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On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Department of Tourism at Ionian University held its Welcome and Orientation Event for first-year students for the 2026–2027 academic year at Amphitheatre 2 in Corfu.

“The message we take from the interviews is clear: in tourism, graduates’ familiarity with new technologies is not enough. The sector needs professionals who can use them with sound judgement and apply their knowledge effectively and responsibly in real working conditions.” — Professor Christina Beneki, Scientific Coordinator of the BIAD project for Ionian University

Extension of the Application Deadline until 9 October 2026 at 14:00.

Ionian University Library & Information Centre publishes the bimonthly bulletin on the productivity of Ionian University's researchers, based on Scopus and MDPI. MDPI:

Starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, the Department of Tourism of the School of Economic Sciences at the Ionian University is introducing three new elective courses on Artificial Intelligence into its Undergraduate Study Programme, responding to rapid technological developments and the evolving needs of the contemporary tourism sector.

The Department of Tourism of the School of Economic Sciences of the Ionian University announces the conferral of the title of Doctor upon Mr. Ilias Kalis, the first doctoral graduate in the history of the Department.

The academic calendar for the year 2026-2027 is published with dates on tuition, exams and holidays.

Ionian University Library & Information Centre publishes the bimonthly bulletin on the productivity of Ionian University's researchers, based on Scopus and MDPI.

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) Evaluation and Accreditation Council has accredited the Postgraduate Study Programme 'Digital Technologies in Hospitality Management and Tourism' of the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University as fully compliant to the Standards for Quality Accreditation of Postgraduate Study Programmes of the HAHE and to the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for study level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.

On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the graduation ceremony of the graduates of the Undergraduate Programme of Studies of the Department of Tourism of the School of Economic Sciences of the Ionian University was held at the Ionian Academy, in the “Georgios Grammatikakis” Hall, in Corfu.

Two workshops titled "Analysis of Needs and Priorities for AI-Enabled Skills Development in Tourism and Hospitality" were successfully completed as part of the European Erasmus+ project "AI-Enabled Skill-Building for Tourism and Hospitality: Bridging the Industry–Academia Divide (BIAD)."

Ionian University Library & Information Centre publishes the bimonthly bulletin on the productivity of Ionian University's researchers, based on Scopus and MDPI.