Saturday, November 18, 2023, will be a day of academic “celebration” for the Hellenic Open University, which is organizing a special ceremony at its Amphitheatre to honour Captain Panagiotis Tsakos for his contribution to culture, education, society and Greece.

In particular, the Hellenic Open University, following a recommendation of the School of Humanities and a unanimous decision of the Administrative Committee, will award Captain Panagiotis Tsakos, Founder of the Maria Tsakos Foundation, an Honorary Doctorate of the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University.

The event will be attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, members of the Administrative Committee, members of the academic community of the H.O.U and other universities, Members of Parliament and representatives of Municipal and Regional authorities.

At the end of the proclamation ceremony, as usual, there will be a speech by the honoured (Captain Panagiotis Tsakos) entitled: “The two-way relationship between Shipping and the Universality of Greek Culture“.

The ceremony will be broadcast live from the Hellenic Open University’s youtube channel at the following link https://youtube.com/live/P1636_nZZKc?feature=share