University Network for Cultural Heritage – Integrated Protection, Management and Use

Now, in a rapidly changing world, the issue of heritage protection and use is one of the most important problems of modern countries and societies. Cultural heritage represents big potential for economic growth, generating value and thereby directly benefiting citizens. Finding better balance between preservation of cultural heritage and sustainable socio-economic development of regions is necessary. Therefore, there is a need for a development of teaching programmes enabling educating specialists to apply modern, attractive forms of re-use, management and protection of heritage, while preserving its historical value. The aim of the project was to create an international cooperation network of researchers, academic teachers and practitioners specialising in various fields of management, protection and use of cultural heritage. University Network for Cultural Heritage – Integrated Protection, Management and Use collected, elaborated and shared knowledge in the field of protection, management and use of heritage, archaeology, architecture and cultural landscapes in order to develop the interdisciplinary programme of the Course on Integrated Protection, Management and Use of Cultural Heritage. The course combines the issues of protection, management and use of three types of cultural heritage: architectural heritage, archaeological heritage and cultural landscape. PARTNER UNIVERSITIES: • Politechnika Lubelska, PL • Universita degli Studi di Firenze, IT • Universita di Bologna, IT • Panepistimio Ioanninon, GR • Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, DE NON-ACADEMIC PARTNERS: • ICOMOS Polska, PL • Fondazione Romualdo del Biando, IT • Fondazione Flaminia, IT Partnership was complementary, each partner brought significant added value to project. ACTIVITIES: • Comprehensive elaboration of an interdisciplinary Course on Integrated Protection, Management and Use of Cultural Heritage, consisting of three Modules: Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage, Modern Management of Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Elaboration of didactic materials for three modules of the interdisciplinary Course on Integrated Protection, Management and Use of Cultural Heritage • Pilot implementations of three interdisciplinary teaching modules: organisation of Summer Schools: on Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage, on Modern Management of Cultural Heritage and on Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Creation and testing of Knowledge-exchange and educational Portal on Cultural Heritage • Multidirectional dissemination of the project Based on the course curriculum universities are better prepared to educate new generation of specialists in the field of cultural heritage who understand the need for and the objectives of sustainable protection, modern management and contemporary use of cultural heritage also in terms of society and its needs. The partners elaborated modern, innovative curriculum giving high quality learning opportunity, attuned to requirements of labour market, modern trends and doctrine of sustainable development. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS: • Interdisciplinary teaching module: Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage – case studies • Knowledge-exchange and Educational Portal on Cultural Heritage • Interdisciplinary teaching module: Modern Management of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Modern Management of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Modern Management of Cultural Heritage – case studies • Interdisciplinary teaching module: Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage – case studies RESULTS ACHIEVED ON PROJECT'S COMPLETION: • Permanent cooperation network • Continuous transfer of knowledge, experiences and good practice • Strengthened research capacity of European universities • Broadened educational offer of European universities The project has contributed to the implementation of modernisation agenda of HE through: • increasing attainment levels to provide the graduates and researchers Europe needs, • improving quality and relevance of higher education, • strengthening quality through cross-border cooperation, • supporting internationalisation of the European HE. The project results contribute to the development of relevant and high-quality skills and competences not only in the participating countries but also throughout Europe.