EDUCATION

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Department of Philology (History & Organisation)

The Department of Philology at the University of Patras was established in 1994 (Presidential Decree 305/94, Govt. Gazette163/4-10-1994) and admitted its first students in the academic year 1997-1998. The Department became administratively autonomous in the academic year 2001-2002, headed by A. Markos, Professor of Philosophy.

The Department comprises three sections:

and provides the following Programs of Study:

  • Postgraduate Program (2-year Master’s course and Doctorate in Classics, Byzantine Greek, Modern Greek and Linguistics.)There are currently two MA programs offered: 1.) “Contemporary Approaches to Texts: Readings and Interpretations” (Director of Postgraduate Program: Spyridon Rangos, Associate Professor of Classics) and 2.)“Linguistics: Language and Communication”: (Director of Postgraduate Program: Angela Ralli, Professor of Linguistics).

A key aim of the Department is to create a range of interdisciplinary studies by encouraging co-operation among experts from different fields, different schools within the university and at other universities, from Greece and from abroad. As the Department is part of a university whose geographical location makes it one of the most important gateways into Greece from Europe, the Department of Philology encourages contact, joint research programs and student and teacher exchanges with major universities in other countries.

In the years which have passed since it was established, the Department has been involved in a broad range of activities, including research and educational programs, conferences, summer schools and visits from eminent invited scholars from all over the world.

The academic staff of the Department of Philology includes 24 Teaching and Research Staff members: 5 Professors, 7 Associate Professors, 11 Assistant Professors. The department is active in various research programs and collaborates with other European universities via the ERASMUS program by encouraging student exchanges and visits by members of the Teaching and Research staff.

The Chairperson of the department is George J. Xydopoulos, Associate Professor of Linguistics and the Deputy Chairperson Georgia Gotsi, Associate Professor of Modern Greek.  For more information on the Department of Philology, please visit the Department of Philology, University of Patras website.