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La Trobe creates new Research Centre for Contemporary Greek Studies
At a meeting of the La Trobe University Council on Monday 20 October it was resolved to establish a new Research Centre for Contemporary Greek Studies located in the University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and to close the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research (NCHSR).
"The Vice-Chancellor and I have consulted closely with our generous supporter, the Society for Hellenic Studies and Research Incorporated, about the future of the NCHSR and its successor. The University is keen to work together with the community to ensure the new research centre is a success," said Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), Professor Tim Brown.
"Council took this decision following a rigorous academic review of the existing Centre, conducted by a team of international experts in Hellenic Studies, who closely examined the NCHSR and the range of its activities over the last five years.
"The University accepts the findings and recommendations of their compelling report, chiefly that the NCHSR be closed and a new faculty-based centre for Greek studies be established," said Professor Brown.
La Trobe University has been working closely with the Society for Hellenic Studies to identify how the new arrangements can best serve community needs while not compromising the University's commitment to high-quality international research and teaching.
A pressing issue for the University has been how to resolve the important question of preserving the Jack Dardalis Archives presently stored at the NCHSR.
"It's a question we hope to resolve rapidly with the Society for Hellenic Studies and Research and other members of the community who are vitally interested in the archives" said Professor Brown.
La Trobe University will hold a public meeting to discuss with the community important issues such as the archives and community involvement in teaching and research at 6 pm on Thursday October 30 at the National Centre For Hellenic Studies and Research, Ernest Jones Drive, Macleod.
Read the report of the Review Committee of the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research (NCHSR) [PDF 114KB].
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Press Statement on the meeting of the Greek Ambassador with La Trobe University on the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research (EKEME).
On Friday, September 5th, Professor Tim Brown, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) of La Trobe University, Melbourne, together with EKEME's Acting Director Dr. Michalis Michael met in Canberra with the Ambassador of Greece, George Zois, and members of the Greek Consul General in Melbourne. The meeting focused on views regarding EKEME. For the full story see news item.
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Statement regarding review of the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research, La Trobe University.
La Trobe University, as part of its process of regular five-yearly reviews of University Research Centres and Institutes, is conducting an academic review of its National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research. The review will be conducted during September and will report to the Academic Board of the University in October, via the Research and Graduate Studies Committee. For the full story see news item.
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Appointment of Acting Director for Hellenic Centre.
La Trobe University Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Tim Brown has announced the appointment of Dr Michális S. Michael as the acting Director of the National Centre for Hellenic Studies & Research. For the full story see news item.
The Resources of the NCHSR include:
The Archives - which include the physical documents that have been digitised.
Audio/Visual materials – which include lectures, interviews and all other electronic media accessible through this site.
The Library – which includes books, newspapers, periodicals, microfilm and assorted multimedia
The Projects of the NCHSR.
The Event Multimedia section is where you can access photo galleries of visitors to the centre, exhibitions or view footage of NCHSR events |
Visit the Bookshop of the NCHSR and purchase any number of the titles that have been produced utilising the resources of the NCHSR.
The NCHSR has several departments whose research efforts target specialised fields. These Include AIMS (Australian Institute for Macedonian) Studies, the Cypriot Institute and the Pontian Institute. Click Institutes to see further details.
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- La Trobe University, as part of its process of regular five-yearly reviews of University Research Centres and Institutes, is conducting an academic review of its National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research. For more information see Academic Review 2008.
- The online component of the archives is known as GARA ( Greek-Australian Research Archives) and is the interface used to perform online searches of the entire archive.
- The selected document this month belongs to the Onassis collection.
This handwritten letter concerns a leave of absence of his duties as Consul and the appointment of Grigorios Passianos as acting Consul during his absence.
To learn more visit the Document of the month section.
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