Sydney will host the 12th International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture and Media” from 6 to 11 September 2026, bringing together academics, educators, students and community leaders to explore the past, present and future of the Greek language in Australia and the diaspora.
The Social Issues, Mass Media and Education Laboratory of the Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, of the University of Ioannina, and the Maliotis Cultural Center at Hellenic College in Boston, with the participation of:
It is estimated that at least 5,000 words — and most likely many, many more — in almost all languages spoken today stem from the Greek language. Perhaps a bit more surprisingly, the names of many countries around the world, some of them thousands of miles away from Greece, come from words in the Greek language.
The Greek language and culture classes of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) began on Thursday, March 2 at the premises of Malvern City football club.
Dr Nick Lygeros has arrived in Sydney, NSW and is set to give a lecture on ‘The significance of the Greek language in today’s society and as a second language‘ on Sunday, March 5.
By Mary Sinanidis Greek language students returned to classrooms last week, days before International Greek Language Day on February 9.
The award ceremony of the Certificates of Attainment in the Greek Language 2022 took place at the impressive newly reconstructed Arts Precinct of Macquarie University in Sydney on Thursday, 9 February 2023.
The creation of a permanent memorial at the Greek Orthodox Community and Parish of St. George Thebarton and the boost of the Foundation for Hellenic Studies Greek language and culture program are two priorities of the Malinauskas Labor Government, according to Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Tom Koutsantonis.
