{"id":770,"date":"2025-05-20T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/?page_id=770"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:06:11","slug":"the-company-the-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/en\/the-company-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"The company \u2013 The director"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div id=\"page-header-1916118759\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            About Us          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1479110343\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2107938013\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2107938013 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-845679074\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2028978813\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1295966959\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/grec-moderne-3-993x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/grec-moderne-3-993x1024.jpeg 993w, https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/grec-moderne-3-291x300.jpeg 291w, https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/grec-moderne-3-768x792.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/grec-moderne-3.jpeg 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1295966959 {\n  width: 71%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1550693908\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThrough these pages, my wish is to promote the teaching of my native language in Belgium and to support those who wish to learn or improve their knowledge of Greek. My aim is to guide students so that they can make progress and communicate quickly, through a practical and enjoyable approach.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1479110343 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1449961179\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2072155525\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1682735672\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Who We Are<\/h3>\n<p>Grec Moderne is a private language school offering a variety of learning options for individuals and professionals who wish to learn Modern Greek. We are based in Li\u00e8ge, Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>The school is an independent organisation. It is not affiliated with any government body and has no connection with any Greek community or organisation in Belgium or abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal and ambition is to provide you with high-quality, engaging lessons in our native language, Modern Greek, while also introducing you to Greek culture and civilisation through the language.<\/p>\n<p>Our philosophy is to offer outstanding teaching that is adapted to your expectations and motivation, while above all responding to your passion and love for Greece.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1449961179 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_175072668\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-623335102\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-519534474\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"av-special-heading-tag \">Director &amp; Founder<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Aris Karatzas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Roles and responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Teacher for private lessons, both in person and via video conferencing.<\/li>\n<li>Teacher and coordinator for online group courses.<\/li>\n<li>Manager of the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grec-moderne.be\/en\/\">www.grec-moderne.be<\/a> and the Grec Moderne Facebook page.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator of the other services offered by the school.<\/li>\n<li>Teacher and supervisor for language immersion courses in Greece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Historian, born on <strong>1 August 1976<\/strong> in Thessaloniki, Greece.<\/li>\n<li>Moved to Belgium in <strong>1980<\/strong> and is based in Li\u00e8ge.<\/li>\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree in Philosophy and Literature, specialising in History, from the <strong>University of Li\u00e8ge<\/strong>, graduating in <strong>1999<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Specialised in Byzantine history, with a thesis entitled:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cHistory of the Political, Diplomatic, Commercial and Cultural Relations Between Byzantium and the Republic of Venice.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Modern Greek teacher and founder of <strong>Grec Moderne<\/strong>, established in <strong>2008<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fully bilingual and a native Greek speaker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-451165547\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_11174448\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" 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