Greek youth invited to global diaspora symposium in Athens

Young members of the Greek diaspora are being invited to use for the 3rd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium, acceptable to take spot successful Athens from 18 to 25 June 2026, successful an inaugural aimed astatine shaping the aboriginal of planetary Hellenism.

Organised by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, the week-long symposium will bring together young Greeks from astir the world to connect, speech ideas and prosecute successful discussions astir identity, civilization and leadership.

The program, titled “Building the Future of Global Hellenism,” offers participants the accidental to take connected progressive roles arsenic speakers and contributors, while besides joining a broader web of diaspora youth. Selected participants will beryllium portion of a structured hospitality programme successful Greece and whitethorn beryllium appointed arsenic Greek Youth Diaspora Ambassadors.

The symposium will research a scope of cardinal themes applicable to younger generations of the diaspora, including Greek individuality successful a planetary context, connection and education, innovation and entrepreneurship, arsenic well arsenic culture, creativity and κοινωνικά cohesion. A strong absorption will besides beryllium placed connected youth enactment and information successful shaping the aboriginal absorption of Hellenism worldwide.

Importantly, each large costs will beryllium covered for successful applicants, including instrumentality airfares to Greece, accommodation, section transport and organised activities passim the program.

To beryllium eligible, applicants indispensable beryllium aged betwixt 18 and 25 and beryllium astatine slightest second-generation members of the Greek diaspora. Those who person antecedently taken portion successful Greek authorities hospitality programs are not eligible, while cognition of the Greek connection will beryllium considered an vantage but is not mandatory.

Applications adjacent connected 15 April 2026, with candidates required to submit a CV, interaction details and their preferred thematic country of participation. Submissions are managed done Greek consular authorities based connected applicants’ spot of residence, with organisers noting that balanced geographical practice will beryllium a cardinal enactment criterion.

Please nonstop your CV, interaction details and preferred thematic country of involvement to:

[email protected], arsenic agelong arsenic your spot of residence is ACT, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.

[email protected], arsenic agelong arsenic your spot of residence is New South Wales, Queensland.

[email protected], arsenic agelong arsenic your spot of residence is Victoria, Tasmania.

[email protected], arsenic agelong arsenic your spot of residence is South Australia, Northern Territory.

[email protected], arsenic agelong arsenic your spot of residence is West Australia.