In cooperation of eight European universities (Potsdam, Kraków, Bologna, Athens, Bordeaux, Riga, Copenhagen and Luxembourg) with various cultural institutions, especially libraries and museums, the project aims at developping innovative scientific and pedagogical methods on the field of European cultural heritage. The focus lies on literary sources of cultural heritage, i.e. manuscripts and rare books that are explored in collaboration with prestigious libraries such as the Berlin State Library, the Jagiellonian Library, the Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna, the Bibliothèque de Bordeaux, the Latvian National Library in Riga and the Greek National Library in Athens. The project is based on a participative approach to European cultural heritage that involves not only researches and experts, but, most importantly, students: They are the primary target group of the project. In three large summer schools and three smaller workshops, more than 128 European students from all involved programme countries will participate. On the summerschools in Kraków 2020, in Bologna 2021 and in Athens 2022, the students explore local sources of European cultural heritage, gain historical and cultural background knowledge and develop practical skills to design and realize exhibition projects. In Kraków 2020 the focus will be on manuscripts that during the Second World War came from the former Prussian State Library in Berlin to the Jagiellonian Library. Supervised by specialists, the students learn the techniques of editing and interpreting these handwritten sources of European cultural heritage and to present them in the collection and exhibition context of a modern research library. On the summerschool in Bologna 2021, literary sources, paintings and photographies are explored and critically examined that tell the pre-history of modern study programmes such as Erasmus+, beginning with the ,grand tour' of erudites in Early Modern Times. These insights are presented in another student exhibition project that involves their own experience of studying abroad. In Athens 2022, the students reflect on how the ancient Greek philosophy and literature was interpreted during the European Enlightenment and how these processes of reception influenced the formation of modern national states such as modern Greece. At the same time, the studens explore and present the young cultural life in modern Athens. Digital representations of all three exhibition projects will be published on the project homepage for a broader European audience. Three smaller workshops aim at further developping the students' scientific and practical skills in working on European cultural heritage. The practical workshop 2020 in Bordeaux helps the students to explore career options on the field of European cultural heritage by gaining insight into the practical heritage work carried out in museums, libraries and cultural institutions - within the project, these institutions offer internships to European students. The master class 2021 in Copenhagen particularly aims at training the capacity of methodological reflexion and historical research on the field of literary sources of European cultural heritage, especially on their materiality, to inspire innovative study and research works that facilitate the transition from BA- to MA- and to further PhD-studies on the field. On the Europe-workshop in Luxembourg 2022, the students discover their multilingualism and interculturality as a creative ressource that can be used for their further study life and professional career. The summerschools and workshops involve more than 64 university teachers that develop excellent research and teaching skills on the field of European cultural heritage, in three long-term teaching assignments and more than 32 short-term training events that involve co-teaching on the field. The teaching and training activites produce sustainable outputs: All courses are integrated into an overarching moodle-course programme on European cultural heritage that is accessible for all involved institutions. A digital stock-market for internships on cultural heritage is developped that interconnects cultural institutions and student apprentices from all Europe. Finally, an international and interdisciplinary study-module on literary sources of European cultural heritage is implemented into the curricula of the humanity faculties at all involved universities. In this way, the project contributes to the development of long-term international cooperation in research and teaching on the field of European cultural heritage. The intellectual outputs of the project, especially digital research projects on literary sources of cultural heritage, are of outstanding value for the international scientific community and will inspire future innovative reserach on the field of European cultural heritage, crossing national and institutional boundaries, especially in the cooperation of universites, museums and libraries.

The main idea of the project LIB(e)RO was established on the speech of President Jean Claude Juncker concerning the State of the Union on 9th of September 2015 in which he described that asylum would be one of the main European and international values. In these months numerous refugees came to Europe and the EU faced problems which were totally new and required new ways of thinking and dealing with this situation. Now, after two years, the situation has changed, but problems concerning nationalism and xenophobia still exist.The acronym LIB(e)RO combined the Latin words “LIBER” (book) and “LIBERARE” (setting somebody free) and the small “e” was used for symbolising the online aspect concerning the e-learning platform as the main intellectual output of the project.The consortium was comprised of two organisations in three project countries namely, Greece, Austria and Germany. These countries had been chosen due to their involvement in the refugees issue with different aspects. Greece was and is still seen as one of the “entrance”-countries for refugees to get into the EU via the so called “Mediterranean-Route”, while Germany and Austria are “target”-countries for refugees who want to live and work there. The structure of the consortium was based on a “tandem model”, a scientific partner was matched with a practice partner in each country. Partners were chosen based on their strengths and experiences in different fields such as social-inclusion, political-sciences, programming and web-design, library-studies, training of librarians, network of libraries, social workers and minor refugees. So, the project team was a mix of scientific partners and organisations which worked directly with refugees/ libraries in the project countries. Thus, the project consortium as a whole could cover the needed expertise for developing the aimed intellectual outputs.In terms of contents, LIB(e)RO was set up to develop and implement a socially inclusive online platform plus additional teaching and learning materials for librarians to position libraries as safe learning-spaces for minor refugees. So, the platform should be usable for librarians, social workers, and minor refugees. The project team worked on five main and interrelated intellectual outputs. Firstly the project team made an analysis of the situation regarding the minor refugees and librarians and a needs assessment was conducted with them. Then a pedagogical concept was developed which gave shape to further outcomes. A third outcome was the collection of existing materials and links in the related fields which is a very good compilation of resources in three languages. Forth outcome is the handbook for the librarians and social workers where one can learn more about socially inclusive learning and intercultural learning. It aims at giving these professionals enough information and ideas as well sources about how they can work not only with refugees but every other person who comes from a disadvantaged background. The last outcome is the online learning platform which offers learning materials for learners (refugees and migrants) and for trainers (librarians and professionals working with refugees and migrants). It has themes concerning challenges of living in EU, structure of EU and democracy, or about themes.The learning platform LIB(e)RO and all its additional information like short video-sequences, teaching and learning material etc. are uploaded and structured in the online-learning-system of University of Passau, called “ILIAS” ( https://ilias.uni-passau.de/ilias/goto.php?target=cat_69544&client_id=intelec ). The platform is separated into two main fields: “for learners” and “for trainers” and the whole content can be used in English, German and Greek. Using the structure of ILIAS allows further developments like adaptations, additions etc. of the contents. This ensures, that LIB(e)RO will be a vital source in the future.Especially in terms of disseminating the project and its impact the project team could reach a large number of audiences through different types of dissemination activities, and due to scientific partners, several contributions were made in scientific events. Many municipal libraries in Lower Austria started using the online-platform now and LIB(e)RO was included in the course for school-librarians of PH-Steiermark in Graz. Finally, there are existing contacts to other countries such as France to implement LIB(e)RO in some libraries in these countries in the near future.Finally, the project was closed by organising a big conference in the regional library Landesbibliothek) of Lower Austria in St. Pölten. Local and regional decision-makers and stakeholders visited the conference. The project, its team and the learning platform were presented there, and all participants could test LIB(e)RO during and after the conference. As additional products, the participants got printed handbooks and USB-sticks there to implement LIB(e)RO in their organisations.

ARXIVE revolutionizes the documentation, analysis, and dissemination of cultural heritage objects by developing cutting-edge tools and methodologies integrated into the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage. Addressing fragmented on-site workflows and the challenges of preserving both tangible and intangible cultural assets, ARXIVE introduces a semantic archival system that provides advanced solutions for annotating evolving digital twins. These tools empower cultural heritage professionals to create semantically rich, context-aware documentation while streamlining processes for research, preservation, and dissemination. The project enhances the accessibility, organization, and contextualization of cultural heritage objects by integrating high-fidelity 3D reconstructions, granular annotations, AI-powered annotated bibliography tools, and narrative-building applications. It ensures interoperability with established standards principles, fostering seamless collaboration and long-term sustainability. Through two Use-Case Pilots (Greece and Portugal) the tools will be tested and validated in real-world environment, a through a comprehensive Financial Support to Third Parties program to funding and accelerating at least twenty projects via two diverse Open Calls, ARXIVE will engage different stakeholders, promote knowledge sharing and capacity building, and foster the scalability and wider adoption of ECCCH tools. Leveraging the expertise of a multidisciplinary consortium of nine partners from five countries, ARXIVE establishes strong synergies with ECCCH initiatives to amplify the impact of European cultural heritage. By advancing cutting-edge methodologies and fostering collaboration, ARXIVE positions European heritage at the forefront of innovation, ensuring its preservation and relevance for future generations.