The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation is a non-profit, cultural and educational organization based in Piraeus, Greece. The purpose of the Foundation is the promotion of Greek civilization, in Greece and worldwide, and especially of the Greek letters as well as historical and nautical research.

More specifically, the purpose of the Foundation is the advancement of Greek language, civilization and historical knowledge; the reinforcement of the role of libraries in society; the projection of cultural heritage through the sources, archives and digital humanities as well as offering an integrated, multifaceted, educational approach of incomparable quality for students and educators of all levels.

Every activity of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation is based on the values it stands for:

Leadership with compassion
our aim is to be leaders in the sector of culture, education and shipping so that we stand next to society and the young people with vision and kindness.

Excellence & accessibility
we believe that every individual regardless of age, geographical or other social restrictions must have equal access to the best programs and services in culture and education.

Tradition & innovation
we cannot separate the past from the future. We use experience and knowledge obtained so far as a guide to move ahead in the digital world of the 21st century.

Active participation in the community
in the local as well as in the wider community we belong to, we wish to be a point of dialogue and mutual understanding, and to create a safe refuge for the production and of new knowledge.

The present webpage was completed in the context of ESPA (Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework or PADF) 2014-2020: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Business Program with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union (EU).