{"id":388,"date":"2024-11-19T19:27:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/new-academic-chair-to-unveil-asia-minors-legacy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:27:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:27:39","slug":"new-academic-chair-to-unveil-asia-minors-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/new-academic-chair-to-unveil-asia-minors-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"New academic chair to unveil Asia Minor\u2019s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1253832\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/university_of_macedonia_intime-320x200.jpg?v=1725471407\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/university_of_macedonia_intime.jpg?v=1725471406\" alt=\"New academic chair to unveil Asia Minor\u2019s legacy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/university_of_macedonia_intime-960x600.jpg?v=1725471407\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>For the first time, Asia Minor studies will have a focused presence in Greek higher education with a new endowed chair at the University of Macedonia\u2019s Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chair focusing on Asia Minor \u2013 Anatolia in modern Turkey \u2013 aims to bridge Balkan and Middle Eastern research. According to Professor Dimitris A. Stamatopoulos, the chair will fill a research gap by examining critical events like the Asia Minor Catastrophe (the Greek-Turkish War in 1922) and its broader impact.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by donations from prominent companies such as Alumil and Optima Bank, this chair will explore Asia Minor\u2019s multicultural legacy, including its ancient Greek populations and interactions with Armenians, Turks and others. The official announcement is scheduled for Friday at Thessaloniki City Council Hall, with speeches from the university\u2019s rector and guest academics like Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler.<\/p>\n<p>The university\u2019s stated aim is to highlight the region\u2019s historical significance and foster interdisciplinary research.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1253832\/new-academic-chair-to-unveil-asia-minors-legacy\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, Asia Minor studies will have a focused presence in Greek higher education with a new endowed chair at the University of Macedonia\u2019s Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies.\u00a0 The chair focusing on Asia Minor \u2013 Anatolia in modern Turkey \u2013 aims to bridge Balkan and Middle Eastern research. 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