Other projects

The International English-language Summer School, ‘Democracy: Ancient Perspectives − Modern Challenges,’ is hosted by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), led by Professor George Steiris (the Vice President of the Department of Philosophy). It is supported by Study in Greece (SiG), occurring annually each July from 2022 onwards. This two-week program has brought together students from various universities, including the American University of Iraq in Slemani (AUIS) (2022, 2023), the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) (2023, 2024) and the University of Edinburgh (2024). It is supported by inter-university agreements, and features lectures by prominent scholars from institutions like the University of Athens, University of Crete, Harvard University and the UKH.