On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China–Greece Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Professor Panagiotis Partsinevelos, Director of the Laboratory of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (SenseLab), Ms. Zhu Shiheng, Chinese language instructor and students of the Chinese language courses were invited to participate in the forum entitled "The Beauty of Harmony and Coexistence", held on 7 May 2026 at the Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens.
The forum was jointly organized by Xinhua News Agency, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Greece and the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia. Its objective was to further promote the sustainable and substantive development of China–Greece relations, strengthen exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations and enhance friendship and practical cooperation between the two countries.
As the only student speaker at the forum, Christos Kadas (山峰), a student of the Chinese IV course, was invited to speak representing the Greek students and sharing his experiences from the YES Programme in China during the previous summer. We sincerely thank him for his valuable contribution.
As part of the forum, the award ceremony for the Logo Design Competition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the China–Greece Comprehensive Strategic Partnership also took place. The Technical University of Crete received an Honorary Commendation from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in recognition of its efforts in organizing and supporting student participation in the competition.
Two teams from the Technical University of Crete participated in the logo design competition:
The SenseLab team, led by Professor Panagiotis Partsinevelos, together with Ms. Argyro Pouliasi and all members of the laboratory.
The Language Centre team, coordinated by Anastasios Diamantis, together with all students enrolled in the Chinese IV course.
Distinguished guests and speakers at the forum included:
Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Former President of the Hellenic Republic
Mr. Fang Qiu, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Greece
Mr. Lü Yansong, Editor-in-Chief of Xinhua News Agency
Mr. Ioannis Panagiotis Tragakis, Chairman of the Greece–China Friendship Group of the Hellenic Parliament
Mr. Tang Wei, Deputy Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China
Mr. Georgios Katrougalos, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
Mr. Dimitriadis, Chief Executive Officer of the SKAI Group
Mr. Li Jun, Director of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Xinjiang
Professor Vervidakis, Former Greek Chairman of the Board of the China–Greece Center for Cultural Exchanges and Mutual Learning
Mr. Giorgos Georgioudis, Greek Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of West Attica
Professor Roula Tsokalidou, Director of the Confucius Institute at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Mr. Christos Kadas, student at the Technical University of Crete