Liaison Office

The Ionian University carries out considerable research in fields relating to its four departments:

• History
• Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting
• Music Studies
• Archive and Library Studies

Its research work may be used and exploited by both the public and the private sector, at local, national, European or international level. Its remarkable team of experienced researchers, its connection on the Internet, as well as its successful partic ipation in national and EU programmes (such as LINGUA, ERASMUS, EUROFORM, EPET II, EKBAN, etc.), are a guarantee that the services it offers to organisations, institutions and enterprises are of high quality.

Who may exploit the research work carried out by the University?

• Local Authorities
  To establish music schools, museums and cultural centres, to develop translation and interpreting services during conferences, to create a library network, to publish history and cultural books, to produce CD-ROMs in relevant subjects.
• Scientific Societies, Institutes
  To develop their archives and libraries, to offer translation and interpreting services during conferences, etc.
• Commercial or tourist enterprises
  To produce multilingual leaflets and CD-ROMs with commercial or tourist information.
• Artistic Societies
  To organise music, theatre and dancing events in co-operation with the Department of Music Studies.
• Mass Media
  To publish articles written by University professors and organise radio or TV discussions on scientific subjects.

Why has the Liaison Office been established?

The Ionian University, and in particular its Research Committee, has founded the Liaison Office in order to promote in a systematic way its research work to organisations and the private sector, as well as to co-operate with them at national and European level,. The Liaison Office is funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, the European Union and the Ionian University.

More specifically, the Liaison Office:

• Promotes university research work and co-operation with organisations and the private sector by issuing leaflets and organising meetings and events that bring the University into direct contact with them.
• Creates databases of organisations, institutions, enterprises and researchers.
• Informs organisations and enterprises of ways to use research applications and university services.
• Takes all the necessary steps and initiatives that correspond to the needs of a modern society and the job market.
• Secures researchers' copyrights and financial rights on the signing of contracts.