WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
Stećak (plural stećci) is a unique cultural heritage in South-East Europe and has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The STECCI Summer Academy in Split provides expert input for future teachers (students from all disciplines) and hands-on citizen science experiments in the context of the unique cultural heritage of stećci. During the one-week programme in Split, participants test innovative and art-based approaches for cultural heritage transdisciplinary research that can be used for school teaching or informal learning and socially inclusive cultural heritage management and preservation.
The Summer Academy is two-fold: Beside an academic programme with expert input and peer learning on cultural heritage and citizen science, science communication, preservation, geology, cultural tourism as well as valorisation strategies and placemaking, the programme brings together students and children (and their families) for citizen science activities in Cista Provo – a stećci site near Split.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Registration deadline: 1st of June 2025 (online), access the registration via this link.
Confirmation of your participation: 9th of June 2025 (via email)
Join our online information event on 23rd of May 12.00-13.00 CET – download the e-flyer here.
Please note that the STECCI Summer Academy is open to 80 participants (on-site and online) and provides for free a week-long programme, learning materials, catering and transportation between Split and the stećci site Cista Provo. For participants who are not able to travel, some lectures are provided online.
ABOUT THE STECCI PROJECT
The project creates sustainable protection strategies for cultural heritage from the climate change impact and consequential natural hazards, environmental pollution, and anthropogenic threats. By means of an interdisciplinary approach, the future of medieval tombstones and similar stone monuments across Europe will be assessed in the context of a changing climate and under two climate scenarios in three periods. Moreover, STECCI co-creates together with its stakeholder’s community-led strategies for placemaking and a sensitive valorisation focusing on cultural tourism and new cultural routes. Read more on the project website.
For further inquiries please contact the organisation team via email: stecci@zsi.at
ZSI is a Work Package leader in this project and co-host of this Summer Academy and scientific advicer.
