Information about the programme
“Heritage and Landscapes Futures” Blended Intensive Programme is organised by the University of Antwerp.
What: 5-day programme, plus additional online webinars and assignments
When: October 13-17, 2025
Where: Antwerp, Belgium, plus additional online webinars.
We kindly invite you to a 5-day programme in Antwerp, on 13-17 October 2025.
The course is open for graduate students and senior undergraduates in heritage studies, architecture, archaeology, history, spatial planning and design, geography, social sciences and related disciplines.
- Time investment: 84 hours (3 ec)
- Hands-on training in the latest research methodologies and policy frameworks
- Discover how heritage planning research is helping to address urgent societal challenges
- Rethink your career opportunities / meet future employers
- There is no tuition fee. The course is funded by Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme funding. Please contact the Erasmus office of your home institution to find out if you are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ Short Blended mobility grant from your home institution.
Programme syllabus
This program is developed following the Heriland model to give graduates an opportunity to experience through collaborative training activities the latest developments in cultural heritage and landscape planning research. Heriland is a network of heritage planning researchers and practitioners funded by the EU.
- Do you want to collaborate with graduates from across Europe who share your passion for cultural heritage and landscape planning?
- Do you want to discover how heritage planning research is helping to address urgent societal challenges?
- · Do you want to gain hands-on experience with the latest research methodologies and policy frameworks?
- Do you want to participate in discussions about the future of heritage planning research, education and policy?
- Do you want to rethink your career opportunities in academia and beyond?
Then, this Heriland Blended Intensive Programme – including a 5-day programme in Antwerp and online collaborative activities – is the right one for you.
Registration for the programme
Registration for the Heriland Blended Intensive Programme closes on 1st September 2025. Please register by completing this registration form.
- If you are a student at Göteborgs Universitet, please contact: susanne.fredholm@conservation.gu.se.
- If you are a student at the University of Antwerp, please contact: yonca.erkan@uantwerpen.be.
- If you are a student at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, please contact: Merve.DemiroezTorun@hs-rm.de.
- If you are a student at Vilnius University, please contact: Marjia.dremaite@if.vu.it
- If you are a student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, please contact: g.l.m.burgers@vu.nl
Useful information
LOCATION, TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
Once your participation in the module has been confirmed, you need to make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation.
The 5-day programme in Antwerp takes place at the Stad campus of the University of Antwerp:
http://www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-unantwero/campuses/stadscapus/
There are various accommodation options available in Antwerp.
Useful tips on how to reach Antwerp and where to stay can be found here:
http://visit.antwerpen.be/en/home-en
FUNDING
No tuition fee. The course is funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme.
Please contact the Erasmus office of your home institution to find out if you are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ Short Blended mobility grant from your home institution.
ANY QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please contact the module coordinator, Dr. Yonca Erkan, yonca.erkan@unantwerpen.be
