The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, and I personally, as Executive Director, eagerly anticipate with joy, a sense of honor, and ethnic pride, the organization of the 11th International Summer University titled “Greek Language, Culture, and Media,” with the theme: “Diaspora Media: Challenges and Prospects for the Greek Language and Culture,” to be held from May 24 to May 29, 2025, on our premises. Last year, we had the honor of hosting the 10th International Summer University.

The implementation of this program constitutes a highly significant event for Greeks worldwide and is organized in collaboration with the University of Ioannina. The founder and driving force of the initiative is Professor Nikoleta Tsitsanoudis Mallidis from the University of Ioannina.

The program is under the auspices and enjoys the support of the Hellenic Parliament and the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 11th International Summer University includes participation from the Department of Greek Education of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the corresponding department of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Greek Applied Linguistics Association, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the Study in Greece program, the University of Chicago Center for Hellenic Studies, and the Fondazione Vexillum. Also participating are major media organizations, dozens of journalists from media outlets in Greece and the global Greek diaspora, university professors and researchers from Greek and international universities and research centers, as well as distinguished figures from the fields of the Church, culture, politics, and letters.

At the Maliotis Cultural Center, we are enthusiastically preparing to host an innovative and high-level event. Dr. Tsitsanoudis and I have worked closely over a long period to deliver a worthwhile and significant program.

I wish every success to the 11th International Summer University and warmly welcome all participants to Boston and the Maliotis Cultural Center.