Capacity Building in Sustainability for Architectural Heritage (SAH)

SAH is the first project within Capacity Building Erasmus+ programme in the field of architectural heritage. New interdisciplinary models for Bachelor and Master programmes of architectural practical oriented education for Sustainability of Architectural Heritage in line with the best EU practices and Bologna standards to increase awareness and response to environmental changes and quality of life.  After completion of the project the number of new type architects-restorers on the labour market will increase. Their knowledge of the methods of Sustainable Development of Architectural Heritage will open opportunities for them to work on conservation, preservation, management and sustainable development of the architectural heritage in accordance with international quality standards. Therefore partner universities will create a joint Master's program "Sustainability of Architectural Heritage".

The main aim of SAH project is to update and increase the quality of curricula in the sphere of Sustainability for Architectural Heritage in Russia, Armenia and Iran to meet the needs of sustainable development of global market. The EU institution have the task to support the updating of BA-MA curricular in the field of restoration and preservation of cultural heritage and to enhance the Quality Assurance Systems adopted by the partner countries through retraining  of staff and mobility of students.

The University of L' Aquila (Italy) is the main coordinator, which is implemented along with eleven other universities from Germany, Greece, Russia, Armenia and Iran. The programme has launched from 2021 to 2024 for three years. The partner universities of this program are as follows:

  1. Università degli Studi dell'Aquila (UNIVAQ)
  2. Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule | RWTH Aachen University Faculty of Architecture (RWTH)
  3. National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
  4. Moscow State (National Research) University of Civil Engineering (MGSU)
  5. Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering (KSUAE)
  6. Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V.Lomonosov (NArFU)
  7. Samara State Technical University (SSTU)
  8. National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA)
  9. Goris State University (GSU)
  10. University of Tehran (UT)
  11. Tabriz Islamic Art University (TIAU)
  12. Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Armenia (CAA)

 

The project period is from 15.01.2021-14.01.2024, and it contains five work packages of Preparation, Development, Quality assurance, Dissemination, Management; the activities designed for each work package were specified by work package leader thoroughly, and were submitted to the partners.
 

 

WP1 – Preparation (January 2021 – June 2021)

1.1 Development of the competence list and curricula.

1.2 New courses and training materials: 32 teachers from Russian Federation, Armenia and Iran will have intensive training in EU with aim to study new methods of practice-oriented training, QAS and methods of organization of team work on student projects; methods of interaction with enterprises will also be carried out.

 

WP2 – Development (June 2021 – December 2023)

2.1 Creation of the Network of Multidisciplinary Centres (NSAH). Practical implementation of the developed curriculum is planned to create a special network infrastructure - Network of Multidisciplinary centres "Sustainability for Architectural Heritage" (NSAH) and equip it with multipoint video conferencing. 16 NSAH staff (2 in each partner university) will be carefully selected and trained in the EU universities.

2.2 For testing of the developed curricula and courses in the final year of the project, 100 students of advanced courses will be trained in Russian Federation, Armenia and Iranian universities.

2.3 At a special seminar a panel of experts will select three project tasks for diploma projects and form international student teams to implement these projects.

 

WP3 – Quality plan (April 2021 – December 2023)

3.1 For quality control and monitoring of project activities, two teams will be created: The Internal Monitoring and Quality Control Team (IMQCT) and the External Quality Control Team (EQCT).

3.2 Two seminars to consider 'quality' will be arranged for the second and third years of the project.

 

WP4 – Dissemination and exploitation of results (April 2021 – December 2023)

Mechanism for dissemination of the project results is one of the tools for ensuring its sustainability. Project interaction of universities, industrial enterprises and architectural education associations will enable the establishment of interactive channels for knowledge transfer between enterprises and universities. Final international conference will be held.

 

WP5 – Management (January 2021 – December 2023)

The project provides an effective 2-tier structure of management: the overall management and management at the country level. Overall project management will be performed by the Project Board (PB), which will include representatives of all the partners. PB will be in charge of the overall planning of the project implementation, monitoring of the activities and organization of effective interaction between all members. PB will prepare reports on the activities twice a year, which will be discussed at seminars and by videoconferencing.

Source of funding: ERASMUS + Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education

Find more information about this international program in the link below:

https://www.sahproject.com/