We are proud to announce a significant milestone in the international expansion of the TALOS AI4SSH project: the signing ceremony establishing the Joint Research Center for Digital Humanities between the College of Foreign Languages at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) and the Department of Philology at the University of Crete.

Date: July 24, 2026 (Friday)
Time: 16:30–17:30 China time (11:30–12:30 Greece time)
Venue: Room 322, College of Foreign Languages, Jiangjunlu Campus, NUAA, Nanjing, China

The signing ceremony marks the transition of this partnership from academic exchange to institutionalized, regular cooperation, opening new avenues for joint research, talent cultivation, and shared innovation in digital humanities.

The ceremony brought together leading representatives from both institutions:

Chinese Delegation (NUAA): Xu Yizhong (Dean, College of Foreign Languages), Xu Zhixin (Deputy Director, Office of International Cooperation), Jiang Lifu (Associate Dean, College of Foreign Languages), Wang Ruiyang (Assistant Dean, College of Foreign Languages), and Liu Hui (Associate Professor, College of Foreign Languages).

Greek Delegation (University of Crete): Melina Tamiolaki (Vice-Rector for Development, International Relations and Outreach), Maria Papadopoulou (Director of the Digital Humanities Centre; Head of the TALOS AI Project), and Christophe Roch (ERA Chair Professor in AI for SSH, TALOS; Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University Savoie Mont Blanc, France).

Special Guest: Scott Slovic (Distinguished/Emeritus Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of Idaho; Senior Scientist, Oregon Institute).