Press Releases

Museum Education Programs for Schools
The Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) created for the new school year 2015-2016 a new series of innovative Museum Education Programs for school groups.

Invitation - Information: One-day conference for young people aged 8 to 15 ‘JCrete4Kids’
The use of constantly advancing technology is undeniably a driving force for the development and progress of humanity. However, this incredible technological progress also synthesizes and disseminates information, creating a new way of life, especially for young people.
Forests and Forest Expanses in the Orthodox Academy of Crete
The work of the scientific one-day conference (Saturday 13 June 2015), which was held at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, in cooperation with the Bar Association of Chania and the Technical University of Crete, was successfully concluded.
‘Praise for Athletes’ at the OAC
Invited by the Municipality of Platanias, the former world record holder in the javelin and now Member of the European Parliament, Sofia Sakorafa, visited the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), in order to attend an event for the award of prizes to athletes distinguished for their performances in the year 2014.

One-day conference on Forests and Forest Expanses
The Institute of Theology and Ecology of the OAC, in cooperation with the Bar Association of Chania and the Faculty of Environmental Engineers of the Technical University of Crete, jointly organize a scientific one-day conference on Forests and Forest Expanses on Saturday 13 June 2015.

Jihadism: The fear hovering over Europe!
According to Dr. K. V. Zormpas, General Director of the Orthodox Academy of Crete, The recent dramatic terrorist attacks in Paris have put in the limelight again serious issues pertaining to the future

Olives and olive oil in the Common Agricultural Policy
The olive oil producers of the Chania Prefecture appear to be concerned about the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and about the large reductions in olive oil subsidies, as became clear at the Integrated

Visit of the General Director to the Ecumenical Patriarchate
On 6-7 December 2014 the General Director of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), Dr. Konstantinos Zormpas paid an official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. On Saturday he was received

Educational Programs for Primary and Secondary Education
"A look at the culture of Crete through the eyes of Nikos Kazantzakis and Pandelis Prevelakis".

Invitation to presentation at conference
The Orthodox Academy of Crete in the context of its annual educational activities for the new academic year 2015-2016 organizes a scientific conference next May on the subject: "Orthodoxy and Literature: Literature as a cultural medium and the creator in