Inauguration of DELTA (Digital Excavation through Learning and Training in Archaeology) project

The kick-off meeting of DELTA (Digital Excavation through Learning and Training in Archaeology) project was conducted in 7 and 8 of November 2019, at the premises of Hellenic Open University in Patras, Greece, launching the project activities.

DELTA project is funded in the context of Erasmus+/KA2 EU programme (Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education), has a duration of 30 months, starting in October 2019 and finishing in March of 2022.

DELTA is an EU transnational initiative that brings together 4 partners/ Universities of three countries (Greece, Italy and Czech Republic). The partnership consists of 3 Universities that have a specialization in Archaeology and excavation techniques [NKUA, MUNI, UNIBAS], while the coordinator [HOU] has a long experience in e-learning courses and in developing online platforms.

The project, which is coordinated by DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University, aims to design and develop a course that combines the physical space of an archaeological excavation with the digital space of online learning. With this course, students of Archaeology will be able to improve update their knowledge and skills and develop digital and 21st century skills in particular.

In the two day meeting, partners presented their University, shared their opinions, expertise and advice based on their roles and project tasks of the forthcoming project activities. During the second day of the meeting in Patras, the participants had the opportunity to visit the New Archaeological Museum in Patras and be guided in a scheduled tour to the exhibitions and archaeological collections and findings derived from excavations in Achaia.

The project meeting closed with decisions on the next actions on Intellectual Outputs I and II.