Ionian Academy brought there. Ionian Academy The Ionian Academy () was the first Greek academic institution established in modern times. It was located in Corfu. It was established by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford in 1824. It is also considered the precursor of the Ionian University. It had Philological, Law and Medical Schools. The first period of existence of its Medical School was from 1824–1828. The second from 1844–1865 (when the Ionian islands united with Greece). Many of the physicians at the Academy had followed the traditional path of studying in Italy, and in particular at the medical School of Bologna.
Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands 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 Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia, with satellite campuses in Lixouri, Lefkada and Zakynthos. The Technological Educational Institute offers also postgraduate courses in collaboration with other universities in Greece and abroad. In 2018 the TEI of Ionian Islands and the Ionian University will form a new University. The Ionian Islands have a long tradition in education. The Ionian Academy