University Community

Interdisciplinary conference on climate change in Athens “Envisioning the Greek Landscape: From Thera to Climate Change” [19-21 October 2023]

Interdisciplinary conference on climate change in Athens “Envisioning the Greek Landscape: From Thera to Climate Change” [19-21 October 2023]
16.10.2023 - 17.31

http://hellenicoutreach.org/ 

The Hellenic Studies programs of California State University, Sacramento; the UCLA- University of California, Los Angeles; and Simon Fraser University, Canada, with the support of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) will be hosting a conference in Athens, Greece entitled “Envisioning the Greek Landscape: From Thera to Climate Change” October 19–21, 2023. This conference has proven incredibly timely, as we have all witnessed the horrible fires of the summer and, more recently, devastating floods affecting Greece.  

Declaring the conference opening and welcoming participants will be Vice Rector for Academic Affairs International Relations and Extroversion, Professor Sophia Papaioannou.

ENVISIONING THE GREEK LANDSCAPE

This interdisciplinary conference will bring together academics and policymakers from ten countries around the world to discuss the perception and exploitation of the Greek environment, from antiquity to the present. Specifically, the conference seeks to explore how the various peoples and institutions who have overseen the Greek landscape have understood its natural wealth and how they have overcome natural climatic challenges.

Using the lessons of the past will help shape the policies of today and the future. As climate change and environmental challenges dominate the headlines worldwide, looking to the past for sources of inspiration will generate ideas for business leaders and policymakers. “Envisioning the Greek Landscape” hopes to begin this conversation. 

The detailed schedule follows:

Conference Schedule

Short conference spot-video:

Organizer:

Katerina Lagos, Professor of History

President of the Modern Greek Studies Association 

Director of the Angelo K. Tsakopoulos Hellenic Studies Program
California State University, Sacramento
Department of History, Tahoe 3089
Sacamento, CA 95819

NKUA organizing committee:

Irene Kamberidou, Professor of Sociology

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

Department of Sociology, School of Economics and Political Science

Member of the Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Committee of the NKUA

https://genderequalitycommittee.uoa.gr/epitropi/meli/

Climate Change/Crisis

Latest News
Nanjing University Delegation Visits the University of Athens

Nanjing University Delegation Visits the University of Athens

The University of Athens welcomed a delegation from Nanjing University, China, on 4 September 2026, for the delegation’s first official visit to the University, aimed at strengthening academic and research links between the two leading institutions. Representing the University of Athens were Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion, and Professor […]

School of Science Transforms its Facilities with New and Refurbished Spaces

School of Science Transforms its Facilities with New and Refurbished Spaces

As the new academic year got under way, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the University of Athens, visited the School of Science on Wednesday 9 September 2026 to see its recently refurbished spaces. He was joined by Professor Nikolaos Thomaidis, Vice-President of the Administration Council and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Property […]

University of Athens Rector Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Phanar

University of Athens Rector Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Phanar

The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Phanar. During the meeting, Professor Siasos updated the Ecumenical Patriarch, who holds an honorary doctorate awarded jointly by all Schools and Departments of the National and Kapodistrian University […]

University of Athens Takes on the Presidency of the Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference as It Marks Its 190th Anniversary – Statement by Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos

University of Athens Takes on the Presidency of the Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference as It Marks Its 190th Anniversary – Statement by Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos

The new academic year begins with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at a particularly significant moment in its long history, as it marks 190 years of uninterrupted teaching and scholarship. The University’s 190th anniversary is a landmark in the history of modern Greece and a major milestone for the country’s first university – […]

University of Athens

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, which was inaugurated on May 3, 1837, was initially housed in a renovated Ottoman building on the northeastern side of the Acropolis. This building has since been restored and now functions as the University Museum. Originally named the "Othonian University," after Otto, the first king of Greece, it consisted of four academic departments and 52 students. As the first university of the newly established Greek state, as well as of the broader Balkan and Mediterranean region, it assumed an important socio-historical role, which was pivotal in the development of specific forms of knowledge and culture within the country.

MORE

Stay Connected

Follow hub.uoa.gr on Social Media

closebutton
THE UNIVERSITY
Skip to content