Ionian Academy 200th Anniversary
CORFU. University Dean: "The Ionian University honours its historical tradition and plans its future with a commitment to excellence and being outward-looking."
The speaker at the event was Emeritus Professor of the Department of History Eleni Aggelomati-Tsougaraki, who, in her 45-minute speech, discussed the founding and operation of the Ionian Academy, which was both inspired and realised by the British philhellene Frederick North, Earl of Guilford.
In his address, Dean Andreas Floros stated that the Ionian University honours its historical tradition and plans its future with a commitment to excellence and being outward-looking.
"The founding of the Ionian Academy, the first university of free Hellenism, in 1824 by Lord Guilford marks the historical starting point of the long journey of the Ionian University," he said. "The modern Ionian University, as it has been academically and administratively shaped since 1984, is the academic successor of the Ionian Academy. This relationship is an integral part of the academic identity of the Ionian University. For this reason, we honour the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Ionian Academy – and simultaneously the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Ionian University – with a series of activities centered around the commemorative speech on May 28. This speech will take place in the ceremonial hall of the Ionian Academy, adding even greater symbolism."
MARIA BAZDRIYIANNI
