Innovative program by the region of Attica for diaspora students and Greek-speaking students abroad

As portion of Nikos Hardalias’ strategy to further fortify the taste and acquisition ties of the Region of Attica with the younker of the Greek Diaspora, a radical of students aged 14–16 from the Greek School of Melbourne visited the Regional Administration Headquarters.

The program, launched past twelvemonth connected the inaugural of Mr. Hardalias, gives students from Greek schools and Greek-speaking assemblage programs overseas the accidental to acquisition firsthand the culture, history, and traditions of Greece, with a absorption connected the Attica region.

Welcoming the Students

The students from Melbourne were welcomed by Deputy Regional Governor Christina Kefalogianni, who said:

“It is precise important to support this transportation truthful that Greeks overseas consciousness that this programme fosters acceptance and pridefulness successful our roots. We privation the children of the Greek Diaspora to larn astir everything that is portion of our past and individuality and to recognize the peculiar value of Greek heritage. Only done acquisition tin we signifier alert citizens susceptible of conveying the affirmative connection of Greek continuity, some for Greece and for the European family.”

Remarks from the Greek Community of Melbourne

Vasilis Papastergiadis, President of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Commissioner of the Multicultural Council of Victoria, warmly thanked the Regional Governor of Attica and each progressive successful the initiative. He said:

“I consciousness large joyousness and emotion to beryllium present contiguous with you. This is 1 of the champion programs a young Greek from the Diaspora could experience, and the participants are genuinely fortunate to bask it acknowledgment to the inaugural and enactment of the Region of Attica.”

Program Activities

During their enactment successful Greece, Greek-speaking students enactment successful a affluent one-week programme of taste and acquisition activities, including visits to humanities and archaeological sites, museums, and notable tourer attractions.

During their gathering with the Deputy Regional Governor, the students from Melbourne shared their experiences and expressed their enthusiasm for the earthy beauty, taste monuments, steadfast climate, and unsocial flavors of Attica. Many of the students besides expressed a tendency to instrumentality to Greece for further studies oregon adjacent imperishable residence.

Expansion and Future Goals

This is the 2nd clip that students from Melbourne person participated successful the program. Last May, Regional Governor Nikos Hardalias welcomed students from the Greek Studies Department of Shanghai University successful Athens. The strategical extremity is for the programme to go an established instauration and grow to see different diaspora schools and Greek-speaking universities worldwide.

Present astatine the sojourn of the Melbourne students to the Regional Administration Headquarters were the Special Secretary of the Region of Attica, Elena Rapti, and the Deputy Director of the Regional Governor’s Office, Dimitris Tarazonas.