The UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) provides an added value to this programme through two Master Classes. The first one will include one week at UNESCO Headquarters and a second week on the World Heritage site of the Val de Loire. Students and WHC specialists will exchange views through case studies on: site management, the role of locally elected representatives and the commitment of local communities in Val de Loire, problems generated by the existence of two administrative regions during the inscription of the site on the WH List and their solutions, the European vision of cultural landscapes, the site interpretation and signage, and tourism and resulting pressures for the site. Twenty Australian students enrolled in the affiliated Master’s Degree programmes at the Charles Darwin, Curtin, Deakin and Western Sydney Universities will be subsidized to study for one full-time semester in a partner university in Europe. They will spend one week at the World Heritage Centre at UNESCO Headquarters one one week at the Val de Loire World Heritage Site. Similarly, twenty European students in the affiliated Master’s degree or equivalent programmes at the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC) at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), Brandenberg Technical University (Cottbus, Germany), University College Dublin (Ireland) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) will also receive a subsidy to study for one full-time semester in one of the partner universities in Australia as well as in France and Australia. The second Master Class will take place this summer (tentative dates: 7–17 July) at the World Heritage Site of Kakadu National Park, Australia. Students will spend the five months between the two master classes involved in full-time study at one of the exchange institutions. The programme will be concluded with a seminar and evaluation that will include all consortium partners and participating students. A total of 80 students will take part in this three-year programme (2006-2008). Related Programmes:
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22 Jan 2007 |
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01 Feb 2007 |
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Training course |
| Event Location |
Paris and Val de Loire, France |
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| Partners / Sponsors |
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage |
| Website (URL) |
World Heritage |
| Email |
m.richon@unesco.org |
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