Programme Overview
This ACE2-EU Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) brings together students from across Europe to co-create visual and poetic documentary works focused on cultural heritage and place-based storytelling. Hosted in Kuldīga, Latvia – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – the programme combines online collaboration, hands-on fieldwork, and artistic co-creation.
Programme Dates
- Pre-Programme Online Sessions: September 17 & 22, 2025 (via Zoom)
- In-Person Mobility in Latvia: September 24–30, 2025 (Riga & Kuldīga)
- Post-Programme Online Sessions: October 14 & 16, 2025
Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
✔ Gain skills in photography, filmmaking, and editing
✔ Learn to co-create in multicultural teams
✔ Produce a photography portfolio and a short poetic documentary (étude)
✔ Present and reflect on their artistic processes and outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to students from ACE2-EU partner institutions. The working language is English.
Students must have prior experience in photography and/or filmmaking through coursework, personal projects, or practical engagement.
If your university does not offer audiovisual or photography courses, you must upload a portfolio in the registration form. This will be reviewed by tutors from the Latvian Academy of Culture.
Practical Information
- ECTS: 3 credits (55 contact hours + 26 self-study)
- Required equipment: digital photo camera, SD cards, laptop for editing
- Selection by: Latvian Academy of Culture, UFV (Spain), and IPS (Portugal)
- Spots available: 20 students
Challenge-Based Focus of the Programme
This BIP addresses the challenge of reimagining how we document and share cultural memory through inclusive, creative, and collaborative storytelling. By combining poetic documentary, visual arts, and digital tools, the programme fosters transnationalcooperation, co-creation, and artistic innovation. Students will work in international teams, engaging with local environments while promoting intercultural dialogue, sustainability, and ethical representation.
Stakeholder Involvement
The programme is supported by three key external stakeholders:
- Story Hub: Official partner of ACE2-EU. A creative enterprise that specialises in interdisciplinary content development and will advise on packaging, marketing, and dissemination strategies for the BIP outcomes.
- Cultural Department of the Municipality of Kuldīga: Provides logistical and contextual support for the field activities and ensures local alignment.
- NGO Viena diena.lv: Represented by Ilmārs Znotiņš, a professional photographer who will support the evaluation of the photographic content.
Contact
For questions, please contact your university’s international office or email: ace2eu@ufv.es