Scientists from the Foundation for Research & Technology -Hellas (FORTH), the National Centre for Scientific Research -NCSR “Demokritos” and the Athena Research Center, visited China between 12-19 October 2024, aiming to foster collaboration between the two countries.

The Seminar will take place at the Auditorium of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT) Conference Centre (Stadiou str.-Platani Patras), on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 (12.00).

Speaker: Athanasios Nenes, Professor of Atmospheric Processes and heads the Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts (LAPI) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.

For those who wish to attend the seminar remotely, please check the monitoring link: https://iceht-forth.webex.com/meet/Seminar

The Seminar will be in English.

ERC funds scientists to map Galaxy in 3D: Torsten Enßlin (Max Planck Inst. for Astrophysics), Philipp Mertsch (RWΤΗ Aachen University) & Vasiliki Pavlidou (Inst. of Astrophysics-FORTH), have been awarded a highly competitive European Research Council Synergy Grant) aiming to create the first three-dimensional, comprehensive atlas of our Milky Way galaxy.

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed on Tuesday 29th of October, by the president of FORTH, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, and the President of the Economic Chamber of Eastern Crete, Mr. Evangelos Glakas. The two organizations aim to leverage the expertise of their scientific teams on issues of common interest concerning the country's social and economic life. This collaboration will focus on joint research activities, educational programs, studies, and events to promote the Digital Economy.

In the framework of the World Space Week celebration, the Institute of Astrophysics of FORTH in collaboration with the Department of Physics of the University of Crete are organizing an event (in Greek) at the Department of Physics, on Friday 25 October 2024 (18:00-21:00).

The 14th Scientific Retreat of FORTH took place with great success, on October 11-13 at the Conference Center of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) in Ancient Olympia, under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou. The location of this year’s Retreat, which coincides with an Olympic year, was selected to highlight the close link between research and culture and their mutual contribution to human progress.

On Wednesday, October 23, the Deputy Minister of Development responsible for Research and Innovation, Ms. Zoi Rapti, and the Secretary-General for Research and Innovation, Mr. Tasos Gaitanis, paid an official visit to the facilities of FORTH in Heraklion. They were welcomed by FORTH’s President, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, and members of the Board of Directors.

The seminar will take place at the Amphitheater of the Conference Hall of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (Stadiou str., Platani Patras), on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 12.00.

The lecture will take place at the premises of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rethymnon (Nikiforou Foka 130 & Melissinou), on Monday, October 21st, at 19.30.

Speakers: Oleksandr Pronkevich, professor at Ukrainian Catholic University and a researcher of Spanish literature and culture and theater critic John Freedman, curator of the Ukrainian component of Ukrainian Drama Translations web-site.

Thursday, October 10th, at 19.30

The Lecture will take place at the premises of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rethymnon (Nikiforou Foka 130 & Melissinou)