About the Australian-Greek Resource and Learning Centre

RMIT’s Australian-Greek Resource and Learning Centre was established in 1997 as an initiative of RMIT’s Faculty of Education, Learning and Community Services (FELCS), and now is associated with the School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning .

As well as supporting Greek language and cultural studies programs delivered by the Language and International Studies Department, the Centre also maintains a comprehensive collection of materials relating to the history of Greek migration and settlement in Australia.

The Centre is sponsored and supported by The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria, the Ministry of Education in Greece, the Australian Greek Consulate and Greek Community organisations.

The Centre is housed in the Sam Papasavas Building at 209 Lonsdale Street in the Greek precinct of Melbourne.

The Centre’s focus is to promote Greek education language, culture and history within the Greek and wider Australian and International community. It also contributes to the teaching of learning programs through developing, collating and accessing teaching and educational resources. The centre acts as a reference of the Greek community by making resources available to the public and supporting research of the Diasporic Hellenism in its global dimensions.

• Teaching and learning in Greek language and culture (taking into account modern aspects of the culture),
• Collection and collation of historical and cultural books, documents and artifacts to support educational programs in RMIT and in schools and the community, and as the basis for a contribution to the development of an archive of Greek Australian culture
• Educational programs for Greek-Australian students, teachers and parents as well as the broader Australian public on language and cultural related issues
• Research on Greek-Australian communities and experiences in the context of the transnational Greek Diaspora and globalisation

The Centre works with The Globalism Institute for Studies in Transnationalism, Nationalism and Cultural Diversity, the Australian Universities Europe Network (AUEN) and the National Europe Centre.

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