Ionian University has five Faculties which are made up by a total of 11 Departments located in four islands of the Ionian Sea namely Corfu (7 Departments), Kefalonia (2 Departments), Zakynthos (1 Department) and Lefkada (1 Department). The Faculty of Environment is made up of two Departments namely the Department of Environment (located on the island of Zakynthos) and the Department of Food Science and Technology (located on the island of Kefalonia). The Ionian University was founded in 1984, the same year as the University of Thessaly and the University of the Aegean. The university comprises five faculties and twelve departments. Its seat is in Corfu, with university units in Lefkada, Kefalonia and Zakynthos. The University consists of the following twelve Departments: History (Corfu), Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting (Corfu), Music Studies (Corfu), Archives, Library Science and Museum Studies (Corfu), Informatics (Corfu), Audio and Visual Arts (Corfu), Digital Media and Communication (Argostoli), Ethnomusicology (Lixouri), Environmental Sciences (Zakynthos), Food Science and Technology (Argostoli), Regional Development (Lefkada), Tourism (Corfu).