Ionian University

The Ionian University was founded in 1984, the same year as the University of Thessaly and the University of the Aegean. The university comprises five faculties and twelve departments. Its seat is in Corfu, with university units in Lefkada, Kefalonia and Zakynthos.

• Department of History (Corfu)
• Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting (Corfu)
• Department of Music Studies (Corfu)
• Department of Archives, Library Science and Museum Studies (Corfu)
• Department of Informatics (Corfu)
• Department of Audio and Visual Arts (Corfu)
• Department of Digital Media and Communication (Argostoli)
• Department of Ethnomusicology (Lixouri)
• Department of Environmental Sciences (Zakynthos)
• Department of Food Science and Technology (Argostoli)
• Department of Regional Development (Lefkada)
• Department of Tourism (Corfu)

Apart from the courses offered, one of the basic aims of the Ionian University is to support academic research and the production of knowledge. The University provides every means available for the promotion of these activities, either drawing on its own financial resources or using national and European funds.

The Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P. Education) for instance, finances the acquisition of specialised technical research equipment for libraries, laboratories etc., supports postgraduate programmes, as well as special lectures and seminars, thus opening new roads to original and at times truly innovative research.