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The Rector of Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), Professor Nektarios Papadogiannis, welcomed on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at the University Rectorate, the President of the Academic Council of the Patriarchal Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete (PAEAK), Associate Professor Michail Stroumpakis, on the occasion of a courtesy visit following the assumption of duties by the new Rectorate. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss prospects for further cooperation between the two institutions.
The President of the Academic Council of PAEAK was accompanied by the Very Reverend Archimandrite Fr. Dimitrios Stratis, Associate Professor at PAEAK and Director of Studies of the Programme in Ecclesiastical Music and Chant. The meeting took place in a particularly warm and cordial atmosphere.
During the meeting, the President of the Academic Council of PAEAK conveyed to the Rector the warmest wishes of the Academic Council, faculty members, students and administrative staff of the Academy on the occasion of his assumption of office, wishing him a creative and successful term as Rector.
The discussion focused on opportunities to further strengthen cooperation between Hellenic Mediterranean University and the Patriarchal Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. Particular emphasis was placed on the prospects for developing joint academic, research and cultural activities, as well as on the possibility of co-organizing scientific events, conferences and cultural initiatives, with the aim of promoting knowledge exchange, education and culture.
The Rector of HMU, Professor Nektarios Papadogiannis, warmly thanked the President of the Academic Council of PAEAK, Michail Stroumpakis, and the Director of Studies of the Programme in Ecclesiastical Music and Chant, Fr. Dimitrios Stratis, for their visit and kind wishes. At the same time, he reaffirmed Hellenic Mediterranean University’s commitment to maintaining ongoing institutional communication and substantive cooperation between the two institutions in areas of mutual academic and cultural interest.
The meeting concluded with an exchange of commemorative gifts and a shared commitment to continuing a substantive dialogue and developing concrete collaborative initiatives between the two institutions.
