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Atiner Conferences

New Bulgarian University An idea of how academic communities are created and how they function. Atiner Conferences. Overview - The Atiner Institute. Athens Institute for Education and Research established in 1995 an independent academic organization

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Atiner Conferences

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  1. New Bulgarian University An idea of how academic communities are created and how they function Atiner Conferences

  2. Overview - The Atiner Institute • Athens Institute for Education and Research • established in 1995 • an independent academic organization • the mission: to become a forum where academics and researchers from all over the world could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline.

  3. Activities • Conferences & Symposiums • Publications • Academic Village

  4. Members • Voting members (500 Euro per annum)‏ • Academic members (50 Euro)‏ • Lifetime members (2 000 Euro)Mainly Greek Researchers based in other countries

  5. Conferences • 26 conferences between May and August 2009 • On a range of topics: economics, law, languages and literature, statistics and mathematics etc. • Each with its website • Held in different luxury hotels in Athens

  6. Publications • On a range of topics • Two media – hard copy and electronic book • Prices – between 40 and 200 Euro

  7. Academic Village • A village to house academics • Homes, a hotel, sports complex • Facilities and infrastructure • Fully financed by Atiner

  8. The conference • Attended by graduate students mainly • A rich cultural programme • Great opportunities to connect • Participants invited to edit contributions for the publication (free of charge)‏

  9. Conclusion: • A good idea – to create a community of Bulgarian researchers based in Universities outside the country • To get together academics interested in a common topic through an established structure, such as the Atiner institute, rather than through as hoc organisations • Combine the interest in the academic field with the interest in the country as a tourist destination

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