From Athens to Shanghai and Amsterdam: an evening celebrating the Greek language and the people who carry it forward.

On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition “They Gave Me the Greek Language” at the “Marilena Laskaridou” Center for Modern Greek Culture at SISU University in Shanghai, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation invites you to an event dedicated to the history of the Greek language and its contemporary international presence.

How does the Greek language travel beyond its borders today?
What motivates people from different countries to study it and translate its literature?
And what changes—or what remains the same—when a Greek text is translated into Arabic, French, Chinese, or Dutch?

The event begins with a look back at the history of the Greek language and continues with a discussion among academics, researchers, and translators who live and work with the Greek language in Athens, Shanghai, and Amsterdam.

Schedule of Events

Keynote
“Aspects of the History of the Greek Language”
Eleni Panaretou, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

In Discussion
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Jixiao Yang
Eveline Mineur
Maria Boletsi

Marie-Cécile Fauvin
Sofia Hu

Narration: Menelaos Kyparissis
Coordination: Vera Andriopoulou
Event Planning: Kali Pagoulatou-Kyparissi

Monday 16 November 2026
18:00
Admission Free
Historical Library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation
2ας Μεραρχίας 36, Πειραιάς