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2015 DIANET INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL The role of cultural heritage for the sustainable development of the Danube Region

Gorizia March 14th – 23rd, 2015 Call for applications

Humanity is facing grand challenges. “Sustainable Development” is a shorthand for addressing

these challenges. While decades of efforts have brought progress in some areas, the overall

necessary transformation has not been adequately addressed. Interdisciplinary teamwork is a

prerequisite for sustainable development, in particular, if the specific challenges of a region are

to be taken into account. To address the challenges of the future, the legacies of the past have

to be considered. This consideration is missing from a lot of sustainability-oriented teaching and

research.

We would like to introduce you to a perfect opportunity to learn about this missing competence

in an international, interdisciplinary setting. In the period 2013-2015, the University of Trieste in

cooperation with the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, the University of Natural Resources and

Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna and the University of Novi Sad, offer a unique opportunity for young

career researchers to familiarize themselves with issues pertinent to the sustainable development

of the Danube River Basin. While the 2013 and 2014 editions were dedicated to “Interdisciplinary

Methods for the Sustainable Development of the Danube Region” and “The Role of Natural Heritage

for the Sustainable Development of the Danube Region” respectively, the 2015 edition will focus

on “The Role of Cultural Heritage for the Sustainable Development of the Danube Region”.

DIAnet International Schools are part of the Capacity Building Module of the Danube:Future

project, a Flagship Project of the EUSDR - the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region, in

the Priority Area Knowledge Society. Danube:Future is a joint network project of the Alps-Adriatic

Rector’s Conference (AARC) and the Danube Rector’s Conference (DRC). It aims at capacity

building in the Danube River Basin (DRB) and at providing networking to aid the development

common research projects for a sustainable future of the DRB.

PhD Students and Post-Doc Research Fellows from AARC and DRC Universities from all countries

of the Danube Basin are welcome to apply for one, two or all three schools. The organizing

universities will issue a certificate of 3 ECTS for the completion of each edition. During the School,

students will gain knowledge about the role of cultural heritage for the sustainable development

of the Danube river basin (DRB). The School covers a wide range of subjects. During the two lecture

days, students will receive training in Conservation and Preservation and Valorization of cultural

heritage. Two full-day excursions to the area of Torviscosa and Villa Manin (day 1) and to the area

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of Trieste (day 2), will offer a unique opportunity for students to engage with the sustainability

challenges of the Macro-Region.

The second half of the school is dedicated to group work by students. Participants will be divided

into six working groups, each of them representing a variety of disciplines and countries as well

as PhD-students and young post-doc researchers. Working groups will identify a common idea for

a future project, which addresses one of the societal challenges of Horizon 2020 and takes into

account the challenges of the DRB. Draft project proposals developed in working groups should

ideally represent a part of an application to a funding authority. Group presentations with direct

feedback by an evaluation committee will end the experience. English is the official language of

the School.

The sustainability challenges addressed by Horizon 2020 requires international and

interdisciplinary approaches. Each of these challenges will play out differently in different areas

of Europe and will require both localized knowledge (as reflected, e.g. in knowledge of local

languages and historical legacies influencing the available paths for development) and an

overarching approach. By linking a specific area, i.e. the Danube River Basin, a target area of a

macro-regional strategy of the EU, with the Grand Challenges of Horizon 2020 and building an

interdisciplinary network of young scholars, DIAnet schools contribute to the preparation and

workability of Horizon 2020. By offering experience in interdisciplinary group work, DIAnet schools

engage in capacity building in a crucial area and at a crucial moment. By mapping the EUSDR

challenges onto Horizon 2020, DIAnet schools pave the way for successful participation in Horizon

2020. This is a unique opportunity to learn and interact in interdisciplinary groups with a high-

level international faculty.

The expertise of the involved institutions ensures high scientific standards and the facilitation of

interdisciplinary student groups. Lecturers from the universities of AARC and DRC (the organizing

universities and other universities of the Network) and local experts will ensure that students get

up-to-date, place-specific instruction.

The Proceedings of the 2013 and 2014 editions can be downloaded directly from the Danube:Future

website (www.danubefuture.eu/dianet-international-school ).

DIAnet 2015 can be offered to you at minimal cost: living expenses are covered by the European

Social Fund (Friuli Venezia Giulia OP 2007/2013). You might also be eligible for travel assistance

by your home university. The participation to the School is free: no fees are required.

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WHERE

The DIAnet International Schools are held in the town of Gorizia, Italy.

The School facilities in Gorizia are fully accessible to people with special needs. Please inquire with the school staff in case of doubt.

DRAFT PROGRAMME:

DAY/TIME ACTIVITY TYPE/TOPIC TEACHER

14 SATURDAY

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

afternoon

The EU Strategy for the Danube Region Introduction of the 2015 Dianet Int. School The role of cultural heritage for the sustainable development of the Danube Region Introduction to the Working groups

Prof. PAVLE SEKERUŠ (Uni Novi Sad) Prof. MARCO DOGO, Prof. EMANUELA MONTAGNARI (Uni Trieste) Prof. VERENA WINIWARTER (AAU Klagenfurt)

15 SUNDAY

LECTURES “CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE”

morning

L1: Culture, Heritage and identity L2: Natural and technological disasters – damages to cultural heritage in DRB

Dr. MARKO ŠKORIĆ, Dr. ALEKSEJ KIŠJUHAS (Uni Novi Sad) Dr. LUCRINA ŞTEFĂNESCU (Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca)

afternoon

L3: Development: what role for culture? L4: Surveying of the Unprotected Architectural Heritage Groups’ exchange of comments

Dr. RADU CRISTIAN BARNA (Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca)

Prof. VESNA STOJAKOVIĆ (Uni Novi Sad)

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16 MONDAY

EXCURSION 1

all day

City of Torviscosa and Villa Manin

Prof. NICOLETTA ZANNI, Prof. IGOR JELEN and Prof. PIERLUIGI NIMIS (Uni Trieste), Dr. ANICA TUFEGDZIC and Prof. JONJAUA RANOGAJEC (Uni Novi Sad), other local experts

17 TUESDAY

LECTURES “VALORIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE”

morning

L5: Tourism as an Instrument of Sustainable Development L6: Use of ICT in cultural heritage (both material and immaterial) for sustainable regional development via smart specialization

Dr. NEMANJA DAVIDOVIC (Uni Novi Sad) Dr. MIRJANA KRANJAC & others (Uni Novi Sad)

afternoon

L7: Danube Pattern L8: Heritage Management and the potentials of Cultural Tourism Groups’ exchange of comments

Prof. TAMÁSKA MÁTÉ (Uni Vac) Prof. IRENA LAZAR & others (Primorska Koper)

18 WEDNESDAY

EXCURSION 2

all day

City of Trieste: Town and the Giant Cave (Identity, community, archives, conservation, caves, database, archaeometry)

Prof. MARCO DOGO, Prof. EMANUELA MONTAGNARI, Prof. Maria Mirtrovic, Prof. FRANCO CUCCHI, Dr. STEFANO MARTELLOS, Dr. DIANA BARILLARI (Univ Trieste), Prof. JELENA TODOROVIC (Art Belgrade), Dr. MAURO TABOR (Trieste Synagogue)

19 THURSDAY

WORK GROUP INTRODUCTION

morning

L9: Preparing Funding Applications & Project Management - enhancing Danube region cultural cooperation L10: The Museum as a Heritage Hub

Prof. MLADEN RADIŠIĆ (Uni Novi Sad) Dr. MASSIMO NEGRI (European museum academy)

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afternoon Work group & Groups’ exchange of comments

20 FRIDAY

WORK GROUP

morning Work group

afternoon Work group & Groups’ exchange of comments

21 SATURDAY

WORK GROUP

morning Work group

afternoon Work group & Groups’ exchange of comments

22 SUNDAY

WORK GROUP

morning Work group

afternoon Self-managed work time in Gorizia

23 MONDAY

CONCLUSIONS

morning

Work group presentations Feedback & greetings

Other experts will be involved in the lectures and excursions.

A Facilitator will follow the activities of the working groups.

More information about teachers, program and about Gorizia, can be found in the official website: www.danubefuture.eu >> DIAnet SCHOOL >> 2015 Edition.

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APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Every candidate has to send the completed Application form, and a Europass CV, to his/her Institution by the deadline set by the same Institution.

The Institution will select and rank its candidates and forward the final list to the Organizing Committee by Friday 5th December, 2014.

The candidates will be selected by the Organizing Committee of the School: preference will be given to PhD students and to recent post-docs.

Participants will be notified by Thursday 18th December 2014. In case of withdrawal, the next person on the list will be chosen. The selected participants will then receive instructions about registration, and the deadline to register is Friday 16th January 2015.

SCHOOL RULES

1. SCHOOL ORGANIZATION The Organizing Committee of the School is composed by:

Prof. Marco Dogo, as Director Prof. Pavle Sekerus, as Leader Prof. Emanuela Montagnari, as Vice-Director Prof. Verena Winiwarter Dr. Gertrud Haidvogl

Staff by the University of Trieste.

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLYING The DIAnet School is open to PhD Students and to Post-Doc Research Fellows who study or work at one of the AARC or DRC Universities (please, see annex I for the complete list). Due to requirements by ESF, there is an age limit of 40. The candidate has to fill in the Application Form and attach a Europass CV.

3. SERVICES OFFERED BY the University of Trieste

The participation to the School is free. With the financial support of the European Social Fund and the CARIGO Bank Foundation, the University of Trieste offers to participants:

a. lodging in a student hostel for the full duration of the school ( www.pensionatostudentescogorizia.it );

b. lunch, dinner and coffee breaks.

Travel costs are not covered by the organizers.

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4. ATTENDANCE The 2015 DIAnet International School has a duration of 61 hours in 10 days: 7 full days and 3 half days. The DIAnet International Schools are funded by the European Social Fund 2007/2013 which defines very precise criteria for attendance and funding of participants. These criteria are:

a. Participants have to attend all activities of the schedule. b. Participants have to register by Saturday 14th, 15.30. The School ends on Monday

23rd at 12:30. Only in case of well justified reasons (e.g. public transport connections) a participant is allowed to be registered by the evening of Saturday 14th and to check out on Sunday 22nd evening.

c. In case of absence from the School due to illness, a participant has to send a mail to the DIAnet staff to justify his/her absence.

d. Participants have to sign their presence each day (and every time the DIAnet Staff needs a signature in an official registry). The DIAnet Staff is in charge of the official registries.

5. SCHOOOL CERTIFICATES At the end of the School, participants who attended all the School activities, will be awarded an Official Certificate of Participation to the 2015 School edition, stating the 3 ECTS credits granted by the Organizing Committee. Participants can receive a Certificate of Attendance, if they need one.

6. PROCEEDINGS At the end of the School, the University of Trieste will prepare and publish the proceedings of the edition. Participants grant the right to the University of Trieste to disseminate documents prepared by them during the School and to indicate participants’ names.

7. OTHER INFORMATION The participants have to register at the official website: www.danubefuture.eu >> user/register, and upload the personal documents requested in the registration form. After the registration, and by March 6th 2015 at the latest, the participant has to send the completed ESF questionnaire of the FVG to the DIAnet staff. It asks for some personal information necessary for the FVG Region’s statistics on co-financed actions. At the end of the School, all participants will be asked to complete the Participants’ Feedback Questionnaires.

8. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES By applying the candidate declares to know and accept the rules of the School.

Should you require further information, please contact dianetschool@units.it.

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DIAnet FINAL WORKSHOP on March 24th in TRIESTE

DIAnet intends to promote and strengthen relations among the university and research systems in Friuli Venezia Giulia and those involving the member institutions of the Conference of Rectors of the Alps-Adriatic Universities and the Danube Rectors' Conference in 14 countries.

Main objective of the project is to promote the enhancement and increase of the parameters measuring quality, effectiveness, competitiveness and integration in research, administration, cooperation and exchange of good practices.

The final event will take place on March 24th 2015 at Trieste, AREA Science Park ( www.area.trieste.it/opencms/opencms/area/en/ )

The meeting has the interest to demonstrate by concrete actions and effective willingness and ability how to implement the synergies between the relevant local reference (Regions) and the “Knowledge Society”.

During the event: new practices and tools to support the mobility “cross border” of researchers and students; new measures to accompany the mobility ingoing and outgoing of the participants and to strengthening the network between the Universities; best practices of the fellowships for incoming and outgoing mobility disbursed under the project; the outcome of the international schools and of thematic seminars addressed to reinforce the network. During the afternoon will take place a workshop about: “How to write and manage a successful project in Horizon 2020”.

The event will last 8 hours from 9:00 am to 18.00 pm. During the day will be held coffee break and buffet lunch.

The 2015DIS Participants are welcome to join this event. The University of Trieste will cover the extra night in Gorizia (Monday 23 and Tuesday 24) and extra dinners, while AREA Science Park will provide the transport from/to Gorizia to the workshop. The admitted participants will receive info for participating to the event.

The project is funded by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Government and co-funded by the 2007-2013 European Social Fund.

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Annex I – AARC and DRC Universities invited to send lists of applications of own PhD Students or Post-Doc research fellow

ALBANIA

Universiteti i Shkodrës "Luigj Gurakuqi" Shkodra

AUSTRIA

Karl-Franzens Universität Graz Graz

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Graz

Graz University of Technology Graz

Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt Klagenfurt

Donauuniversität Krems Krems

Montanuniversität Leoben Leoben

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz Linz

University of Salzburg Salzburg

Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst "Mozarteum" in Salzburg Salzburg

University of Bodenkultur Wien Wien

University of Wien Wien

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

University of Mostar Mostar

University of Tuzla Tuzla

University of Sarajevo Sarajevo

BULGARIA

University of Rousse Rousse

CROATIA

University of Dubrovnik Dubrovnik

Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universityy Osijek

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Pula

University of Rijeka Rijeka

University of Split Split

University of Zadar Zadar

University of Zagreb Zagreb

Center for Academic Development and Cooperation (CADAC) Zagreb

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Masaryk University Brno

Technical University Brno Brno

Palacký University Olomuc

Charles University Prague Prague

Czech Technical University Prague

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Tomas Bata University in Zlin Zlin

GERMANY

Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg Bamberg

Katholische Universität Eichstätt Eichstatt

Universität Regensburg Regensburg

Universität Ulm Ulm

HUNGARY

Andrássy Gyula Universität Budapest Budapest

Central European University Budapest

Corvinus University of Budapest Budapest

Eötvös Loránd University Budapest

Semmelweis University of Medicine Budapest

University of Pécs - Janus Pannonius Tudományegyetem Pécs

University of West Hungary Sopron

Pannon University of Veszprém Veszprem

Szent Istvan University Gödöllő

ITALY

Free University of Bozen/Bolzano Bolzano

University of Bergamo Bergamo

University of Brescia Brescia

University of Ferrara Ferrata

Polytechnic Institute of Milan Milano

Catholic University of Milan Milano

University of Milan Milano

University of Padova Padova

University of Parma Parma

University of Pavia Pavia

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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena

University of Trento Trento

University of Trieste Trieste

SISSA - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Trieste

University of Udine Udine

Ca' Foscari University of Venice Venezia

University IUAV of Venezia Venezia

University of Verona Verona

KOSOVO

University of Prishtina Prishtina

ROMANIA

Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad Arad

“Aurel Vaicu” University of Arad Arad

Transilvania University of Brasov Brasov

Romanian University of Sciences and Arts "Gheorghe Cristea" Bucharest

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest Bucharest

University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” of Bucharest Bucharest

"Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj-Napoca

USAMV Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca

University of Craiova Craiova

University of Oradea Oradea

University of Piteşti Pitesti

Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava Suceava

“Constantin Brancusi” University of Targu-Jiu Targu-Jiu

West University of Timisoara Timisoara

Politechnica University of Timisoara Timisoara

SERBIA

Megatrend University Belgrade

University of Belgrade Belgrade

University of Nis Nis

University of Novi Sad Novi Sad

SLOVAKIA

Comenius University Bratislava

Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra Nitra

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The Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra Nitra

University of Prešov Presov

Alexander Dubček University of Trenčin Trencin

Trnava University Trnava

SLOVENIA

University of Primorska Koper

University of Ljubljana Ljiubljana

University of Maribor Maribor

University of Nova Gorica Nova Gorica

UKRAINE

Odessa National I.I. Mechnikov University Odessa

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Prof. Marco Dogo

Prof. Pavle Sekerus

Prof. Emanuela Montagnari

Prof. Verena Winiwarter

Dr. Gertrud Haidvogl