1st STECCI Conference: Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Climate Change

Conference Information

Dates & Place

25th – 27th September 2025, University of Applied Arts Vienna | Map Location 📍

Scope of the Conference

The EU Horizon STECCI research project, launched in 2023, is committed to creating sustainable, innovative strategies for protecting Europe’s cultural heritage. The project focuses on stećci, tombstones in the Balkans, and ways to safeguard them from the effects of climate change and related threats.

The conference will present preliminary findings and results of the interdisciplinary research group. Additionally, it will offer scholars from various scientific disciplines, including conservation, environmental sciences, life sciences, tourism, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities, the opportunity to present research related to cultural heritage conservation beyond stone conservation.

Organizing Committee

• Prof. Dr Gabriela Krist (Chair), UAA
• Prof. Dr Nusret Drešković, UNSA
• Dr Tanushree Gupta, UAA
• Mag. Marija Milchin, UAA
• Dr Katharina Fuchs, UAA
• Prof. Dr Snežana Radulović, UNSPMF
• Prof. Dr Saida Ibragić, UNSA
• Julia Galea, HM
• Fernando Sanches, HM
• Božidar Radulović, UNSPMF

Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr Nusret Drešković (Chair), UNSA
• Prof. Dr Snežana Radulović, UNSPMF
• Prof. Dr Miona Miliša, UMAS
• Dr Farkas Pinter, UAA
• Prof. Dr Stefan Simon, SPK
• Dr Anthony Casar, HM
• Mag. Marija Milchin, UAA
• Prof. Siniša Bizjak, UMAS
• Doc. Dr Sandra Tinaj, UDG
• Mag. Pamela Bartar, ZSI
• Prof. Dr Vincent Thiery, IMT
• Prof. Dr Saida Ibragić, UNSA
• Dr Gabor Szudi, ZSI
• Prof. Dr Marinos Ioannides, Advisory Board member
• Prof. Dr Veronique Verges-Belmin, Advisory Board member
• Prof. Dr Simon Warrack, Advisory Board member

General Secretary

Dr Tanushree Gupta, UAA
Contact: [email protected]