Educational programs for students and pupils

Educational programs for students and pupils

A. Educational programs and seminars for students and young scientists

Historical Sciences Seminar

The Historical Sciences Seminar (FIE) is organized by the Department of Byzantine Studies of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF). It began operating in the 1987-1988 academic year on the initiative of Nikos G. Moschonas (now Emeritus Research Director) and has continued uninterrupted to this day (38 years).

Courses are held in a classroom of the Section of Byzantine Research-SBR/NHRF (NHRF building, 5th floor). The courses are open to students, graduates, postgraduate researchers, and the general public. The instructors are researchers, university professors, and other experts in the field.

The aim of FIE is to impart to young researchers the specialized scientific knowledge necessary for the most complete training of those who wish to engage in historical research.

The core courses are Paleography (Greek and Latin), Codicology, Papyrology, Epigraphy, Numismatics (Ancient and Byzantine), Sphragistics, and Heraldry, while courses in History and Archaeology are also taught, focusing on specialized subject areas, which are usually updated on an annual basis.

Teaching is structured in two-hour weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday) courses that usually last one month, with the exception of Greek and Latin Paleography, which last the entire academic year.

The Hermoupolis Seminars

The Hermoupolis Seminars have been organized since 1985 by the then Center of Neohellenic Research, now the Institute of Historical Research/Section of Neohellenic Research, during the first half of July. For more than 40 years, the Institute has collaborated with the Cyclades Scientific and Educational Foundation and the General State Archives/GSA-Cyclades Prefecture Archives to organize these seminars. Since their inception, the “Seminars” have sought to provide a platform for the exchange of views, a lively space for reflection on issues that concern the humanities today. Their constant aim has been to strengthen communication between related branches of the human sciences, in a familiar and pleasant environment, maintaining their academic character without the constraints and formalities imposed by scientific conferences held in large urban centers. The “Ermoupoli Seminars” host lecture series, summer schools, conferences, and small conferences. They are also suitable for doctoral candidate workshops. Every year, scientists from Greece and abroad participate in the seminars with their presentations, while their work is attended by researchers, doctoral candidates, undergraduate and graduate students, and anyone else who is interested, as admission is free. They are structured thematically into individual sections, which are curated by scientists or institutions that have taken the relevant initiative.

B. Activities for Students

Research guided visits

This activity draws on the long-standing research and educational experience of the human resources of the NHRF Institutes and is aimed primarily at high school students, seeking to broaden the scope of their scientific and professional pursuits.

As part of this action, students have the opportunity to visit the Institutes of the NHRF and come into contact with researchers, laboratories, and the research activity carried out there. The visits are organized with the aim of familiarizing students with the places where research is conducted, with the profession and workplace of the researcher, and with the tools of their research. Beyond the obvious contribution to broadening knowledge and career orientation, as well as the opportunity to observe experiments in progress, the activity aims to promote free critical thinking as a positive model for understanding reality.

Visits take place during specific weeks during the school year.