Start of the project ENGINEER, 1 October 2022

On October 1st, 2022 the European project “Civil engineering and geomatics innovative research on heritage” (ENGINEER), coordinated by the Department of Civil Engineering and Geoinformatics of the Cyprus University of Technology, started its research and vocational training activities.

The ENGINEER research project focuses on innovative research fields that deal with documentation, digitization, visualization, data exchange, structural design, seismic and conservation engineering of cultural heritage, including monuments and landscapes. It is a three-year project funded by the European Commission, amounting to 1.5 million euros, within the Horizon Europe Twinning call (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03), and its work is expected to be completed at the end of 2025.

The project looks forward to the research and technological upgrade and excellence of laboratories of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geoinformatics in the promising fields of geoinformatics and civil engineering with the aim of scientific study, preservation, and promotion of cultural heritage.

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