CHeriDDOC Project Kicked off its 1st International Workshop among the Ancient ruins of Messene!

26 students and 10 tutors from three European Universities came together for a week of hands-on digital cultural heritage documentation at one of Greece’s most spectacular archaeological sites in Ancient Messene, Greece from 21-28 July 2026.

The Erasmus+ project CHeriDDOC (Cultural Heritage Digital Documentation) is thrilled to announce the successful launch of its 1st International Workshop, taking place from 22 to 28 July 2026 amid the breathtaking archaeological site of Ancient Messene in the Peloponnese. This landmark event brought together 26 students and 10 academic tutors from the project’s three partner universities the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), the University of Bamberg, and the University of Catania for an immersive week of learning, collaboration, and discovery at the crossroads of history and technology.

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A Week Where Ancient Ruins Met Cutting-Edge Technology

For six days, one of Greece’s best-preserved ancient cities became a living classroom. Surrounded by monumental theatres, sanctuaries, and athletic spaces that have stood for over two millennia, students and tutors rolled up their sleeves to apply state-of-the-art digital documentation tools and methodologies directly on site bridging cutting-edge innovation with millennia of cultural heritage.

Participants had the exciting opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience in digital cultural heritage documentation, working shoulder to shoulder with peers and experts from across Europe in a truly international and interdisciplinary environment. The workshop exemplified everything CHeriDDOC stands for: rigorous academic training fused with genuine cross-border collaboration.

Uniting Minds Across Borders

This first workshop is a proud milestone in CHeriDDOC’s mission to modernize heritage education for the digital age. By bringing together emerging talent and experienced educators from Greece, Germany, and Italy, the project is cultivating a new generation of heritage professionals equipped with the digital skills the sector urgently needs while forging lasting academic partnerships that will echo far beyond this single event.

About CHeriDDOC

CHeriDDOC (Cultural Heritage Digital Documentation) is an Erasmus+ funded project that aims to modernize heritage education by integrating digital documentation technologies into academic curricula and by developing a dedicated open-access digital learning platform. Through curriculum development, hands-on field training, international workshops, and student mobility, CHeriDDOC is building a shared European framework for digital documentation skills, bridging academia and industry, and advancing the sustainable preservation of cultural heritage for generations to come.

The project is proudly coordinated by a consortium of three leading universities:

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece
University of Bamberg, Germany
University of Catania, Italy

This first workshop is only the beginning; two further international workshops, an open-access digital learning platform, and a wealth of shared educational resources are still to come as CHeriDDOC continues its journey toward transforming cultural heritage education across Europe.

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