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Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) warmly invites BA, MA and PhD students of the University of Silesia to take part in a Blended Intensive Programme\u00a0on\u00a024 November 2025 (online)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a026-30 January 2025 (Face-to-Face).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n What can you expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2Virtual Component: 24 November 2025<\/strong>\u00a0Online lecture and preparation session with Martin Melioranski and Paco-Ernest Ulman. Participants will receive guidance and context for the January workshops. Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2Digital archaeology Who can apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s level students of any discipline, as well as PhD students.<\/p>\n \u27a2 Full academic recognition of the BIP by the participant\u2019s home academic unit (faculty or doctoral school) is required. This includes successful completion of the programme and \u2013 in the case of students \u2013 formal inclusion of the earned ECTS credits in their academic record.<\/p>\n \u27a2 The participant must have a valid student status. It means that persons who have completed their studies and defended their diplomas, cannot take part in the event \u2013 even if formally, they did not collect the diploma. The student status must be valid on the date of the event.<\/p>\n Programme schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n Programme format and ECTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2\u00a0Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)<\/strong>: Online component before the on-site event, followed by face-to-face participation in Estonia. Funding and documents<\/strong>:<\/p>\n The action is being carried out as part of the\u00a0Erasmus+ program as a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)<\/strong>. Participation requires meeting the requirements of the Erasmus+ program.<\/p>\n Each Erasmus+ KA131 HED BIP must include an online component and an in-person part lasting at least 5 days (excluding travel days).<\/p>\n Only individuals with\u00a0active student or doctoral status at the University of Silesia<\/u>\u00a0(U\u015a) can participate in the BIP.<\/p>\n BIP program and participation must be approved by the participant\u2019s educational unit, that is, their home faculty or Doctoral School\/International Environmental Doctoral School \u2013 which is conducted through the acceptance and signing of a Learning Agreement for Studies.<\/p>\n Before departure, an individual Erasmus+ KA131 HED BIP grant agreement is signed; the settlement of the trip is based on a confirmation issued by the organizing university of the BIP, stating the completion of the entire BIP course, including the online part and the on-site part \u2013 physical presence during the entire on-site part, obtaining a minimum of 3 ECTS credits, and completing an individual participant report along with the submission of additional documents, if required, including i.a. declarations, statements, tickets, and invoices or receipts\u00a0in the case of traveling by an ecological means of transport<\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0obtaining increased flat-rate funding for travel costs (Green Travel).<\/u><\/p>\n Participants, after the approval by the sending educational institution and the receiving university, meeting all requirements as well as submitting the required documents, and after signing an individual Erasmus+ grant agreement, receive:<\/p>\n \u2013 417 EUR \u2013 eco-friendly travel (e.g., train, bus, carpooling)<\/p>\n \u2013 309 EUR \u2013 non-eco-friendly travel (e.g., plane)<\/p>\n For the settlement of the flat-rate funding for travel costs, in case of eco-friendly travel (Green Travel), it will be required to present the documents mentioned above (declaration, statements about traveling using an eco-friendly means of transport, tickets, invoices\/receipts (in the case of traveling by bus or train).<\/p>\n Individuals with fewer chances of participation<\/u>\u00a0(persons with disabilities or receiving a social scholarship)\u00a0may receive additional funding of 100 EUR for the entire trip<\/u>.<\/p>\n Each participant independently covers the costs of travel, accommodation and meals from the funds received as part of individual funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n Required Erasmus+ documents (Erasmus+ BIP)<\/strong><\/p>\n Concluding the grant agreement will be possible based on the documents submitted to the International Exchange Office.<\/p>\n Final requirements and recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n Mobility is formally recognised based on:<\/p>\n The participant must attend both the online and on-site components and obtain\u00a0at least 3 ECTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n How to apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u27a2Day 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Introduction by organizers, site visits
\n\u27a2Day 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Workshop 1 \u2013\u00a0AI in Modelling: AI + Phenomenal Qualities = NeRF<\/em>
\n\u27a2Day 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Sessions on\u00a0Creative Research Capacities<\/em>
\n\u27a2Day 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Site visits + Workshop 2 \u2013\u00a0Conceptualising Phenomenal Qualities with AR<\/em>
\n\u27a2Day 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Final presentations of workshop outcomes<\/p>\n
\n\u27a2Creative research approaches
\n\u27a2Heritage research and preservation
\n\u27a2Architecture and urban planning<\/p>\n
\n\u27a2 Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will receive\u00a03 ECTS credits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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