The second annual academic meeting of the Greek Cultural Center in Buenos Aires will be called The Influence of Greece and of Greek Culture in the Arts and Science. It is being held in collaboration with the university Belgrano, under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Argentina, and with help from the foundation [...]
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Greek Students Take World Honors in Math
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina – One gold, one silver and three bronze medals were won by the Greek students during the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad held here between June 4-16. During the Olympiad, the Greek students were recognized as the cleverest mathematical minds in the Eurozone countries, leaving behind their German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch [...]
Greeks Seek Job Positions in Argentina
Unemployed Greeks are seeking job positions even in countries that have faced bankruptcy in the past, like Argentina of South America. Given the fact that 1.5 million Greeks are unemployed, many of them are seriously thinking of migrating to more prosperous cities such as Buenos Aires. According to ‘Tipos Tis Kyriakis’, Greeks started to send [...]
Latin America Honors Greek Writer Nikos Kazantzakis
On the occasion of the world general assembly of the International Society of Nikos Kazantzakis’ friends, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America honors the work of the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis by organizing a series of events that began on the 10th of December through the 17th of December. In particular, on December the 10th in [...]
Greek Culture Promoted in Argentina
The Greek Cultural non-profit foundation in Buenos Aires, the “Fundacion Helenica”, aims at promoting Greek culture. Two years after its founding, “Fundacion Helenica” under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has accomplished several things, such as offering Ancient and Modern Greek language courses. Ancient and Modern Greek language courses are being taught [...]
1st Greek-Argentinian Conference on Civilization and Economic Crisis
Greece returned to Buenos Aires, this time through the organization of the 1st Greek-Argentinian conference, titled “Greece: Cradle of Western Civilizations: influence on literature, art and sciences. This conference was organised by the Hellenic Cultural Association Nostos, under the aegis of the Greek Embassy in Argentina. Nostos president Christina Tsardikos has stated: “Greece lives in [...]
Junior National Volleyball Team Hosted in Sports Show in Argentina
Members of the Greek Junior National Volleyball Team were hosted on a sports broadcast show on Arpasto TV in Bahia Blanca. The show was attended by team coach Makis Demetriades, international players Thanassis Protopsaltis, John Madouras and Dimitris Hatzopoulos, as well as the envoy of the Panhellenic Association of Sports Journalists (PSAT), George Mantzioukis. Players and coaches expressed their satisfaction for the [...]
Chile Holds Greek Proverbs Competition
Young people aged 10 to 18 participated in the original competition of Greek proverbs. The participants come from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. The competition was organized by Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE). The winner is Victoria- Kyriaki Nioti from Brazil who accomplished to gather 400 Greek proverbs. This competition is a part of the effort [...]
Nostos Literary Contest Winners Announced, Buenos Aires
The Hellenic Cultural Association “Nostos” in Argentina has announced the winners of its 3rd international literary contest, with the theme of this year being “The Parthenon Marbles: The History of a Looting, or The Looting of History?”. More than 350 essays, tales and poems in Greek, Spanish and English from five continents were entered in [...]
Greek Independence Day Parade, Buenos Aires
The Greek community in collaboration with the authorities of Buenos Aires will honor this year the 190th anniversary of Greek Independence Day with a parade along “Avenida de Mayo”, the central avenue in Buenos Aires, linked to the Argentine Revolution of 1810 against Spain. The whole program will include open-air cultural events, Greek products exhibition [...]
