Training Program Expands Beyond Asia
60-Day Intensive on Research Theory and Practice
The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Administration is accepting applications for participants in the International Cultural Heritage Conservation Technology Training Program until April 17. The program, which has focused on Asia since 2005, will now expand its capacity-building activities for cultural heritage conservation science professionals to a global scale.
Over the past 20 years, the institute has produced 120 trainees from 19 Asian countries. Jongduck Lim, Director of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, stated, "We plan to expand international exchanges so that our conservation technologies can be applied in developing countries in Africa and island nations as well," adding, "We aim to usher in a new era of international cooperation in cultural heritage conservation."
The institute will select approximately five experts in each of six fields: archaeology, art, architecture, safety and disaster prevention, conservation science, and digital technologies. From August 3 to October 1, over a 60-day period, participants will be paired with institute staff as mentors and mentees, engaging in both theoretical and practical training based on individual research topics.
The number of participants and the duration of the program will be gradually increased. An official commented, "We will further enhance international training programs such as CollAsia, which is jointly operated with the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) under UNESCO, and on-site conservation science technology education in Asia. Through these efforts, we will establish a global cooperation system and take the lead in the preservation of world heritage."
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