The Chinese Studies Seminar (CSS) is an annual training program of IDIS that started in 2020 with the aim of disseminating knowledge about modern China to the Greek public. CSS comes to fill a significant knowledge gap in Greece and to contribute to the promotion of Chinese studies. The thematic scope of the Seminar covers the history, political system, economy, society and international relations of the People’s Republic of China. The speakers are renowned academics from Greece and abroad. It is aimed at professionals, researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students.