From 7th to 11th July, the University of Trieste will become an international hub of ideas, languages and cultures. For the first time, the University will host two initiatives promoted as part of the Transform4Europe (T4EU) University Alliance: the First Festival of European Culture and Languages – Tourism and Heritage from the Border and the First T4EU Sustainable Heritage Student Competition.

Two distinct yet complementary events, both centred around sustainable tourism, cultural heritage and environmental memory. The week will bring together students from all the T4EU partner universities for a programme of workshops, urban explorations, seminars and collaborative projects.

The Festival – conceived as a Blended Intensive Programme – offers a critical and participatory exploration of cultural tourism in border regions, through dynamic lectures, performances, workshops and unconventional itineraries that rediscover the city and its many historical and linguistic layers.

The Competition, organised in collaboration with the stakeholder GLAM “Museo della Bora” and the Innovators Community Lab, focuses on the relationship between cultural heritage, the environment and generational awareness. Participants will work in teams to design new visions of environmental heritage, fostering dialogue between local experience and global challenges.

A truly European week that also includes five events open to the public, held in English and free of charge, where the city becomes a classroom, a space for exchange and a bridge between disciplines, experiences and generations. An invitation to look with new eyes at what surrounds us – both within and beyond borders.

📎 Full Festival Programme 
📎 Full Competition Programme