All tuition and accommodation costs are covered by the programme (full scholarship).
The registration fee of 100 EUR will be fully refunded in cash on arrival.
The Winter School is designed for advanced Bachelor's students (i.e. in their final year) in a heritage-related discipline who have a deep interest in heritage and digital techniques. Participants may come from various disciplines such as archaeology, architecture, art history, ethnology, or any field in the humanities or related to the study of culture, as well as from computer science, data science, geosciences, or similar fields.
You may also apply if you already have a Bachelor's degree but are considering advancing your knowledge in digital heritage at the Master's level.
During the Winter School, students will learn about Linked Open Data (LOD) and its role in preserving cultural heritage. The course will cover case studies and discussions that highlight the benefits of using LOD in research, cultural memory, and dissemination efforts.
First, students will be introduced to concepts such as digital preservation, semantic web, publishing data principles.
Next, laboratory classes will introduce students to essential tools and standards in Linked Open Data, such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF), the query language SPARQL, and semantic ontologies.
Finally, to get hands-on experience with practical applications of LOD in cultural heritage preservation, students will be divided into groups. Each group will explore a specific aspect, such as cultural heritage knowledge representation, extraction of Linked Open Data via querying, analysis of specific semantic collections, or development of small-scale semantic models to enhance digital collections.
Semantic Archives and Collections: Navigating the Linked Open Data Landscape
To help participants get started, the partner museums (Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst and Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke) will provide students with sample data from their collections.
By the end of the course, students will have gained a better understanding of the complexities involved in preserving and disseminating cultural heritage in the digital age. They will also present the results of group projects that they developed, gaining experience in the dissemination of research products in the field of digital heritage.
All tuition and accommodation costs are covered by the programme (full scholarship).
The registration fee of 100 EUR will be fully refunded in cash on arrival.
Good proficiency of English required
The Munich International Summer University (MISU) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) can arrange accommodation in single rooms in halls of residence run by "Studierendenwerk München Oberbayern".
Self-organised accommodation is also possible.
The canteen of the "Studierendenwerk München Oberbayern" offers meals that range from 4 to 7 EUR from Monday to Friday.
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