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TheInstitute for Balkan Studies (Greek:Ίδρυμα Mελετών Xερσονήσου του Aίμου), known by the acronymIMXA, is a Thessaloniki-based institution specialized inBalkan studies. The institution's activities include researching aspects of the Balkans, publishing scholarly studies and periodicals, organising conferences and academic meetings, teaching Balkan languages, and Greek courses for non-speakers. It was founded in March 1953, as a branch of theSociety for Macedonian Studies. It became a private legal entity in 1974, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs. The governing board is presided by professor Kalliopi Koufa, while the director is professor Basil Kondis. It is co-funded by theERDF (80%) and theGreek government.
IMXA publishes the annual journalBalkan StudiesISSN 2241-1674, its main organ, since 1960, and alsoValkanika Symmeikta since 1980.[1]
