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VVITA

Modernazing learning and teaching for achitecture through smart and long-lasting partnerships leading to sustainable and inclusive development strategies to vitalize heritage villages through innovative technologies
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Classification: 
international cooperation
Programme: 
Erasmus Plus - KA2 Strategic Partnership
Call: 
EAC/A03/2016
Main ERC field: 
Social Sciences and Humanities
Unict role: 
Partner
Duration (months): 
24
Start date: 
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
End date: 
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Total cost: 
€ 224.419,00
Unict cost: 
€ 62.969,00
Coordinator: 
University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu" (Romania)
Principal investigator in Unict: 
Vincenzo Sapienza
University department involved: 
Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Participants: 

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)

Abstract

The project proposes a transnational cooperation between the Universities of the partnership that raises the question of high education in Europe and underlines the thematic approach of the complexity of current rural heritage conditions emergencies, actual chances and challenges where the traditional division of disciplines are outdated. The project offers an integrate approach that is usually neglected through individual disciplines and aims at strengthening the architectural curricula and teaching to face new teaching and learning and to be adapted to the new societal and professional situation.