e-CULT Summer School

 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques in Cultural Heritage

The summer school E-CULT has been postponed for the new academic year 2023-2024!

Key Information

Duration: 8 days 
Location: Kalamata, Greece
Official language: English
 Accreditation: Certificate of Attendance (2 ECTS)
Total cost: 750€ *

* (included in comprehensive fee: tuition fee, academic accreditation, accommodation, group excursions. Not included in comprehensive fee: international flight to/from Greece, local transportation and incidental personal expenses).
A 50% discount is applicable for current and former CultTech MSc students.

Description

e-CULT Summer School aims to provide participants with specialized theoretical and technical knowledge on advanced techniques of Electron Microscopy (Scanning - SEM and Transmission – TEM) and their applications in the fields of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Materials.

Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures by highly acclaimed researchers from the fields of Archaeometry and Electron Microscopy (SEM: Dr. V. Kilikoglou, Prof. N. Zacharias, TEM: Dr. P.P. Das). Emphasis will be given in hands-on experience on sample preparation and analysis, as well as data processing. Real case studies of the rich Cultural Heritage of Messinia will be exploited to further improve the participants understanding of the potential of the application of Electron Microscopy in Cultural Heritage.

Academic Requirements

Graduates, postgraduates, PhD students and postdoc researchers with a background in one of the following scientific fields are welcome to apply.

• Archaeology
• Conservation Science
• Material Science
• Physics & Chemistry  

Good knowledge of English is required (IELTS grade of 6.5 or above).​

Department of History, Archeology and Cultural Resources Management
University of the Peloponnese, Old Camp, Kalamata 24133
(0030) 27210 65145
[email protected]