On April 21st 2016, Mons. Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture of the Vatican met with professors I.Pachoundakis and S.Spyrou as part of an educational visit to Rome, Italy.
The purpose of the meeting was to acknowledge the paramount contribution of the Catholic Church to World Culture and Education, as well as its contribution to Humanity though its social policies.
With the support of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Greece:
Institute of International Nautical Studies 