"The AIM OF the PROJECT was improving quality and increasing adequacy of educational offer of EU Higher Education Institutions to the needs of society through the development of multidisciplinary joint MSc curriculum in English - SURE: Sustainable Urban Rehabilitation. Now, in a rapidly changing world, the issue of sustainable development is one of the most important problems of modern countries and societies. Sustainable Urban Rehabilitation is direction that embeds architecture, urbanism and cultural heritage in context of requirements and condition of doctrine of sustainable development. The need for the project directly and closely followed contemporary needs. Spatial, demographic, ecological development require professionals who will be able to customize architecture and urbanism to the specifics of these conditions. The main need of modern societies is protection, revitalization and modernization of already built environment and buildings, and each country has different experiences in these fields. PARTNER UNIVERSITIES:• Politechnika Lubelska, Poland• Universita degli Studi di Roma la Sapienza, Italy• Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain• Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas, LithuaniaNON-ACADEMIC PARTNERS:• ICOMOS Polska, Poland• Fondazione Romualdo del Biando, Italy• Fondazione Flaminia, Italy.The partnership is complementary, each partner brought significant added value to the project. Established partnership took maximum advantage of experience and expertise of partners in order to increase quality and relevance of HE not only in the countries involved in project implementation, but in the entire EU.Implemented ACTIVITIES:1. Needs analysis in terms of contents of curricula in the field of architecture, urban planning, heritage protection and sustainable development:- Collection and analysis of information about labour market requirements and practical needs in order to better attune joint SURE curriculum to requirements of labour market and praxis- Analysis of curricula in field of architecture, urban planning and conservation of heritage in Poland, Italy, Spain and Lithuania in order to determine detailed requirements for multidisciplinary joint SURE curriculum- Elaboration of Best practices handbook ""Contemporary realities and needs of sustainable urban rehabilitation"" presenting results of analysis conducted, examples of best practice and guidelines for attuning curricula to current requirements of labour market.2. Comprehensive elaboration of joint curriculum for SURE based on EU best practice:- Elaboration of Model programme of SURE - plan of study for 3 modules- Elaboration of coherent SURE curriculum (syllabi, learning outcomes, etc.)- Elaboration of didactic materials.3. Pilot implementation of particular courses of SURE curriculum:- Conducting teaching of particular courses of SURE curriculum- Critical analysis of pilot implementation- Attuning the elaborated SURE curriculum in accordance to conclusions resulting from pilot implementation and conducted critical analysis4. Multidirectional dissemination of project. SURE Consortium developed modern, innovative curriculum for Master studies in Architecture, giving high quality learning opportunity, attuned to requirements of labour market, modern trends and doctrine of sustainable development. Thanks to this, the universities obtain the possibility of educating new generation of architects who understand need for and objectives of sustainable development, both in terms of architecture and urban planning and in terms of society, as well as protection of heritage.INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS:• Best Practices Handbook ""Contemporary realities and needs of sustainable urban rehabilitation""• Model programme of SURE: Sustainable Urban Rehabilitation study • SURE: Sustainable Urban Rehabilitation multidisciplinary joint MSc curriculum • Didactic materials for SURE • SURE e-learning Space • SURE Knowledge Exchange Platform. PROJECT RESULTS: • Permanent cooperation network • Continuous transfer of knowledge, experiences and good practice• Joint elaboration of new project proposalsSURE project contributed to the increase of quality and relevance of Higher Education in countries participating in project, and in longer time perspective it may contribute to increase of quality and relevance of Higher Education in the entire Europe and even worldwide.Long-term impact of SURE Project is contribution to the implementation of modernization agenda of HE through: • broadened educational offer of European universities • increasing attainment levels to provide the graduates and researchers Europe needs • improving quality and relevance of higher education • strengthening quality through cross-border cooperation • supporting internationalisation of European HE."

Now, in a rapidly changing world, the issue of heritage protection and use is one of the most important problems of modern countries and societies. Cultural heritage represents big potential for economic growth, generating value and thereby directly benefiting citizens. Finding better balance between preservation of cultural heritage and sustainable socio-economic development of regions is necessary. Therefore, there is a need for a development of teaching programmes enabling educating specialists to apply modern, attractive forms of re-use, management and protection of heritage, while preserving its historical value. The aim of the project was to create an international cooperation network of researchers, academic teachers and practitioners specialising in various fields of management, protection and use of cultural heritage. University Network for Cultural Heritage – Integrated Protection, Management and Use collected, elaborated and shared knowledge in the field of protection, management and use of heritage, archaeology, architecture and cultural landscapes in order to develop the interdisciplinary programme of the Course on Integrated Protection, Management and Use of Cultural Heritage. The course combines the issues of protection, management and use of three types of cultural heritage: architectural heritage, archaeological heritage and cultural landscape. PARTNER UNIVERSITIES: • Politechnika Lubelska, PL • Universita degli Studi di Firenze, IT • Universita di Bologna, IT • Panepistimio Ioanninon, GR • Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, DE NON-ACADEMIC PARTNERS: • ICOMOS Polska, PL • Fondazione Romualdo del Biando, IT • Fondazione Flaminia, ITPartnership was complementary, each partner brought significant added value to project. ACTIVITIES: • Comprehensive elaboration of an interdisciplinary Course on Integrated Protection, Management and Use of Cultural Heritage, consisting of three Modules: Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage, Modern Management of Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Elaboration of didactic materials for three modules of the interdisciplinary Course on Integrated Protection, Management and Use of Cultural Heritage • Pilot implementations of three interdisciplinary teaching modules: organisation of Summer Schools: on Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage, on Modern Management of Cultural Heritage and on Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Creation and testing of Knowledge-exchange and educational Portal on Cultural Heritage • Multidirectional dissemination of the project Based on the course curriculum universities are better prepared to educate new generation of specialists in the field of cultural heritage who understand the need for and the objectives of sustainable protection, modern management and contemporary use of cultural heritage also in terms of society and its needs. The partners elaborated modern, innovative curriculum giving high quality learning opportunity, attuned to requirements of labour market, modern trends and doctrine of sustainable development. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS: • Interdisciplinary teaching module: Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage – case studies • Knowledge-exchange and Educational Portal on Cultural Heritage • Interdisciplinary teaching module: Modern Management of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Modern Management of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Modern Management of Cultural Heritage – case studies • Interdisciplinary teaching module: Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage • Best Practice Handbook on Contemporary Use of Cultural Heritage – case studies RESULTS ACHIEVED ON PROJECT'S COMPLETION: • Permanent cooperation network • Continuous transfer of knowledge, experiences and good practice • Strengthened research capacity of European universities • Broadened educational offer of European universities The project has contributed to the implementation of modernisation agenda of HE through: • increasing attainment levels to provide the graduates and researchers Europe needs, • improving quality and relevance of higher education, • strengthening quality through cross-border cooperation, • supporting internationalisation of the European HE. The project results contribute to the development of relevant and high-quality skills and competences not only in the participating countries but also throughout Europe.