The '''Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Inc.''' (MIOCS) was established in 2003, with a view to offering the tertiary teaching of Orthodox theological studies to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox people. The first subjects were offered in 2004.
The [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] has had a large role in establishing and coordinating MIOCS, particularly through [[St. Anna Convent (Preston, Australia)|St. Anna's Convent]], and does so with the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] Dean of Victoria, Archpriest Michael Protopopov, and the priest of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] parish in Melbourne, Fr Igor Filianovsky.
MIOCS is an affiliate body of the [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ University of Melbourne], through its [http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/ United Faculty of Theology] (UFT) at [http://www.ormond.unimelb.edu.au/ Ormond College] in Parkville, Victoria.
Students may study at an undergraduate, postgraduate or informal level.
*Dr Heshmat Keroloss. Visiting Lecturer in ''Orthodox Spiritual Life'' in 2006.
*Fr Jovan Takovski. Visiting Lecturer in ''The Biblical Roots of the Doctrine of Theosis'' in 2006.
===Past Faculty and Lecturers===
*Dr Christos Galiotis, BTh ([[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|SAGOTC]]), PhD. Former president of MIOCS, 2004-05.
*Professor Trevor Batrouney. Former treasurer of MIOCS, 2004-05; president of MIOCS, 2005.
*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], PhD. Former Lecturer.
*Fr Igor Filianovsky, Priest of the Holy Trinity Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Melbourne. Former Lecturer.
==External Links==
*[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/news_item.php?newsItem=39 MIOCS Commencement Service] for 2006.
*[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/photo_gallery.php?dir=MIOCS%20Service%202006 Photo Gallery] of the 2006 Commencement Service.
===Affiliates===
*[http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ University of Melbourne]
*[http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/ United Faculty of Theology]