Where is RUN-EU?
SAP for Ambassadors/SKATE
Where is RUN-EU? invites its community of Ambassadors and SKATE participants to imagine and create new stories based on the graphic representations and histories of significant landmarks in their cities. RUN-EU is a region of regions. Let us discover how it can present itself to the world.
Representations of places depend on the medium through which they are conveyed and on each individual’s mindset or disposition. A postcard, an image, or a sound on social media depicting a significant landmark depends on technique, technology, the social and economic context, and the subjective appreciation and intentions of those who create such representations, among other factors. The representation of a place requires many layers of imagination to take shape. Let us assume that RUN-EU is a place. Where is that place? What are its significant landmarks? How are they represented?
We begin with the assumption that RUN-EU is a culture made up of many cultures, and that its identity merges with each one and with all of them simultaneously. How can such a culture be represented? For this SAP, we will rely on many imaginations to find some of these representations.
Taking as a premise the heritage that defines some of the identity landmarks of each of the 10 RUN-EU cities, we will explore current representations of this “place of places” that is our European university.
18th of January 2027 to 12th of March 2027
English
3 ECTS as a supplement to the Diploma.
Certificates will only be issued to individuals who attend a minimum of 90% of the lectures, workshops and field visits.
All RUN-EU students.
For information on scholarships please contact the RUN-EU Office or International Office of your home institution.
Belgium > Portugal (Leiria): 862 EUR
Spain > Portugal (Leiria): 862 EUR
Austria > Portugal (Leiria): 862 EUR
Ireland > Portugal (Leiria): 862 EUR
Finland > Portugal (Leiria): 1133 EUR
Portugal (Barcelos) > Portugal (Leiria): 581 EUR
The Netherlands > Portugal (Leiria): 862 EUR
Romania > Portugal (Leiria): 1133 EUR
Czech Republic > Portugal (Leiria): 948 EUR
Programme at a glance
Get to know each other and understand what we are doing here (30 min)
UNESCO session – the conceptual umbrella:
• 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (20 min)
• UN report on AI and Creativity (15 min)
• UNESCO Chair in Arts and Cultural Management, Cities and Creativity, Polytechnic University of Leiria – The Right to Take Part: Cultural Rights and Cultural Democracy (20 min)
• Caldas da Rainha UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts, Caldas da Rainha (15 min.)
• Q&A session (15 min)
SESSION 2 - introduction to the conceptual and material tools
“This graphic life, as well as the cultural one, can transcend material life, thus being able to bring back a certain existence of the building even after it has been destroyed.”
— Mario Alaguero et al.
Documentary collections, representations with diverse purposes, stories and anecdotes of Burgos Cathedral and its surroundings, by Miguel Alaguero (UBU)
Hearing cities. An acoustic approach to the cityscape, by Ricardo Costa (ULO).
Animation and imagination. A introductory showcase to animation as a creative expression of identity and place. Nuno Fragata (ULO), João Pombeiro (ULO), MONSTRA Animation Film Festival
Crafts and local identity, UNESCO Creative City
SESSION 3 - Things to take to ULO
Recap, framing and key terms: Europe of regions, European values, cultural expressions, heritage, digitisation of heritage, “graphic lives”, representation and constructions of memory. The place of all this within RUN-EU.
Preparation: each student prepares a set of graphic materials and their stories to use as raw material during the face-to-face sessions.
10h00:Getting to know each other. Each student will showcase their local landmark: image, sounds, crafts and stories that make your city a special landmark.
11h00: Creation of the working groups
11h30: Visit the School of Arts and Design
12h30/14h00: Lunch
14h00/16h30: Storytelling – transforming heritage landmarks into a compelling narrative: each group will create its own RUN-EU place through the mixing of their landmarks.
DAY 2, 09 February 2027
09h00: Working crews. 2 members of each group will be in the sound crew. The others will integrate the animation crew.
09h30/12h30: Audio crew and animation crew. First contact with the animation and audio labs.
12h30/14h00: Lunch
14h00/16h30: Hands on: Sound capture and sound design. Stop motion and digital animation.
DAY 3, 10 February 2027
09h30/12h30: Audio workshop
09h30/12h30: Animation workshop
12h30/14h00: Lunch
14h00/16h00: Audio workshop
14H00/16h00: Animation workshop
16h00/18h30: Field visit to Caldas da Rainha UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts - crafters workshops
18h30: Apero.
DAY 4, 11 February 2027
09h30/12h30: Audio workshop
09h30/12h30: Animation workshop
12h30/14h00: Lunch
14h00/17h00: Editing and mixing - build the animation and mix the sound
18h30: MONSTRA showcase
19h30: Big Dinner Party
DAY 5, 12 February
09h30/12h00: Last mixes
12h00/13/00: Final assignments and farewell – see you online again
• Presentation of final outputs
• Planning a communication campaign for RUN-EU Day
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Short Advanced Programme, learners will be able to:
Explain and contextualise key concepts in cultural diversity and cultural participation, including cultural rights, cultural democracy, cultural expressions, European values, heritage, and the role of UNESCO and the European regional context. Students will be able to relate these concepts to the role of cultural institutions, creative cities, and the broader RUN-EU context.
Interpret cultural heritage as a dynamic form of representation and memory, recognising how images, sounds, stories, documentary materials, crafts, animation, and other creative expressions can contribute to the construction and communication of place and identity.
Research and document a local landmark or cultural reference point by selecting and preparing relevant graphic, visual, acoustic, craft, and narrative materials, and by articulating the stories and contextual meaning associated with them.
Know how to apply practical techniques for creative audio production, including sound capture, sound design, stop-motion and digital animation. Integrate different modes of cultural expression, including image, sound, animation, craft, and storytelling, into a coherent collaborative creative work representing place, identity, and heritage.
Work effectively in collaborative and multidisciplinary teams, taking on different roles within audio and animation crews, contributing to collective decision-making, and coordinating individual contributions towards a shared creative outcome.
Plan a communication campaign for the dissemination of the final work, translating the creative project into an appropriate communication activity for RUN-EU Day.
Selection criteria
Priority will be given to RUN-EU SKATErs and RUN-EU Ambassadors.
In addition to this priority criterion, the selection process will seek to promote an inclusive, diverse, and balanced group of participants, taking into consideration the following criteria:
- Inclusion: Priority will be given to students with special educational needs and/or disabilities, supporting equitable access to international and collaborative learning opportunities.
- Gender equality: The selection will aim to achieve balanced participation across genders.
- First-time participation: Priority will be given to students taking part in a RUN-EU learning opportunity for the first time.
- HEI balance: The final selection will seek to ensure balanced representation of students from the different RUN-EU HEIs, taking into account the number of places available.
Involved organisations and persons
Caldas da Rainha Municipality
Partner OrganisationCaldas da Rainha UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art
Partner Organisation- José Antunes (Regional Stakeholder)
MONSTRA
Partner OrganisationUNESCO Chair in Arts and Cultural Management, Cities and Creativity, University of Leiria and Oeste
Partner OrganisationUniversity of Burgos
Partner Organisation- Mario Alaguero (Instructor)
University of Leiria and Oeste
Lead Organisation, Host Organisation- Joao Pombeiro (Instructor)
- Joao Santos (Lead Instructor)
- Lígia Afonso (Instructor)
- Nuno Fragata Marques (Instructor)
- Ricardo Costa (Instructor)
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Grant Agreement Number: 101124674
