Category: Matchmaking

The University of Trieste will select 4 students to take part in the T4EU Bootcamp Heritage and the Anthropocene – Foreseeing Futures, hosted by the University of Primorska (Koper, Slovenia) from 10 to 12 June 2026.

The opportunity is open to 4 Master’s students in their final year and PhD students, offering a unique international learning experience within the Transform4Europe Alliance.

About the Bootcamp

The three day programme will explore the relationship between heritage and the Anthropocene, focusing on how spatial and temporal dimensions reshape our understanding of heritage today.

Through keynote lectures, interactive workshops and a field trip, participants will be encouraged to rethink heritage not as a static legacy, but as a tool to expand collective imagination and anticipate future scenarios.

Key information

Host
T-Lab on Critical Heritage, Faculty of Humanities, University of Primorska (UNESCO Chair), Koper, Slovenia

Dates
10 to 12 June 2026

Application deadline
26 April 2026

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Important notes

Master’s students are required to inform their Degree Programme Coordinator and the Department Teaching Office before attending. No ECTS credits are associated with this activity.

PhD students interested in recognition within their doctoral programme should consult their Supervisor in advance.

The T4EU team at UniTS encourages interested students to apply promptly and take part in this interdisciplinary experience within the Alliance.

This September, the University of Primorska welcomes young researchers and PhD students in the field of heritage from the Transform4Europe alliance to take part in an engaging two-day Matchmaking Event designed to spark collaboration and new ideas.

Topic: Heritage – Research and practices in a rapidly changing world. See the full Programme.

When: September 4^th to 5^th  

Location: Koper, Slovenia  

Registration: Interested participants must submit their application by 17 August 2025 through their home university, which will be responsible for the selection process.

Centered on heritage and heritage sciences, the event aims to ignite fresh perspectives, bold dialogue, and dynamic interdisciplinary connections under the theme “Heritage – Research and Practices in a Rapidly Changing World.” Participants will showcase their research and forward-thinking ideas in a dedicated pitch session, seeking common cultural threads, values, and visions with peers from across the Transform4Europe alliance.

These connections will evolve into tangible collaboration concepts through the interactive “Idea Wall,” where participants will contribute keywords, project ideas, and their aspirations for future initiatives. This unique opportunity is designed to spark long-lasting research networks—beginning in Koper and continuing through academic mobility, joint projects, and ongoing exchange well into the future.

Aims:

• to bring together young researchers and PhD students who work in the general field of heritage and heritage sciences
• to establish dialogue between representatives of different scholarly disciplines focusing on the proposed field
• to create conditions for academic staff and students from the T4EU Alliance universities to get to know each other’s work better
• to create conditions for academic staff and students from the T4EU Alliance universities to form interdisciplinary teams and work on ideas about future joint endeavours