Work meetings were held at the premises of Comillas Pontifical University as part of the first step of the Our Cultural Heritage – the Basis of our House Europe project within the framework of the EUPeace (European University for Peace, Justice, and Inclusive Societies) platform. Participating from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Mostar, were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tino Tomas and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mirko Rašić from the Archaeology program.
Representatives from related programs of host universities participated, including Prof. Dr. Guillermo S. Reher and doctoral student Elisa Perez Avellan from Madrid, Prof. Dr. Felix Teichner and master's student Tobias Heuwinkel from Marburg University, Prof. Dr. Adnan Kaljanac and senior assistant Jesenko Hadžihasanović from the University of Sarajevo, and Dr. Michaela Stark and doctoral student Solvejg Langer from the University of Giessen.
Aligned with the specific objectives of the first step of the project, the work meetings primarily served to identify the research capacities and educational programs in the field of archaeology of the participating universities and their future contribution to the project's main goal of enhancing and further developing scientific research and academic networking, mobility, and connectivity between the institutions concerned for better understanding common elements and values within European heritage. The first step of the project determined that member higher education and scientific institutions can provide diverse and mutually complementary expertise. This includes various specializations within archaeological research – from the application of a range of non-destructive methods of archaeological research (e.g., geophysical surveys and field survey methods with an emphasis on digital platforms in archaeological documentation), digitization of archaeological heritage, application of classical methods of archaeological excavation and field documentation, and cultural-historical approach to studying archaeological heritage.
The work meetings facilitated the final agreement on activities related to the second operational step of the project, as well as the creation of the project application for the upcoming EU Peace call in April of the current year. Additionally, a meeting was scheduled with representatives of the mentioned universities at the end of August 2024 at the premises of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Mostar. The work meetings took place from Monday, March 4th to Thursday, March 7th in Madrid.
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