Partners

University of Coimbra – Portugal (coordinator)
The University of Coimbra has invested significantly in the use of multimedia technologies for the dissemination of historical knowledge, usually in partnership with external media companies. Major projects include: CD-ROMs, computer games and internet sites. Both the history department and the computer science department will be collaborating closely in this programme. The University of Coimbra will bring to the programme experience in multimedia production and links with the industry, teaching of multimedia project management and provision of computer skills to humanities students.

Contact person: Joaquim Ramos de Carvalho (euromachs@fl.uc.pt)
http://www.euromachs.net/pt/

University of Cologne – Germany
The University of Cologne is the only university in Germany with a curriculum in applied computer science to the humanities, and plays a major role in the development and provision of digital repositories in the humanities in their technical development as well as in the methodological evaluation of their relevance to the humanistic disciplines. For the joint degree, it will contribute real skills in computer science and provide content in the area of digital library technologies as applied in the library, archive, museum and research communities, respectively.

Contact person: Manfred Thaller (euromachs-contact@uni-koeln.de)

University of Turku – Finland
The broad scope of both teaching and research are characteristic of the department of history of the University of Turku.. Each of the three subjects studied in the department  - cultural history, Finnish history and general history - focus on a particular aspect of history, although all areas of historical study are covered - political, economic, social, military and cultural history, as well as the theory and philosophy of history. The department has a major investment in the area o e-learning through the eHLEE project. Turku University will bring to the programme expertise on cultures of history, material and intellectual heritage, including landscapes and representation of heritage, digital culture and digital representations of history, e-learning and life-long learning.

Contact person: Ilse-Mari Söderholm (euromachs@utu.fi)
http://www.hum.utu.fi/historia/jointdegree/index.html

University of Lecce – Italy
The University of Lecce is integrating heritage information in the general infoscape available to the general public, and in that way it is cooperating with regional and municipal administration in providing GIS historical information. The fields of expertise that the University brings to the programme are historical- geographical systems and derived products, geographical databases and mapping of historical data for administrative and planning purposes.

Contact person: Maria Marcella Rizzo (euromachs@ateneo.unile.it)
http://www.studistorici.unile.it/euromachs