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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 Global Humanities.
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Presenting the Geraki Weavers in a New Video
In 2023, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Centers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) initiated a collaboration with the Cultural Committee of Geraki (Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Γερονθρών), the Ephorate of Antiquities of Laconia, and Geraki Archaeological Project (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) to investigate and relate the story of the history of weaving in Geraki, a village in the foothills of Mount Parnon learn more
Latest news
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September 18, 2023
Gefyra Presents "Aesthetics of Crisis"
Join us on Friday, October 6th at the WAC Bennett Library, room 2020, SFU Burnaby for a presentation by Julia Tulke of Emory University, brought to you by Gefyra. -
September 05, 2023
Dionysios Arkadianos joins the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies welcomes Dr. Dionysios Arkadianos as the new Digitial Learning Specialist! -
August 16, 2023
The 2023 Fall Speaker Series Presenters Announced!
Our Seminar Series has returned for Fall 2023! Starting Friday, September 8 with Greek film director, Tassos Boulmetis, the SNF Centre will host presentations throughout the fall term from local and international speakers on a wide range of Hellenic topics in the fields of Archaeology, Classics, Byzantine, Ottoman, Modern Greek History, as well as Mythology. Attendees can expect a mix of virtual and hybrid event delivery.