The second World Conference of Classics will be held in Athens, Greece, from June 9 to 10, organizers announced at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.

The event is jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the Greek Ministry of Culture, and the Academy of Athens.
The conference will bring together leading scholars in classical studies, as well as experts in civilization, culture and archaeology from China and other countries, to discuss issues related to classical civilizations and promote academic exchanges and consensus-building in global classical studies, the organizers said.
Yue Yunxia, deputy director of the Bureau of International Cooperation at CASS, highlighted the global participation at the upcoming event.
"Participants from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas will attend the conference. The geographic and academic reach of participants fully reflects the diversity of civilizations," she said.
In addition to the opening ceremony, plenary session and closing ceremony, the conference will feature four parallel forums focusing on topics including virtue and education, ethical communities in changing societies, civilization-based approaches to global order, and the role of humanistic values in the digital age.
"The exhibition alongside the conference will showcase Chinese and foreign classics, research literature, traditional Chinese medical texts, as well as major achievements in technological archaeology and cultural heritage protection. We will also organize dynamic displays and experience activities of traditional Chinese medicine culture, promoting interdisciplinary dialogue and mutual learning among civilizations through multi-dimensional and immersive exhibition methods," Yue said.
The inaugural World Conference of Classics was held in Beijing in 2024. The event drew over 600 participants, including those from related departments and institutions of China and Greece, and experts, scholars, cultural figures, youth representatives and media professionals from around the world.