22/05/2026
𝗢𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦̦𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗦 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁
Lect. Dr. Oana Șerban, representing the Faculty of Philosophy and the UNESCO Chair in Interculturality, Good Governance and Sustainable Development at the University of Bucharest, is featured in a new international podcast dedicated to the outcomes and reflections of the European project VERIS – Voices of Palmyra: Engaging in Tangible Memorial Heritage in Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion, developed within the framework of CIVIS Open Lab.
Together with Patrick M. Michel (University of Lausanne) and Brittnee Leysen (University of Glasgow), Oana Șerban reflects on the interdisciplinary collaboration underpinning the VERIS project and explores how endangered cultural heritage can become a catalyst for social innovation, refugee inclusion, and cultural resilience.
The discussion addresses one of the project’s central questions:
How can digital reconstructions of destroyed or endangered heritage sites become pathways toward recovering intangible heritage — memories, identities, narratives, and lived cultural practices?
Drawing on experiences of co-creation with displaced communities, the conversation examines ethical and methodological challenges related to trauma-sensitive engagement, participatory research, and the role of digital technologies in preserving cultural memory.
The participation of Oana Șerban highlights the Faculty of Philosophy’s continued involvement in international research initiatives situated at the intersection of heritage studies, intercultural dialogue, refugee inclusion, sustainability, and civic engagement, reinforcing the contribution of the University of Bucharest within the CIVIS – Europe’s Civic University Alliance.
The VERIS collaboration brings together three partner institutions:
University of Lausanne – represented by Patrick M. Michel
University of Bucharest – represented by Oana Șerban
University of Glasgow – represented by Brittnee Leysen
The full episode is available here:
Listen to the podcast episode https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/podcast/episodes/ .en.1266873
