The project “Civic engagement of cultural and historical heritage in urban and sub-urban environment – EU context, perspectives & good practices – CultHera” is funded under Erasmus+ Programme.

The project is led by the Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania. Partners under the project are the Universidade da Madeira, Portugal; Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy; University of Zagreb (Sveuciliste U Zagrebu), Croatia; Fundacja Rozwoju Aktywnosci Miedzynarodowej i Edukacyjnej – FRAME, Poland and Pax Rhodopica Foundation, Bulgaria.

The emphasis on the heritage value for the society based on the concept of utilization of the full potential of the cultural & historical heritage (CHH) and to transform it to be part of a working economy is a unique combination. A combination that can have huge impact not only for the local communities & region but also nation-wide. As such initiatives are very new and necessary for fostering learning about and through CHH and its positive utilization about the local & national cultural & historical identity and its part in forming the diverse identity of our common EU family. As only though acknowledging that local heritage is also partof EU heritage, the European idea & unity can survive.

The main objective of CultHera is to to enhance the competences of university staff to facilitate the civic engagement of cultural and historical heritage in urban and sub-urban environment as a way to raise awareness on and to understand better the common EU values, principles and concept of common & shared future.

CultHera partnership has developed the following outputs:

1) Methodological framework that provides the structure, roadmap and the main points of the training process that will lead to achievement of the project goals

2) CultHera training package – a complete training pack with several separate documents: (i) Methodology for “inclusion” of cultural & historical heritage in the modern urban & sub-urban environment; (ii) Handbook on CHH – a highly specialized book with possible approaches for socialization of sites according to their specifics; (iii) Manual on CHH – the Workbook for the theoretical educational materials of the Methodology for “inclusion” & the Handbook.

3) CultHera Model for integrated approach for cultural & historical heritage socialization & management in urban and suburban environment – it provides opportunities for increasing the investments and professional qualification of the specialists working in the field of preservation & socialization of CHH.

4) CultHera Guidebook for mentors with practical advices on how to organize & conduct CultHera course & how to apply the Integrated approach model in the most appropriate and effective way.

5) Strategy for civic engagement in the socialization of cultural & historical heritage in urban and suburban environment – a set of possible solutions for reducing & overcoming the identified deficits in the existing training offer in the field of socialization and management of CHH in urban & sub-urban environment.

6) CultHera e-platform & e-library that hosts all the developed outputs as well as Interactive library section where various materials on the project topics are available for further reading.

The project started on 01/01/2022 and was implemented in 28 months until 30/04/2024.

Full info on the project can be checked on https://culthera.eu/

The training course is available here: https://moodle.culthera.eu/ (free registration is required)