Ionian University 1864, up to the Union of the Ionian Islands with the Greek State. Τhe Ionian University was established in 1984 by the Greek government under the Prime Ministership of Andreas Papandreou in recognition of Corfu's contribution to education in Greece as the seat of the first University of Greece, the Ionian Academy, that was established in 1824, forty years before the cession of the Ionian islands to Greece and just three years after Greece's Revolution of 1821. The Prime Ministership thus kept an election promise to the people of Corfu, satisfying their long held demand that a successor university to
Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands for Erasmus students who wish to follow regular courses. Additionally, a few courses are taught in English and there are plans for some more. In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave TEI of Ionian Islands a "Positive evaluation". An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA). Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands The Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands (TEI ION; ) is a fully self-governing higher-educational institute under state supervision, exercised by the Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs. The institute is based in