf of the Medical School of the University of Crete and the Programme Director Elena Kranioti, Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine of the University of Crete, we would like to invite you to our event for the presentation of the PG Programme in Forensic Medicine, Anthropology and...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title: Artificial Intelligence, Soft Skills and Creativity in the classroom of 21st century. The programme will be implemented in English. Teaching hours: 25 Released:...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title : Artificial Intelligence and eCultural Heritage. The programme will be implemented in English. Teaching hours: 25 Released: 19-23 MAY 2025 ATHENS GREECE,...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title: «ICT in Outdoor & Adventure Inclusive Education: Discover Greek History, Arts & Culture» The programme will be implemented in English. Teaching hours: 50...
The University of Crete is organizing the first INGENIUM Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility School from November 18th to 22nd at the Voutes Campus. Graduate and doctoral students from the ten INGENIUM universities will participate in this innovative school, which will address...
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit of the Pediatric Clinic, University Hospital of Heraklion, and the Division of Mother and Child, School of Medicine, University of Crete, under the auspices of the Hellenic and European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, are organizing the 2nd...
Welcome to the University of Crete! Join us for a special **Welcome Day** for both Greek and international students!Meet new people, explore the campus, and get all the info you need for a great start.📅 **Date:* 17.10.24🕒 **Time:** 12:00📍 **Location: RethymnoAuditorium D3, Gallos...
One year after its inaugural educational event at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi (https://studyingreece.edu.gr/the-seeds-of-virtue-in-ancient-greece-and-china/), the KELKIP (Center of Greek and Chinese Ancient Civilizations) is relocating its summer school program to Crete. It will host...
The 6th Summer School of Linguistics at the University of Crete (CreteLing2024) has successfully begun! Organized by the Linguistics section of the Department of Philology at the University of Crete, under the leadership of Prof. Vina Tsakali (University of Crete) and Prof.Sabine...
The editorial team of News UoC International is happy to announce the release of its new issue#10!News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete.In this issue: - The University of Crete at NAFSA 2024 -...
On Sunday, July 7, 2024, the first Summer School organized by the Department of Classics of the Department of Philology at the University of Crete concluded with great success. The event, titled "Summer School in Classics: Crete Past and Present," lasted 8 days (from June 30 to July 7, 2024)...
The Center for Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete, offer in distance (asynchronous) learning the program as a title: Humans and Digitalization: a challenge for transboarder citizenship education Duration 45 hours asynchronous learning Language: English Start date: 26th...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organizes a course with the title: Humans and Digitalization: a challenge for transboarder citizenship education. Purpose The purpose of the specific training program is to offer the trainees the knowledge so...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organizes course with title: «Python and Machine Learning» Within the framework of the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete, an 8-month online seminar is offered...
Professor Panagiota Fatourou, a faculty member of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete, has been elected Chair of the Steering Committee of the prestigious conference ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC). The ACM Symposium on Principles of...
The workshop aims to bring together Mathematicians and Physicists who work in theories of gravity to discuss modern trends in classical and quantum gravity and black hole physics. We expect to have on average two 1.5-hour review talks per day that will introduce a hot topic with emphasis on...
The meeting aims to bring together particle physicists, cosmologists, and astrophysicists, to syncretise different approaches on topics of common interest. When: 17 – 21 June 2024 Where: Neratze Mosque, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Scientific Organising Committee: Carolina Casadio – Institute of...
The climate of our planet is showing unprecedented signs of destabilization, with 2023 being by far the hottest year on record. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and the international community hesitates to take the necessary measures required to keep temperatures within the limits set...
The Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics of the University of Crete, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete, the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics (IACM) of FORTH and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the FORTH, invite...
The University of Crete proudly announces its participation in the renowned annual exhibition for international education, "NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo," which was held from May 28 to May 31, 2024, in New Orleans, USA. The presence of the University of Crete at NAFSA is one of the...
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Crete and UNICEF took place in the Senate Hall at the Heraklion Campus. The memorandum was signed by the Rector of the University of Crete, Professor Georgios M. Kontakis, and the...
The Department of Economics at the University of Crete is organizing the 28th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance from May 29 to June 1, 2024, at the Rethymno Campus. The keynote speakers of the conference are internationally renowned academics and...
When: Friday 24th of May - Sunday 26th of May Where: Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion For more details please visit: www.30esfie.gr Program:...
25-29 JUNE 2024In collaboration with 10 academic institutions in the United States, this hybrid (in-person and via zoom) course will review the basics in electroencephalography (EEG) across the age spectrum. It will include the fundamental tenets of signal generation, technical considerations...
"Diversity, origin and molecular evolution of animal neural systems" Alexandros Pittis, PhD, Comparative Genomics Lab, IMBB-FORTH Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 15:00 – 16:00 local time Platform link : https://uoc-gr.zoom.us/j/83955734209 The Joint Seminar Series in Translational and Clinical...
Lecture: Herakles, the 'terma' of the hippodrome and the delimitation of the Altis in Pindar's 'Third Olympian' Alice Alcaras is a doctoral candidate at the University Paris Nanterre, where she is currently writing her thesis, 'Sanctuaries and the Poetics of Architecture in Pindar's odes',...
Erasmus Mundus Flourish Final Farewell lecture series | Semester 2 | University of Crete, Greece «Diagnosing» Resilience: Seeing the Positives in Young People Even When there are Serious Problems Professor Michael Ungar, Ph.D.Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community...
Plutarch and Xenophon: An Underexplored Relationship This workshop aims to illuminate, through a comparative investigation of Plutarch's and Xenophon's works, individual aspects of their ideology, narrative artistry, and generic experimentation. It will provide insight into Plutarch’s...
The FELASA Severity Workshop, with the encouragement of the European Commission, is delivered in a standardized format since the FELASA 2016 Congress, using examples published by the 2010 FELASA/ESLAV/ECLAM Working Group. It aims to promoteunderstanding and coherence in severity classifications...
🌟 Calling All Students! 🌟 🚀 Dive into the future with us! The EIB Institute is thrilled to support YouthTalks in a groundbreaking initiative to shape the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) – a force destined to reshape our society. 📊 We need YOUR voice! Take part in our exciting...
Call for Papers for the International Conference “Feminisms and Politics in Interwar Balkans and East - Central Europe” University of Crete Department of History and Archaeology International Conference Feminisms and Politics in Interwar Balkans and East - Central Europe...
The editorial team of News UoC International is happy to announce the release of its new issue #9! News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete.In this issue: - Presentation: The UoC Research Support...
Traffic will be interrupted due to the wide-scale field operational exercise codenamed "MINOAS 2024" | Rethymno You are requested to arrive at the University Campus of Rethymno on Monday, April 22, 2024, for classes before 10:00 AM and to leave after 2:00 PM. During the island-wide civil...
Rethymno, April 7, 2024 With great pleasure and responsibility, we announce that recently (March 7, 2024) the Presidential Decree on the renaming and change of the subject matter of the Department of Philosophical and Social Studies (DPS) to the Department of Philosophy was published in the...
MODELS OF SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH THE ARTS The Center for Training and Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM) and the Natural History Museum of Crete of the University of Crete in collaboration with CasermArcheologica are organizing 3 modern webinars in English. Their purpose is to create new models of...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title: Academic Writing and Communication. The programme will be implemented in English. Purpose The specific program is designed to equip participants with...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title : Advanced mini-Fellowship in Refractive Surgery. (Module1/Theoretical) Τhe programme will be conducted by Asynchronous Distance Learning....
International Women's Day on March 8th is an anniversary that, ideally, should not need to be celebrated in a Rule of Law state. It reminds us of an old ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) show titled "Greece is not just Athens," whose existence precisely confirmed that fact. Similarly, International Women's Day is not celebrated as a day of remembrance and honor for the struggles and collective demands of women in the past, but rather as an admission.
10th International Course - “Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: mice, rats and zebrafish” An intensive course on the care and use of laboratory animals (mice, rats and zebrafish) will be organized at the University of Crete (Department of Biology), in collaboration with the Institute of...
The University of Crete spin-off company BioNature (www.bionature.net), founded by the Institute's Professors Achilleas Gravanis and Ilias Kastanas, signed a cooperation agreement for the clinical exploitation (licensing: licensing for the development of a new drug) of its synthetic substance...
The editorial team is pleased to announce the 7th issue of the International Newsletter of the University of Crete which aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete abroad. Discover the new issue here: Issue 8 December 2023 -...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises a course with title : Understanding and Operating the Internet A Hands-on Networking Course. 🧑💻 Instructor: Prof. Xenofontas Dimitropoulos, Department of Computer...
📢 Call for Applications – Academic Year 2025 The Department of Biology (Postgraduate) of the University of Crete announces the PhD Programme in Biology for the academic year 2025. 🗓️ Application period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026 You can find the program proclamation...
University of Minnesota 🗣️ Title:“The Materiality of Race: Where Geography Bumps into Philosophy” 🗓️ Thursday, October 9, 2025 Ζoom link:...
The University of Crete is organizing the welcome event for all first-year students — both Greek and international — which will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Rethymno: Auditorium D3, Gallos CampusHeraklion: Autitorium ''NIKOS PETRIDIS'', Department of Mathematics and Applied...
Αnnouncement – Chinese Language Courses at the University of Crete Due to high demand, the application deadline has been brought forward to:New deadline: Thursday, 25 September 2025 (23:59 EEST).The previous date, 10 October 2025, no longer applies. Previously submitted applications remain...
News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete. In this issue: INGENIUM Summer School Tribute to Alexis Politis The University of Crete at the 2nd World Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations SEE-ERA and the...
👤 Speaker: Vasilis Gkatzelis, Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University 📅 Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025⏰ Time: 16:00 🔗 Zoom: https://uoc-gr.zoom.us/j/83541397396 👨💼 Host: Yannis Tollis 📄 Abstract: This talk will introduce the model of...
Understanding and Operating the Internet A Hands-on Networking Course The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises a course with title : Understanding and Operating the Internet A Hands-on Networking Course....
🔬 Research | Decoding the Mechanism of Chemoresistance in Breast Cancer Join us for a research seminar by: Ioanna KeklikoglouAssistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Crete &Affiliated Researcher, IMBB-FORTH 🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025🕒 15:00 – 16:00💻 Join via...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title : «Python and Machine Learning». The official language of the seminar is English. The programme will be implemented by synchronous & asynchronous distance learning....
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the University of Crete had the honor of welcoming delegations from two prestigious Chinese universities: Beijing Normal University (BNU) and Zhejiang Gongshang University (ZJSU).The five-member BNU delegation was headed by Professor WANG Binglin, while the...
Title: Why is the tumor suppressor PML crucial for the nervous systemSpeaker: Androniki Kretsovali, Researcher A', IMBB-FORTHDate: Wednesday, July 2, 2025Time: 15:00 – 16:00🔗 Join via...
The University of Crete participated for a second consecutive year in NAFSA 2025 held from May 27 to 30, 2025, in San Diego, California, as part of the national “Study in Greece” initiative, showcasing the excellence and innovation of Greek higher education. The presence of Her Excellency Mrs....
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the University of Crete welcomed a delegation from Jiangsu Second Normal University (JSSNU), China. The delegation included the Rector and the Deans of the Faculties of Humanities and Natural Sciences. The visit aimed to explore opportunities for collaboration between...
The UoC Department of Biology welcomed 33 students and 4 faculty members from CY Cergy Paris Université on May 19–20, 2025, as part of its internationalization and outreach initiatives. The visit began with a welcome address and department presentation by the Head of the...
"Climate change perceptions, distress and behavioral responses: skepticism vs proactivity"Panagiota Dimitropoulou, Associate Professor of School Psychology, Department of Psychology&Evangelos Karademas, Professor of Clinical Health Psychology, Department of Psychology.Wednesday, 21 May...
News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete. In this issue: - Leading the Way: University of Crete’s Computer Science Department Ranks #1 in Greece - UoC Excellence Awards - The University of Crete...
University of Crete (Rethymno) & Online Conference: 20 & 21 May 2025 This conference will explore the contribution of semantic annotation, along with that of hybrid AI, deep learning, and knowledge graphs to ancient world studies. Semantic annotation is the process of...
Overview. The 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Graphs (IJCKG 2025) is a premium academic forum on Knowledge Graphs. The mission of IJCKG 2025 is to bring together researchers in the international Knowledge Graph community and other related areas to present their innovative...
The Department of Biology at the University of Crete is excited to announce the launch of its new MSc programme in Immunobiology for the upcoming Fall Semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Immunology is an expanding and dynamic field, gaining significant importance in both the public and...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organizes course with title: Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences. The programme will be implemented in English. The program is conducted online (80% asynchronous and 20% synchronous)....
Spring 2025 Lecture Series 📅 Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM📍 Location: Meeting Room Vassileios Dougalis, STEP C, KEEK Building, FORTH Guest Lecture 🔹 Speaker: Tatiana Passali, Medoid Ai🔹 Title: Human centered NLP using Deep Learning Abstract Despite the impressive progress of...
Spring 2025 Lecture Series 📅 Date: Monday, March 31, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM📍 Location: Meeting Room Α303, Mathematics Department Building, University of Crete Guest Lecture 🔹 Speaker: Ioannis Ntzoufras, Athens University of Economics and Business🔹 Title: Bayesian Stochastic Block Model for...
The University of Crete proudly participated in the UK-Greece Strategic Partnership in Education Conference held in London on March 13, 2025. Bringing together 40 higher education institutions from both countries, the conference focused on advancing academic collaborations, joint initiatives,...
Critical Media Literacy Approaches The S.HI.E.L.D. vs Disinformation project is pleased to announce the International Conference “Revisiting Disinformation: Critical Media Literacy Approaches,” which will take place at the University Campus of Gallos, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, on Friday, June...
Please find attached, the announcement for the next Seminar of the Joint Seminar Series in Translational and Clinical Medicine (2025), organized by the UoC Medical School in collaboration with IMBB-FORTH and UCRC. The Joint Seminar Series in Translational and Clinical Medicine are organized to...
on Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory for metabolic organization The 9th edition of the DEB School & Symposium will be held 26 May - 6 June 2025, in Heraklion, Greece, hosted by the University of Crete. It is organized...
🎓 MSc Program in Data Science and Machine/Statistical Learning Spring 2025 Lecture Series 📅 Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 11:30 AM 📍 Location: Meeting Room Vassileios Dougalis, STEP C, KEEK Building, FORTH ________________________________________ Guest Lecture 🔹 Speaker: Liam Solus...
The Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics of the University of Crete, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete, the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics (IACM) of FORTH and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the FORTH, invite...
on Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory for metabolic organization The 9th edition of the DEB School & Symposium will be held 26 May - 6 June 2025, in Heraklion, Greece, hosted by the University of Crete. It is organized under the theme “Stress ecology...
The International & Public Relations Department of the UoC invites Erasmus students to the spring semester Orientation Day on Monday February 17, at 12.00. The event introduces new Erasmus students to the University of Crete and Voutes Campus and gives them the opportunity to meet fellow...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 11th International Course - "Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: mice, rats and zebrafish" _ April-May 2025 An intensive course on the care and use of laboratory animals (mice, rats and zebrafish) will be organized at the University of Crete (Department of Biology),...
29 – 31 May 2025 Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece The conference will solicit papers in all areas of macroeconomic theory and policy and international finance. The ICMAIF covers the following topics: Exchange rates and Currency Markets Monetary Theory and...
Dear Students, Are you ready for an exciting international experience that will broaden your horizons, enhance your academic and cultural knowledge, and connect you with students from around the world? The Young Envoys Scholarship (YES) Program offers an incredible opportunity for...
The Rector of the University of Crete, Professor Georgios M. Kontakis, accompanied by the Vice-Rector for Development, International Relations, and Outreach, Professor Melina Tamiolaki, held a meeting with the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr....
The programme will be implemented in English.Application deadline : March 02, 2025 Purpose The Research Writing Program aims to develop students' ability to write, analyze, and present academic research papers effectively, emphasizing both process and product. Specifically:- Students get...
Read Issue 13 here: https://www.uoc.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FINAL_13_nov_dec_24.pdf Please see our previous issues...
The two-day symposium titled “China and Greece from Antiquity to Modern Times,” jointly organized by the University of Crete and Lanzhou University in China, was successfully concluded. The symposium took place on January 20–21, 2025, in the Senate Hall of the Gallos Campus. Members of the...
Our Ph.D. program offers excellent opportunities to individuals to grow as researchers, scientists, andengineers and achieve leading roles in their field.The Computer Science Department closely collaborates with the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH, especially on issues related to...
Τhe Graduate Program "Molecular Basis of Human Diseases" (https://mscs.uoc.gr/mbhd) is in Linkedin as well. We can be reached by e-mail at the address:...
The third Thursday of November has been proclaimed by UNESCO as World Philosophy Day. On the occasion of its celebration, and as part of its ongoing collaboration with academic institutions in China, the University of Crete is participating in the organization of a workshop titled "Language and...
On behalf of the Medical School of the University of Crete and the Programme Director Elena Kranioti, Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine of the University of Crete, we would like to invite you to our event for the presentation of the PG Programme in Forensic Medicine, Anthropology and...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title: Artificial Intelligence, Soft Skills and Creativity in the classroom of 21st century. The programme will be implemented in English. Teaching hours: 25 Released:...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title : Artificial Intelligence and eCultural Heritage. The programme will be implemented in English. Teaching hours: 25 Released: 19-23 MAY 2025 ATHENS GREECE,...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title: «ICT in Outdoor & Adventure Inclusive Education: Discover Greek History, Arts & Culture» The programme will be implemented in English. Teaching hours: 50...
The University of Crete is organizing the first INGENIUM Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility School from November 18th to 22nd at the Voutes Campus. Graduate and doctoral students from the ten INGENIUM universities will participate in this innovative school, which will address...
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit of the Pediatric Clinic, University Hospital of Heraklion, and the Division of Mother and Child, School of Medicine, University of Crete, under the auspices of the Hellenic and European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, are organizing the 2nd...
Welcome to the University of Crete! Join us for a special **Welcome Day** for both Greek and international students!Meet new people, explore the campus, and get all the info you need for a great start.📅 **Date:* 17.10.24🕒 **Time:** 12:00📍 **Location: RethymnoAuditorium D3, Gallos...
One year after its inaugural educational event at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi (https://studyingreece.edu.gr/the-seeds-of-virtue-in-ancient-greece-and-china/), the KELKIP (Center of Greek and Chinese Ancient Civilizations) is relocating its summer school program to Crete. It will host...
The 6th Summer School of Linguistics at the University of Crete (CreteLing2024) has successfully begun! Organized by the Linguistics section of the Department of Philology at the University of Crete, under the leadership of Prof. Vina Tsakali (University of Crete) and Prof.Sabine...
The editorial team of News UoC International is happy to announce the release of its new issue#10!News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete.In this issue: - The University of Crete at NAFSA 2024 -...
On Sunday, July 7, 2024, the first Summer School organized by the Department of Classics of the Department of Philology at the University of Crete concluded with great success. The event, titled "Summer School in Classics: Crete Past and Present," lasted 8 days (from June 30 to July 7, 2024)...
The Center for Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete, offer in distance (asynchronous) learning the program as a title: Humans and Digitalization: a challenge for transboarder citizenship education Duration 45 hours asynchronous learning Language: English Start date: 26th...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organizes a course with the title: Humans and Digitalization: a challenge for transboarder citizenship education. Purpose The purpose of the specific training program is to offer the trainees the knowledge so...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organizes course with title: «Python and Machine Learning» Within the framework of the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete, an 8-month online seminar is offered...
Professor Panagiota Fatourou, a faculty member of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete, has been elected Chair of the Steering Committee of the prestigious conference ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC). The ACM Symposium on Principles of...
The workshop aims to bring together Mathematicians and Physicists who work in theories of gravity to discuss modern trends in classical and quantum gravity and black hole physics. We expect to have on average two 1.5-hour review talks per day that will introduce a hot topic with emphasis on...
The meeting aims to bring together particle physicists, cosmologists, and astrophysicists, to syncretise different approaches on topics of common interest. When: 17 – 21 June 2024 Where: Neratze Mosque, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Scientific Organising Committee: Carolina Casadio – Institute of...
The climate of our planet is showing unprecedented signs of destabilization, with 2023 being by far the hottest year on record. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and the international community hesitates to take the necessary measures required to keep temperatures within the limits set...
The Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics of the University of Crete, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete, the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics (IACM) of FORTH and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the FORTH, invite...
The University of Crete proudly announces its participation in the renowned annual exhibition for international education, "NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo," which was held from May 28 to May 31, 2024, in New Orleans, USA. The presence of the University of Crete at NAFSA is one of the...
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Crete and UNICEF took place in the Senate Hall at the Heraklion Campus. The memorandum was signed by the Rector of the University of Crete, Professor Georgios M. Kontakis, and the...
The Department of Economics at the University of Crete is organizing the 28th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance from May 29 to June 1, 2024, at the Rethymno Campus. The keynote speakers of the conference are internationally renowned academics and...
When: Friday 24th of May - Sunday 26th of May Where: Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion For more details please visit: www.30esfie.gr Program:...
25-29 JUNE 2024In collaboration with 10 academic institutions in the United States, this hybrid (in-person and via zoom) course will review the basics in electroencephalography (EEG) across the age spectrum. It will include the fundamental tenets of signal generation, technical considerations...
"Diversity, origin and molecular evolution of animal neural systems" Alexandros Pittis, PhD, Comparative Genomics Lab, IMBB-FORTH Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 15:00 – 16:00 local time Platform link : https://uoc-gr.zoom.us/j/83955734209 The Joint Seminar Series in Translational and Clinical...
Lecture: Herakles, the 'terma' of the hippodrome and the delimitation of the Altis in Pindar's 'Third Olympian' Alice Alcaras is a doctoral candidate at the University Paris Nanterre, where she is currently writing her thesis, 'Sanctuaries and the Poetics of Architecture in Pindar's odes',...
Erasmus Mundus Flourish Final Farewell lecture series | Semester 2 | University of Crete, Greece «Diagnosing» Resilience: Seeing the Positives in Young People Even When there are Serious Problems Professor Michael Ungar, Ph.D.Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community...
Plutarch and Xenophon: An Underexplored Relationship This workshop aims to illuminate, through a comparative investigation of Plutarch's and Xenophon's works, individual aspects of their ideology, narrative artistry, and generic experimentation. It will provide insight into Plutarch’s...
The FELASA Severity Workshop, with the encouragement of the European Commission, is delivered in a standardized format since the FELASA 2016 Congress, using examples published by the 2010 FELASA/ESLAV/ECLAM Working Group. It aims to promoteunderstanding and coherence in severity classifications...
🌟 Calling All Students! 🌟 🚀 Dive into the future with us! The EIB Institute is thrilled to support YouthTalks in a groundbreaking initiative to shape the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) – a force destined to reshape our society. 📊 We need YOUR voice! Take part in our exciting...
Call for Papers for the International Conference “Feminisms and Politics in Interwar Balkans and East - Central Europe” University of Crete Department of History and Archaeology International Conference Feminisms and Politics in Interwar Balkans and East - Central Europe...
The editorial team of News UoC International is happy to announce the release of its new issue #9! News UoC International aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete.In this issue: - Presentation: The UoC Research Support...
Traffic will be interrupted due to the wide-scale field operational exercise codenamed "MINOAS 2024" | Rethymno You are requested to arrive at the University Campus of Rethymno on Monday, April 22, 2024, for classes before 10:00 AM and to leave after 2:00 PM. During the island-wide civil...
Rethymno, April 7, 2024 With great pleasure and responsibility, we announce that recently (March 7, 2024) the Presidential Decree on the renaming and change of the subject matter of the Department of Philosophical and Social Studies (DPS) to the Department of Philosophy was published in the...
MODELS OF SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH THE ARTS The Center for Training and Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM) and the Natural History Museum of Crete of the University of Crete in collaboration with CasermArcheologica are organizing 3 modern webinars in English. Their purpose is to create new models of...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title: Academic Writing and Communication. The programme will be implemented in English. Purpose The specific program is designed to equip participants with...
The Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M) of the University of Crete organises course with title : Advanced mini-Fellowship in Refractive Surgery. (Module1/Theoretical) Τhe programme will be conducted by Asynchronous Distance Learning....
International Women's Day on March 8th is an anniversary that, ideally, should not need to be celebrated in a Rule of Law state. It reminds us of an old ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) show titled "Greece is not just Athens," whose existence precisely confirmed that fact. Similarly, International Women's Day is not celebrated as a day of remembrance and honor for the struggles and collective demands of women in the past, but rather as an admission.
10th International Course - “Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: mice, rats and zebrafish” An intensive course on the care and use of laboratory animals (mice, rats and zebrafish) will be organized at the University of Crete (Department of Biology), in collaboration with the Institute of...
The University of Crete spin-off company BioNature (www.bionature.net), founded by the Institute's Professors Achilleas Gravanis and Ilias Kastanas, signed a cooperation agreement for the clinical exploitation (licensing: licensing for the development of a new drug) of its synthetic substance...
The editorial team is pleased to announce the 7th issue of the International Newsletter of the University of Crete which aims to promote the activities, distinctions, agreements and collaborations of the University of Crete abroad. Discover the new issue here: Issue 8 December 2023 -...
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