Conference Information
Dates & Place
25th – 27th September 2025, University of Applied Arts Vienna | Map Location
Scope of the Conference
The EU Horizon STECCI research project, launched in 2023, is committed to creating sustainable, innovative strategies for protecting Europe’s cultural heritage. The project focuses on stećci, tombstones in the Balkans, and ways to safeguard them from the effects of climate change and related threats.
The conference will present preliminary findings and results of the interdisciplinary research group. Additionally, it will offer scholars from various scientific disciplines, including conservation, environmental sciences, life sciences, tourism, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities, the opportunity to present research related to cultural heritage conservation beyond stone conservation.
- Climate change impacts and vulnerability assessment of tangible heritage
- Advanced methodologies and environmentally sustainable solutions in heritage conservation
- Social and economic impact of climate change on cultural heritage
- Digitalisation of cultural heritage
Organising Committee
Prof. Dr Gabriela Krist (Chair), UAA
Prof. Dr Nusret Drešković, UNSA
Dr Tanushree Gupta, UAA
Mag. Marija Milchin, UAA
Dr Katharina Fuchs, UAA
Prof. Dr Snežana Radulović, UNSPMF
Prof. Dr Saida Ibragić, UNSA
Julia Galea, HM
Fernando Sanches, HM
Božidar Radulović, UNSPMF
Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr Nusret Drešković (Chair), UNSA
Prof. Dr Snežana Radulović, UNSPMF
Prof. Dr Miona Miliša, UMAS
Dr Farkas Pinter, UAA
Prof. Dr Stefan Simon, SPK
Dr Anthony Casar, HM
Mag. Marija Milchin, UAA
Prof. Siniša Bizjak, UMAS
Doc. Dr Sandra Tinaj, UDG
Mag. Pamela Bartar, ZSI
Prof. Dr Vincent Thiery, IMT
Prof. Dr Saida Ibragić, UNSA
Dr Gabor Szudi, ZSI
Prof. Dr Marinos Ioannides, Advisory Board member
Prof. Dr Veronique Verges-Belmin, Advisory Board member
Prof. Dr Simon Warrack, Advisory Board member
General Secretary
Dr Tanushree Gupta, UAA
Contact: tanushree.gupta@uni-ak.ac.at
