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Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgos Kotsiras and Athens University Rector Gerasimos Siassos have signed a cooperation protocol aimed at strengthening ties with the Greek diaspora and fostering synergies with Greek Studies programs abroad.<\/p>\n
Signed on Tuesday, the agreement with this leading educational institution seeks to promote the teaching of the Greek language, history, and culture among the global Greek community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis initiative leverages the network of our diplomatic and consular missions worldwide,\u201d Kotsiras was quoted by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) as saying. He further emphasized the ministry\u2019s aim \u201cto engage the younger generation of the diaspora and Greek scientists working overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kotsiras explained that the initiative is part of the Foreign Ministry\u2019s strategic outreach plan for the Greek diaspora and builds on previous efforts to bolster Greek studies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBy joining forces with academic institutions in Greece and abroad and utilizing modern digital tools, we are actively supporting Greek language learning and bringing the youth and scientists of the diaspora closer to Greece. This marks a significant institutional step toward developing a collaboration that benefits the academic community of our country, the Greek diaspora and Greece as a whole,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Siassos, for his part, highlighted that the agreement also extends to non-Greeks with an interest in Greek language, history and culture, while enhancing Athens University\u2019s ability to connect with Greek Studies chairs and centers abroad to \u201cfoster synergies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the first and largest university in the country, has hundreds of thousands of alumni who live and excel in numerous countries worldwide. Our collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will support the university\u2019s ongoing efforts to reconnect with its alumni and simultaneously strengthen its network within the scientific diaspora,\u201d he said, according to the AMNA.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n