ELAICH to Hold Special Course on Cultural Preservation in Amman

AMMAN, Jordan, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

The ELAICH (Educational Linkage Approach In Cultural Heritage) Project will hold a special course in Amman, Jordan July 10-15, 2011. The course will bring together high school students from Jordan and Malta, who will study together in a unique cultural preservation project.

Participants will include groups of Jordanian and Maltese students, who participated in a similar ELAICH course in Malta earlier this year. Together, the students will learn about topics relating to preservation of cultural heritages, visit conservation sites and will participate in an in-situ session in the Amman Citadel.

"This is a unique opportunity to encourage international intercultural dialogue among course participants in the field of cultural heritage protection," said Dr. Anna Lobovikov-Katz, coordinator of ELAICH. "By bringing together high-school students from Jordan and Malta for five full days we can demonstrate the effectiveness of the special educational tool kit developed by ELAICH."

Students will learn about:

• Air pollution and preventive conservation
• Conservation processes, materials and techniques
• Historical building materials
• Deterioration

Participants in the project will hear lectures given by ELAICH's scientific staff, including some of the leading experts in the cultural heritage field such as Prof. Rene Van Grieken (University of Antwerp), Prof. Antonia Moropoulou (National Technical University of Athens), Prof. JoAnn Cassar (University of Malta) and Prof. Guido Biscontin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice).

About ELAICH

ELAICH is an EU-funded project aimed at raising awareness of cultural heritage by providing modern and innovative tools for teaching its essence to the general public, especially youth.

ELAICH has put together a multi-disciplinary team consisting of specialists in various areas of cultural heritage conservation and education from five highly rated universities, which has developed an innovative educational approach.

In addition to traditional course materials, the ELAICH course also uses innovative modern e-learning applications and includes a substantial component of on-site work. ELAICH which is part of the Euromed 4 Cultural Heritage Programme, conducts special courses in different Mediterranean countries, including Greece, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malta and Turkey.

For more information about ELAICH, please visit http://www.elaich.technion.ac.il.

Contact

Simon van Dam
Project Manager
ELAICH
Mobile: +972-54-4563384
E-mail: [email protected]

SOURCE ELAICH (Educational linkage approach in cultural heritage)