For the third consecutive year, PeopleCert held the award ceremony for the “Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew” Award and the Scholarship Programme “Honouring Our Teachers from Constantinople” , granting three scholarships and three honorary distinctions to postgraduate students and doctoral candidates.
This year's ceremony took place in an emotionally charged atmosphere at the Zappeion Gymnasium - Lyceum in Istanbul, on Friday, May 16, 2025. The ceremony was graced by the presence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew , attended by members of the Holy Synod, academics, ambassadors, journalists and other prominent personalities.
Established in honor of the Patriarch, the "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew" , award was presented by His All-Holiness to George Papaliaris, president of SY.R.KI. , in recognition of his enduring and altruistic contribution to the preservation and enhancement of the Diaspora community in Istanbul.
The scholarships were offered in memory of the distinguished professors, Stathis Arseniades, Charalabos Christoforides, and Isidoros Papinis , who were exemplary in their consistency and pedagogical dedication.
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