18 November 2026: Lecture: From Dormant Greek Adoption History to Activist Movement

Title: From Dormant Greek Adoption History to Activist Movement: Records, Research, and Restoration of Greek Citizenship for Greek Adoptees Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gonda van Steen (King’s College London) Date:  Wednesday, 18 November 2026 Time: 15:30 Location: Surgical Theatre (Chirurgisch Theater), Amsterdam University Library (Vendelstraat 2-8, 1012 XX Amsterdam)(no registration needed)…

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9 October 2026: Lecture: Migration, War, and Far right extremism in Greece and beyond

Title: Migration, War, and Far right extremism in Greece and beyond Speaker: Dr Tryfon Bampilis, cultural anthropologist, Netherlands Institute at Athens (NIA) Date: 9 October, 15:30-17:00 Venue: University of Amsterdam (UvA), PCH building, room PCH 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Language: English Abstract Concern with the emergence of far right parties …

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25 september 2026: Boekpresentatie Mr. Tzatziki

Titel: Boekpresentatie Mr. Tzatziki Spreker: Ruard Wallis de Vries, auteur Datum: 25 september 2026, 15:30-16:30 Locatie: Universiteit van Amsterdam, PCH 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Taal: Nederlands Samenvatting In Mr. Tzatziki probeert Ruard Wallis de Vries Griekenland niet uit te leggen, maar een glimpje van de laatste 15 jaar te laten zien…

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22 May 2026: Lecture: From the Waters of Marathon to the Marbles of Athens: Following the Steps of Koula Pratsika and Rallou Manou’s Modern Greek Choreographies

Title: From the Waters of Marathon to the Marbles of Athens: Following the Steps of Koula Pratsika and Rallou Manou’s Modern Greek Choreographies Speaker: Dr. Amanda Kubic, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam Date: 22 May 2026 Time: 15:30-16:30 Location: UvA, P.C. Hoofthuis, room 5.02, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam…

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19-21 May 2026: International Exams Modern Greek Language (ΚΕΓ-exams) 2026

De Internationale Certificaatsexamens Nieuwgrieks (ΚΕΓ-examens) 2026 zullen plaatsvinden in Amsterdam als volgt: 19 mei 2026: niveaus/levels A1, A2 20 mei 2026: niveaus/levels B2, C1 21 mei 2026: niveaus/levels B1, C2 De examens worden georganiseerd door KEΓ (Κέντρο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας: Centrum voor de Griekse Taal) te Thessaloniki. De opleiding Nieuwgriekse taal…

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10 April 2026: NGNS-Dag: ALV en film screening

NGNS-Dag 2026: ALV NGNS en film screening Locatie: UvA, zaal 1.04, PC Hoofthuis, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Programma NGNS-Dag 15.00 – 16.15 uur ALV 16.15 – 16.30 uur pauze 16.30 – 18.00 uur inleiding (door Georgios Evgenios Douliakas, Docent Cultural Analysis, Universiteit Leiden) & film screening 18.00 – 18.45 borrel

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10 April 2026: Film screening: Days and Nights of Demetra K.

Film title: Days and Nights of Demetra K. Director: Eva Stefani Time: 16:30–18:00 (with short intro by Georgios Evgenios Douliakas, Lecturer Cultural Analysis, University of Leiden) Location: UvA, Building/Room: PC Hoofthuis, room 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Language: Greek (with English subtitles) About the film  Demetra is a sex worker, activist…

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27 February: Lecture: Breathing the Industrial City: Work, Memory, and Everyday Life in Elefsina

Speaker: Dr. Regina Mantanika, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam Date: 27 February 2026 Time: 15:30-16:30 Location: P.C. Hoofthuis (Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam), room 1.04. Language: English Supported by: The Humanities Faculty, the department of Modern Greek Language and Culture of the University of Amsterdam, and the Dutch Society…

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