13th Training Academy on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
The 13th edition of the Training Academy on Cultural Routes will take place in Pécs, Hungary and Osijek, Croatia, from 2 to 5 June 2026, organised by the European Institute of Cultural Routes and the Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route, in close cooperation with Zsolnay Heritage Management Nonprofit Ltd. in Hungary and the Tourism Board of Osijek-Baranja County in Croatia.
The Informal Contact Group of cultural routes provides guidance and support in the programme development by representing the concerns of cultural routes, including the experiences of the former Task Force of cultural routes.
The Academy is hosted by the Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route, a Council of Europe route since 2015.
The 2026 edition of the Training Academy will be dedicated to “Shaping Confidence and Diversity”. The event will be held in English.
Despite being an invitation-only event, the proceedings of the Training Academy will be disseminated on the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe website following the event for all interested stakeholders.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Practical information document
PROGRAMME and CONCEPT NOTE
PRIVACY NOTICE
13th Training Academy Privacy Notice
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
List of Participants of the 13th Training Academy
VENUES:
2 June 2025 - Day 1
Cella Septichora Visitor Center, Pécs
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3 June 2026 - Day 2
Kodály Centre, Pécs
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4 June 2026 - Day 3
Osijek
5 June 2026 - Day 4
Kodály Centre, Pécs
DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE
The context of the academy: Pécs, Osijek and the Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route, with:
Danko ĆOSIĆ (Principal Manager of the Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route)
Dániel POULET (World Heritage manager, Zsolnay Heritage Management)
Ivana JURIĆ (Tourism Board of Osijek-Baranja)
Cultural Routes: crossroads or bridges for European cultural identity?
Keynote speech: Current-day meaning, relevance and challenges of routes in a changing Europe and global context, by Dr. Karin DRDA-KÜHN, Managing Director media k GmbH
Presentation of Recently Certified Council of Europe Cultural Routes.
Romea Strata (Aleksandra GRBIC)
Saint Francis Ways (Vitor SÁ MARQUES)
Via Querinissima (Nicoletta MARTORANA)
Developments and perspectives of the programme of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, by Rui GOMES, Executive Secretary of the programme
Discussion groups on the role of the routes in the development of the programme
- Network management, facilitated by Danko ĆOSIĆ
- Representativeness of the routes, facilitated by Rui GOMES
- Strengthening youth participation, facilitated by Réka HESZTERÉNYI, secretariat of the Cultural Routes programme
- The consequences on the routes of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, facilitated by Mila LUKIC
- Preparing the 40th anniversary of the Cultural Routes programme, facilitated by Inger HARLEVI, The Hansa
- Cooperation on scientific work and role of the universities, facilitated by Crina ZUGRAV, European Institute of Cultural Routes
DAY 3 - THURSDAY, 4 JUNE
Learning from and applying sustainable tourism practices along Cultural Routes, input by Ivana JURIĆ, Tourism Board of Osijek-Baranja
DAY 4 - FRIDAY, 5 JUNE
Participant-led sessions on network and routes development, including:
- Responsible tourism and local infrastructure development, by Iryna DENYSKO, European Route of Historic Gardens
- Cooperation Working Group, by Victor SORENSSEN, European Route of Jewish Heritage
- Visibility Working Group, by Dorothe RÖMER, Huguenot and Waldensian Trail
- International Short Story Content – 40th anniversary of the programme, by Mateja JANČAR, Women Writers Route
- Accessibility and Inclusion (Hike4all), by Elena DUBININA, Via Francigena
- Youth engagement in Cultural Routes, by Catarina CHAVES, Saint James Ways
