In the years 2008 and 2009 the university of Murcia coordinated the Odysseus Project for the Dissemination of Modern Greek Teaching and Learning, a trans-national project funded by the european commission, within the Lifelong Learning Programme. institutions of italy, Bulgaria and greece have also participated in the project. The purpose of Odysseus has been the dissemination of modern greek didactic materials elaborated by previous eu projects, with the overarching goal of fostering the greek language, which has just a small space in the european linguistic map, but also a long and rich history. The Odysseus Project Final Conference took place in december 2009 at the university of Murcia, as a closing event for the project. its general topic was The teaching of Modern Greek in Europe: current situation and new perspectives.
