On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Crete University Press (CUP), a unit of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), is organizing a celebratory event on Friday, March 28th at its new bookstore, housed within the Science and Cultural Center of FORTH, at the intersection of Zografou and Averof Streets, in Heraklion city center.

The Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of FORTH and the Innovation Business Observatory (IBO) of Crete Region invite students of all ages to participate in a significant initiative that promotes youth innovation and entrepreneurship.

For the third consecutive year, Crete participates in the European initiative “EUSAIR POPRI youth”, in collaboration with Primorski Tehnološki Park (Slovenia).

To Δίκτυο ΠΡΑΞΗ, Εθνικό Σημείο Επαφής για το ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα πλαίσιο για την έρευνα και την καινοτομία «Ορίζοντας Ευρώπη», διοργανώνει διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο προς το ελληνικό οικοσύστημα, την Παρασκευή, 21 Μαρτίου, μεταξύ 10:00 – 13:30. Στόχος της εκδήλωσης είναι η ενημέρωση για τις κατευθύνσεις των μελλοντικών προγραμμάτων εργασίας, η παρουσίαση ανοικτών και επερχόμενων προκηρύξεων καθώς και η υπενθύμιση, ιδιαίτερα σε νεοεισερχόμενους, της δομής του προγράμματος καθώς και των βασικών νομικών και οικονομικών κανόνων που διέπουν τόσο την προετοιμασία των προτάσεων όσο και την υλοποίηση των έργων.

Under the theme "Innovation in Crete: Artificial Intelligence, the Day After," the Innovation Crete Conference returns to Crete for its sixth consecutive year! The central focus of this year’s conference is: What comes next in research and entrepreneurship following the advent of Artificial Intelligence? What initiatives are being undertaken by institutional bodies to integrate Artificial Intelligence?

RECLAIM’s participation in Greece’s leading environmental, Verde.Tec, which took place on 21-23 February 2025 at the MEC Exhibition Centre in Paiania, was a great success.

The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) announce the establishment of YPSILON Care Tech, a new spin-off company that marks a strategic expansion of the activities of the Center for eHealth Applications and Services.

The Seminar will take place at the Conference Centre of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou str.-Platani Patras, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (16.00).

Speaker: Prof. Francesco Dondero, Department of Science and Technological Innovation,University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro«, Italy

For those who wish to attend the seminar remotely, please check the monitoring link: https://iceht-forth.webex.com/meet/Seminar

The Seminar will be in English.

The Municipality of Rethymnon and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) are organizing for the year 2025 a series of lectures addressed to the general public of Rethymnon. In these talks, open to everyone, the Institute's researchers will present elements of their research work in an accessible way, followed by a discussion.

The second lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 20.00 by Marinos Sariyannis, a researcher at IMS-FORTH, who will present some aspects of the relationship of the Ottomans with the supernatural element during the early modern period, i.e. until the early 19th century.

A research team from the Technical University of Crete, the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) won the 1st place award in an international emotion recognition challenge using electroencephalography (EEG).

The Institute of Astrophysics of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, with the support of the Municipality of Heraklion, is organizing two stargazing nights dedicated to the impressive parade of planets that currently adorns the night sky, on Saturday 8th of March and on Sunday 9th of March 2025, at 19:00 - 21:00, Heraklion Walls, Jesus Bastion.