FORTH received major distinctions at the Healthcare Business Awards 2025, a prestigious event celebrating excellence, innovation, and best practices across the healthcare sector.

On Friday, November 21, 2025, the Ionian Academy in Corfu hosted a grand ceremony awarding Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis an Honorary Doctorate by the Department of Informatics of Ionian University.

The Natural History Museum in Heraklion came alive on Saturday, November 22, 2025, as 40 secondary education from 18 different schools and the Heraklion Science Labs Centers (EKFE) gathered for the inaugural “Youth for Diagnostics” educational event. This first-of-its-kind initiative invites students to step into the role of scientists, promoting their active involvement in real research efforts through the growing field of Citizen Science.

For the ninth consecutive year, the Public Cord Blood Bank of Crete (PCBBC), part of the Hematology Clinic of PAGNI, organized Stem Cell Awareness Week, held from 10–14 November 2025, in alignment with World Cord Blood Day on November 15.

The Agreement was signed on November 3, 2025, between the Cultural Association “International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis – Hellenic Branch (ISFNK)” and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), as part of a joint effort to preserve, promote, and digitally showcase the cultural heritage of Nikos Kazantzakis. The objective of the Agreement is the creation of the digital cultural project “European Routes of Nikos Kazantzakis”, an interactive cultural mapping platform that will connect—through advanced information and geospatial technologies—the places, journeys, and narratives associated with the life and work of the great Cretan author.

Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι/ες καλούνται να υποβάλουν την υποψηφιότητα τους για την ΕΙΦΚΔ του ΙΤΕ, υποβάλλοντας αίτηση συνοδευόμενη από το βιογραφικό τους στο οποίο να περιγράφεται όποια εμπειρία/ εμπειρογνωμοσύνη σε θέματα ισότητας φύλων και καταπολέμησης των διακρίσεων και θητεία σε σχετικές επιτροπές, και σύντομη (1-2 παράγραφοι) επιστολή προθέσεων (letter of intent), που να περιγράφει το ενδιαφέρον του/της αιτούντα/ούσης για συμμετοχή στην ΕΙΦΚΔ, έως και την Δευτέρα 17/11/2025 και ώρα 16:00.

A courtesy visit was held by the new Board of Directors of the Economic Chamber of Greece – Department of Eastern Crete (ECG/ECD) to FORTH in Heraklion, on Friday, October 17.

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of FORTH participates in the celebration of the International Landscape Day (20 October), established by the Council of Europe within the framework of the European Landscape Convention (ELC), which entered into force on 1 March 2004.

The 14th International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (IJCKG 2025) will be held from Wednesday, October 15 to Friday, October 17, 2025, at the G. Lianis Amphitheater, located on the premises of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The central theme of this year’s conference is “Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models (LLMs)”, focusing on the exploration of the intersection between these two cutting-edge research areas and the opportunities for their integration.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) are co-organizing the 7th Quantum Technology Conference, taking place on October 7–9, 2025, on FORTH’s premises in Heraklion, Crete. The Conference, which has become a benchmark in the field of quantum technologies for space exploration, is held every two years in different European cities, aiming to promote scientific excellence and showcase cutting-edge technological achievements.