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ALERT! Please note that Hellenic Studies academic programming has moved to the Department of Humanities; please visit their website for information on Hellenic Studies (HS) course offerings and academic advising.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre
for Hellenic Studies
The SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies, along with the SNF New Media Lab, is dedicated to bringing the latest in mobile technology and pedagogy to the teaching and learning of Greek, and seeks to promote a better understanding of Hellenism in the community by staging events for academic and lay audiences throughout the year. At its core, the Centre focuses and supports research at SFU on Hellenic topics, from Antiquity to present-day Greece, through grants and postdoctoral fellowships. At the same time, the Centre supports undergraduate and graduate studies on Greece's history, language and culture through its home department of the Humanities.
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This week learn about Cold War Greek American adoption ethnography and women's lives during the Greek Revolution
We can’t believe the Spring Semester is almost over! Thank you so much for joining us over yet another busy term. Despite the challenges in navigating the online world, we have managed to host an amazing array of speakers that have educated us on unique areas in Hellenic studies! If you haven’t had the chance to join us yet, don’t worry! This term’s final events take place this week! learn more →
Latest news
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April 08, 2021
This week learn about Cold War Greek American adoption ethnography and women's lives during the Greek Revolution
We can’t believe the Spring Semester is almost over! Thank you so much for joining us over yet another busy term. Despite the challenges in navigating the online world, we have managed to host an amazing array of speakers that have educated us on unique areas in Hellenic studies! If you haven’t had the chance to join us yet, don’t worry! This term’s final events take place this week! -
March 26, 2021
Staellinika heads to South America: the online Greek language learning platform becomes compatible for native Spanish and Portuguese speakers
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, in collaboration with the General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic and with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), announces plans to work with the Greek government to make Staellinika compatible for native Spanish and Portuguese speakers. -
March 25, 2021
Celebrating 1821: Statement from the SNF Centre's director on the 200th anniversary of modern Greece
A statement from professor and SNF Centre director Dimitris Krallis on the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821.