The Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, known in Greek by the acronym "IAKA", is recognized in Greece and abroad as an especially vibrant and innovative intellectual community. Interdisciplinarity is fundamental to the philosophy of undergraduate and graduate education at IAKA, as well as of faculty research and collaboration. The department also has given priority to addressing new technologies as a subject of contemporary humanities and social science research, as well as to incorporating their use in teaching and research.
Founded in 1993 as the Department of History, Archaeology and Folklore, the department began to admit students in September 1998. In 2002, the department was renamed the "Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology."
Part of the School of Humanities of the University of Thessaly, IAKA is based in Volos at the university's seaside campus. Through an established, weekly lecture series and frequent conferences, the department's seminar rooms have become a meeting ground for students, colleagues from other Greek universities, international scholars and the local community.
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