Ο Πρόεδρος και τα μέλη του Δ.Σ. του Συμβουλίου Διεθνών Σχέσεων με θλίψη πληροφορήθηκαν την απώλεια του Αντιπροέδρου του ΔΣ, καθηγητή Διεθνών Σχέσεων, Κοσμήτορα της Σχολής Κοινωνικών, Ανθρωπιστικών Επιστημών και Τεχνών και πρώην Πρύτανη του Πανεπιστημίου Μακεδονίας Ηλία Κουσκουβέλη και εκφράζουν τα ειλικρινή συλλυπητήριά τους στους οικείους του.

Ο αείμνηστος Ηλίας Κουσκουβέλης υπήρξε εμβληματική φυσιογνωμία στο πεδίο των Διεθνών Σχέσεων με σημαντικό ερευνητικό, συγγραφικό και διδακτικό έργο και η απουσία του αφήνει ένα δυσαναπλήρωτο κενό.

The U.S. Embassy in Athens is pleased to announce its support for the first-ever Master’s program offered in Greece in American Studies. The program was launched on September 22, 2021, at a ceremony in Athens. The degree, entitled “American Studies: Politics, Strategy & Economics” will be offered by the Department of International & European Studies of the University of Piraeus, in collaboration with New York University’s (NYU) Center for Global Affairs (CGA). The U.S. Embassy in Athens has committed to funding four scholarships to the Council for International Relations-Greece for the program’s first year for Greek students seeking to further their education in American Studies. The scholarships are being provided as a part of the U.S. Mission to Greece’s campaign to commemorate the Greek Bicentennial with a year-long series of events and initiatives that highlight 200 years of U.S.-Greece friendship and shared values.

The American Studies Master’s program aims to strengthen American Studies in Greece and the broader region. The program will encourage networking between American and Greek educational institutions, academics, and students; it will also promote people-to people ties and mutual understanding between the two countries.

Courses will be delivered by faculty of the University of Piraeus and guest lecturers from NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. The long-term goal of the program is to attract students from the wider region, and to partner with esteemed U.S. institutions to make this a truly international experience. The program will be 12 months in duration, taught in English, and will emphasize history, politics, diplomacy, energy, and economics.

Additional information about the program and the scholarship opportunities provided by U.S. Embassy Athens may be found at: https://www.des.unipi.gr/el/msc/msc-american-studies.

November 27, 2021
By Constantine S. Sirigos

Source: https://www.thenationalherald.com/the-geopolitical-storm-surrounding-semiconductor-chips-addressed-in-piraeus-2/

PIRAEUS – Dr. Chrysostomos L Nikias, President Emeritus and Malcolm R Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities at the University of Southern California, offered a fascinating presentation titled The Geopolitical Storm Surrounding Semiconductor Chips in the Library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation on November 18.

Sponsored by The Council for International Relations – Greece, (CFIR-GR), the Department of Informatics and the Graduate Program in American Studies – Politics, Strategy and Economics of the University of Piraeus, Nikias offered a comprehensive overview of a heretofore little known topic that is not only dominating the news but is now impacting our daily lives and threatens the economic future of nations and the dominance of the West. As a Hellene – Nikias is from Cyprus – he also pointed out that the semiconductor industry offers opportunities to Greece.