The Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Award
The Friedrich von Thiersch-Award is presented to personalities with significant contribution to the promotion of Hellenism in the State of Bavaria. A total of three awards are granted: for social contribution and philanthropy, for contribution to Education and Culture, for the promotion of Philhellenism.
Recipients
2023
Prof. Dr. Wassilios Fthenakis - Education and Culture
Father Apostolos Malamoussis - Social Contribution and Philanthropy
Dr. Ludwig Spaenle - Philhellenism
2024
Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos - Education and Culture
Prof. Dr. Jan Murken - Philhellenism
The AHEPA Munich Sports Programme
With the strengthening of Greek-German relations as a central pillar of its activities, AHEPA Munich has chosen to bring Greeks and Germans closer together through sports. To this end, starting in 2024, AHEPA Munich in cooperation with FC Hellas Munich, will be organizing the football tournament ''AHEPA-Cup'' for football academies. Furthermore, AHEPA Munich developed a sports exchange programme between Greece and Germany, including visits by football teams from each country to the other, the organisation of friendly matches and joint training sessions.
The Charity Work of AHEPA Munich
Philanthropy is at the heart of AHEPA's activities, a tradition that the Munich chapter continues. Since 2020, the year AHEPA Munich was founded, the local chapter has made charitable donations of more than 15,000 euros to German and Greek charities and to people in need. Since 2023, an annual Charity Dinner has been organized, the proceeds of which are used to support charitable institutions in the city of Munich.
The AHEPA-Day
Every year in July, on the occasion of the anniversary of the foundation of AHEPA, the local chapter organizes a garden dinner with German and Greek guests at the restaurant MINOA in Neubiberg. The guests have the opportunity to enjoy Greek delicacies, participate in interesting discussions and plan joint activities to strengthen the dialogue between Greece and Germany.
AHEPA Munich Academic Sponsorship Programme
AHEPA Munich actively supports Greek Studies in Germany. It participated as a minor sponsor in the Bessarion Research Project at the University of Jena and established the AHEPA Scholarship for Greek Studies at the University of Munich. It also organizes and sponsors lectures and workshops on Greek history and culture, as well as on Greek-German relations.
