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The challenges ahead for higher education
As the dust settles after Parliament passed the new education bill on non-state institutions of higher education on Friday, the major question is how this will impact Greece's ultimate aspiration of becoming an education hub in the southeast Mediterranean.
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West Bank economy in tatters as Gaza war rages
In the occupied West Bank, Hafeth Ghazawneh waits in quiet frustration for customers to visit his falafel stall, which has been deserted since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.
His breakfast and lunch offerings were popular with craftsmen from workshops near Al-Bireh, the twin city of Ramallah, before the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
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Today: Many Museums and Galleries in Bulgaria will participate in the "European Night of Museums” - Free Entrance
More than 50 museums and galleries in Sofia will join the "European Night of Museums" initiative. With free admission, there will be exhibitions, concerts, workshops, films and organized tours in cultural spaces in Sofia and the country.
European Archaeology Days to start in Istanbul
Istanbul will host an EU-based archaeology festival, European Archaeology Days, conducted by the French Institute for Anatolian Studies (IFEA) and the Institut Français Istanbul, between June 17 and 19.
The entrance to the festival, which will be conducted at the Institut Français in the Beyoğlu district, will be free of charge.
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French Institute Timisoara inviting people to Philosophy Night on June 25
The French Institute in Timisoara is extending an invitation to "Philosophy Night," an international event that has been successful in Paris, London, Berlin and New York and that will arrive in Romania on June 25 in the city that will be a European Capital of Culture 2023.
Anna Karina Tribute | December 8-14
The French Institute and the Greek Film Archive have joined forces to pay tribute to Danish-French avant-garde actress, writer, filmmaker and singer Anna Karina, who died last December at the age of 79.
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First online iteration of Slovenian Book Fair starting
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Book Fair will get under way on Monday, this time moving online for the first time in history. The week-long event will feature a virtual fair presenting 97 publishers, while the schedule also includes over 100 online events. Spain is the honorary guest country this year.
French writer reminisces his time in Turkey
World-famous French writer Jean-Christophe Grangé, who visited Turkey two months ago, has expressed the longing for his time in the country.
"I am sincerely saying, I feel melancholic when I think of Turkey. I will come back very soon," he said in a video message on the French Institute's Turkish Facebook page.
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Voir du Pays | Athens | March 5
The French Institute's Cine Club series returned with a new cycle titled "War(s) and Identity(ies)," which includes Thursday's screening of "Voir du Pays" (2016) by French sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin.
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Clarinet & Piano | Athens | June 10
The French Institute has invited Renaud Guy-Rousseau and Markos Kotsias for a clarinet and piano recital of modern French and Greek music, including works by Charles Camilleri, Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc, as well as Manos Hadjidakis and Manolis Kalomiris. Admission is free of charge and doors open at 8 p.m.
French Institute, 31 Sina, Kolonaki, tel 210.339.8600
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