This report assesses existing cultural-heritage curricula in partner HEIs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and Yemen, maps minorities’ heritage. The partners include Duhok University, Soran University, University of Suleimani and University of Zakho in KRI, and University of Aden and Taiz University in Yemen. It identifies gaps and needs, benchmarks with EU partners (Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and University of Evora in Portugal).
This is a milestone which sets a basis for later work (WP3: curriculum updates; WP4: training; WP5: raising awareness).
The guiding questions center on how curricula balance tangible and intangible heritage, represent minority cultures, link preservation to public engagement and development, and support social cohesion; framed explicitly in the focus group guide.
Read the executive summary here.