Project Title: SOTERIA, Strengthening Organisational Capacity towards hEritage Resilience, Innovation, and Attractiveness at IZTECH

Supporting Institution: European Commission — Horizon Europe Programme

Call: TWINNING (HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-02-WIDENING-01)

Project Duration: 36 Months

Project Team:
Coordinator Institute: Izmir Institute of Technology

IZTECH Project Team:

Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage

Prof. Dr. Hülya Yüceer (Coordinator)

Dr. Fatma Sezgi Mamaklı (Researcher)

Dr. Selen Güler (Researcher)

Nihan Bulut (Researcher)

Zeynep Özkaya İlbey (Researcher)

 

with contributions from the EU Projects Office.

Partner Institutes: 

University College London (UCL)

University of Pavia – UniPv

Project Budget:739.890,00€

 

SOTERIA is a Horizon Europe Twinning project coordinated by Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), in collaboration with University College London (UCL) and the University of Pavia (UNIPV), aiming to strengthen institutional research capacity in cultural heritage resilience. By integrating advanced digital documentation, multi-hazard risk assessment, and international knowledge exchange through selected pilot sites, the project seeks to enhance disaster preparedness, foster research excellence, and promote sustainable cultural heritage protection.