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Students Excelling in Greek Language Awarded

Students who excelled in learning Greek in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) examinations were awarded by the Greek Community of Melbourne during the established annual celebration of Christmas, which took place this year at the beautiful new community building...

4th International Greek Conference in Buenos Aires

The 4th International Greek Conference, organized by the Hellenic Cultural Association “Nostos,” has been scheduled to take place from December 3 to 5 at the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference will focus on the influence...

Retired Greek Teacher in Birmingham Awarded British Empire Medal

Over 500 people gathered outside Birmingham's Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andreas in order to attend a special ceremony held in honor of retired Greek teacher Christoforos Cartoudis. Among the ceremony attendees were Birmingham’s Deputy Lord Mayor Coun John Lines, Lord...

Greek Among Most Spoken Languages in Melbourne

A study analysis conducted by Fairfax Media showed that three out of ten people in Melbourne speak a language other than English when they return to their homes. In fact, according to the relevant data, 251 languages from all...

Luxembourg: Greek Language Degrees to Friends of Greece

During a simple but moving ceremony, which was covered by major newspapers of Luxembourg, such as Luxemburger Wort and Tageblatt, several citizens of Luxembourg were awarded Greek language degrees. The extremely popular program for learning ancient and modern Greek has...

Greek Language Courses Decrease in State Schools of Victoria

The 2014 Conference of the Modern Greek Teachers’ Association was held successfully at the University of Melbourne with the participation of about a hundred teachers of Modern Greek. The conference entitled "Teaching Modern Greek: Successes and Prospects" aimed to highlight the successes...

Ancient Greek Language Said to Reprogram The Brain

Several studies by Greek and foreign scientists have indicated that the Ancient Greek language, apart from being a living language, is also a therapeutic one, as it is said to posses the ability to cure many disorders, for example...

Free Greek and Turkish Lessons in Cyprus Language Transfer

NGO 'Language Transfer' will offer free workshops and downloadable audio courses in Greek, Turkish and the Cypriot dialects in the 'Cyprus Project', which starts at the Cyprus Community Media Centre in the Nicosia buffer zone on Saturday, May 10. Language Transfer, which is completely independent and...

Montreal: Greek Language e-Learning Seminar

A seminar organized by the Office of Educational Affairs will be presented in collaboration with the Pedagogical University of Crete, on Saturday, April 26 at the Hellenic Cultural Centre of Montreal. The seminar is entitled “Learning Greek as a Second...

Italy: International Day for the Greek Language

The Federation of Greek Communities and Brotherhoods of Italy (FCCEI) is collecting signatures for the introduction of an international day dedicated to Greek language and Greek culture. “The time has come to support the Greek language, particularly in places where...