3rd T4EU Heritage Week in Trieste

Would you like to explore European heritage, memory, and artistic practices?

Members of the public are warmly invited to take part in selected events throughout the programme, offering a unique opportunity to engage with leading scholars, artists, museum professionals, and cultural practitioners from across Europe.

Join Mnemosyne – the 3rd T4EU Heritage Week, hosted by the University of Trieste from 21 to 23 October 2026.

Inspired by Aby Warburg’s reflections on the relationship between art and memory, this T4EU Heritage Week explores how Europe’s shared heritage is constructed, interpreted, and reimagined through critical memory studies and artistic methodologies. Bringing together scholars, artists, students, cultural institutions, and GLAM+ (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, and related cultural heritage organisations) professionals, the programme promotes an interdisciplinary dialogue on participatory artistic practices and sustainable heritage.

The event is organised around two complementary initiatives:

  • Reframing Memories in Times of Crises – Regional Heritage Workshop (21–22 October), dedicated to examining how contemporary crises reshape remembrance practices and public narratives across Europe through historical and anthropological perspectives.
  • Art and Science as Participatory Practices – Regional Artistic Research Roundtable (23 October), exploring how artistic methodologies can strengthen interdisciplinary research, education, and public engagement.

Throughout the three-day programme, participants will attend keynote lectures and thematic panels, engage in discussions with museums and cultural institutions, take part in a participatory World Café, and exchange ideas with scholars, artists, researchers, and heritage professionals from across the T4EU Alliance. Topics will include contested memories, wars and forced migrations, border regions, authoritarian pasts, public memory, participatory artistic practices, and innovative approaches to heritage research and education.

We are pleased to welcome members of the public to the following events:

  • 21 OCTOBER
    • Who owns public memory? Between human rights and nationalism (welcome & introduction, keynote and discussion, 09:30-11:00)
    • The European dimension of memories and crisis (panel, 11:30-13:00)
    • European and regional museums in conversation: representations of conflictual memories (roundtable with GLAM+ partners, 17:00-19:00, simultaneous interpretation between English and Italian available)
  • 22 OCTOBER
    • The regional dimension of memories and crisis (panel, 10:00-11:30)
    • Nation, faith, and spaces of memory at the Risiera di San Sabba (keynote and discussion, 12:00-13:00)
  • 23 OCTOBER
    • Art and science as participatory practices (welcome and introduction, roundtable, 8:45-11:00, simultaneous interpretation between English and Italian available)

These events offer a chance to meet international guests, engage with current debates on heritage and memory, and experience innovative approaches to art, culture, and research in an open and accessible setting.

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T4EU Week Lisbon 2026: the UniTS staff perspective

For many members of the University of Trieste’s technical and administrative staff, the answer became much clearer during the T4EU Week held in Lisbon from 25 to 29 May 2026.

Hosted by Universidade Católica Portuguesa under the theme Community, Communities: Engage to Transform, the event brought together students, academics, researchers and professional staff from across the Transform4Europe Alliance for a week of workshops, meetings and collaborative activities.

For participants from the University of Trieste, involved in areas ranging from Vertical and Seamless Mobility and Metacampus implementation to Open Science, Lifelong Learning, Communication, Outreach and Sustainability, the week offered a valuable opportunity to step back and look at the bigger picture.

Working on highly specialised tasks often means focusing on a specific piece of a much larger project. Lisbon provided the chance to see how the many activities, communities and initiatives that make up Transform4Europe connect and contribute to a shared vision for the future of higher education.

Participants highlighted the value of exchanging ideas with colleagues from different universities and professional backgrounds, comparing practices and exploring new approaches to common challenges. Equally important was the opportunity to meet in person with colleagues they usually collaborate with online, strengthening existing partnerships and creating new connections across the Alliance.

Several participants also noted how the experience helped them better understand the work being carried out not only by other Alliance partners, but also by colleagues from their own institution involved in different areas of Transform4Europe. This broader perspective reinforced the sense of belonging and contributing to a common European strategic initiative, despite working on diverse activities and objectives.

The week also confirmed the important role that technical and administrative staff play within the Alliance. Transform4Europe is not only about mobility and new learning opportunities – it is also a space where professional staff can exchange expertise, build international networks and contribute directly to the development of innovative solutions for European higher education.

As the University of Trieste delegation returned from Lisbon, they brought back new ideas, strengthened collaborations and a deeper understanding of the collective effort behind Transform4Europe.

An Alliance is built through projects and strategies, but it grows through the people and communities that bring them to life.

Selection process “T4EU Week Lisbon – Community, Communities: Engage to Transform” in Lisbon

We are pleased to announce the results of the selection process for participation in the T4EU Week Lisbon – Community, Communities: Engage to Transform, taking place in Lisbon  at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa from 25–29 May 2026.

The following candidates have been selected:

  • SP01A00026
  • SP01A00065
  • SP01A00108
  • SP0101967
  • SM5102457
  • PS01A00077
  • SM3201623
  • SP0101930
  • SM3201593
  • SP0102020
  • EC5300043
  • FA0200874
  • GI0104405
  • SP5500008
  • GI0105120

The T4EU team at UniTS will be contacting the successful candidates in due course with further information. 

Selection process “T4EU Common European Heritage Week” in Porto

We are pleased to announce the results of the selection process for participation in the T4EU Common European Heritage Week, taking place in Porto at theUniversidade Católica Portuguesa from 16–20 March 2026.

The following candidates have been selected:

  • LE0402540
  • SP0101963
  • SP54A00002

The T4EU team at UniTS will be contacting the successful candidates in due course with further information. 

Apply for the T4EU Week in Lisbon

The University of Trieste will select 15 students to take part in one of the most significant events of our University Alliance.

Don’t miss the chance to participate in one of the most exciting events organised by the T4EU Alliance.

Universidade Catolica Portuguesa invites BA, MA and PhD students to participate in the seventh edition of the T4EU Week, under the topic: “Community, Communities: Engage to Transform”. The event includes five days in person, from 25th to 29th May 2026, and a virtual meeting in early May (date to be confirmed).

This week brings together students from across the Transform4Europe Alliance for a dynamic academic programme, complemented by cultural, social and networking activities in the vibrant city of Lisbon.


Students can participate in one course throughout the week and be awarded 3 ECTSs.

Application deadline: 15th February 2026.

Apply for T4EU Common European Heritage Week

Applications are now open for the T4EU Common European Heritage Week 2026, which will take place in Porto from 16 to 20 March 2026, hosted by Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The week will include lectures, workshops, and collaborative activities in a stimulating international academic environment.

ELIGIBILITY

Three students enrolled in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programmes will be selected. Priority will be given to applicants whose degree programmes are closely related to the disciplines covered during the event, particularly Humanities and Linguistic Studies.


Application deadline : 29 January 2026

Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded 3 ECTS credits.

T4EU Common European Heritage Week 2026

Porto, 16–20 March 2026

The T4EU Common European Heritage Week 2026 will take place in Porto (Portugal) from 16 to 20 March 2026, hosted by the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

The week will bring together researchers, professionals, students, and cultural practitioners from across the Transform4Europe alliance to reflect on the future of cultural heritage in a time of profound ecological, technological, and social change.

The overarching theme of the week is Heritage Future(s) / Future Heritage(s): On the Threshold of Change

The programme includes conferences, workshops, public events, exhibitions, and site visits, offering multiple perspectives on heritage conservation, sustainability, and innovation.

Programme Highlights

The Museu das Convergências is a new cultural facility in Porto, dedicated to transculturality in art and connected art histories. The visit will conclude with a conversation between Rui Oliveira Lopes (Director of the Museum) and Roberta Altin, moderated by Laura Castro (UCP).

The programme will also feature:

  • “Invisible Garden” Exhibition – a T4EU common culture travelling exhibition
  • Additional cultural activities and surprises throughout the week

Results of the selection process for the T4EU Week in Kaunas

We are pleased to announce the results of the selection process for participation in the T4EU Week “TransformEd: Renaissance of Liberal Arts”, which will take place in Kaunas from 20 to 24 October 2025.

The following students have been selected:

Bachelor’s Degree students
EC0104376
SM2001998
SP0203490
EC0104183
SM5102088
EC1200941

Master’s Degree students
SP5400501
LE6300220
GI0104434
GI0104189
IN1600563
ME0302171

PhD candidates
DR0400012