5 years after its inception (2016 - 2021), the CHEurope project has fulfilled its objectives and achieved its expected results.
The beneficiary organisations have organised 6 ‘Joint Research Seminars’ and 2 ‘Summer School’, representing the backbone of CHEurope’s training program. It is during these events that the fellow researchers have presented the progress of their research projects to be discussed and peer-reviewed. They have benefited also from theoretical courses, lectures, discussion panels, workshops and hands-on field and desk activities. Moreover, the 15 ESRs have also achieved their secondments in a number of public or private organisations dealing with the study and management of cultural heritage. Their role consisted mainly in diversifying the research, training and networking activities, hosting the ESRs and offering them on the job training and fieldwork with the aim to expose them to a wide range of research and professional experiences.
The project has been managed by the Gothenburg University (PL), backed by a Supervisory Board (SB), composed of the main supervisors at the beneficiary organizations. The SB was responsible for the overall scientific and technical supervision of the project. Another driving force in the project was represented by the Researchers’ Council (RC). This consultative body consisted of all 15 ESRs and allowed exchange and discussion about technical and management issues. For the recruitment of the ESRs, a general announcement has been published on the beneficiaries’ websites, as well as on Euraxess. Out of the 276 applications received, the 15 positions have been covered by qualified, serious and motivated researchers, with very diverse origins and profiles (Europe, the Middle East and Latin America).
The project's outreach to the Scientific Community has been achieved through more than 50 publications by the ESRs (peer-reviewed papiers, press and web articles, information documents and videos). The fellow researchers have also participated in a number of international seminars, conferences, courses on culture and heritage.
The main tool for the project’s communication is a dedicated website (www.cheurope-project.eu). Likewise, the project has benefited from an adequate visibility on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
Included as one of CHEurope’s anticipated outcomes, an exhibition concept has been launched as a result of one of the Joint Research Seminars and as a ‘situated action’ during the Participatory Design Conference held in Hasselt in August 2018. This action is designed as an iterative process and a collaborative project allowing all the ESRs to actively contribute to its development until April 2021 when the project's results and the outcomes of the 15 ESRs research projects have been showcased in a new virtual interactive online exhibition, intitled "Yesterday is Today"
During the first CHEurope's Summer School, a video has been produced and streamed on the project's website and social media.In 2020, beneficiary organisation IBC has coordinated and published a richly illustrated and documented booklet presenting the CHEurope project, its 5 WPs, activities and participants. All ESRs have taken part in its préparation.
