European Security and Defence College (ESDC)

Protection of intangible heritage in armed conflict and the post-

conflict period Pilot course

(Training Activity Number 23-24/PILOT/1)

DRAFT PROGRAMME as of 21_07_2023

Larnaca, 19-22 Sep 2023

Cyprus Security and Defence Academy

Polish Naval Academy

Course Venue:

SUNHALL Hotel, Larnaca

Course Directors

Lt Col Symeon Zambas

Dr. Radosław Tyślewicz

Cpt Andreas Patsalides

Day 0 (Monday, 18 Sep 2023)

12:00 18:00 Arrival of participants during the day

Day 1 (Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023)

08:00 08:30 Registration

08:30 08:45 Opening Remarks

Michalis HADJIYIANNIS, Deputy Minister of Culture

…………………………….., Ambassador of Poland

08:45 09:30 Key Note

Irini STAMATOUDI, LL.M., Ph.D, Professor, Faculty of Law,

University of Nicosia
……………………., Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO

09:30 09:40 Family Photo

09:40 10:00 Coffee Break

10:00 10:25 The intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus through the Oral
Tradition Archive of the Cyprus Research Centre
Argiro XENOPHONTOS, Cyprus Research Center
10:25 10:50 Documenting traditional maritime heritage: revising existing
methodologies to establish a seamless narrative in post-conflict
Cyprus

Maria KTORI, Ph.D. Candidate (UCY), Maritime Archaeologist

Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus
10:50 11:30 University of Cyprus

11:30 12:10 CP and CPP in the international and UE Law

12:10 12:50 ICH in the international and UE Law

12:50 13:30 Resilience - definition and doctrine

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13:30 14:20 Lunch break

14:20 15:00 ICH list and protection dilemma

15:00 15:40 Role of the military organizations in protection of the intangible

heritage. Oxford style debate No I.

15:40 15:50 Coffee Break

15:50 17:00 Local minorities cases from the ICH perspective

Day 2 (Wednesday, 20 Sep 2023)

8:00 8:15 Start of day 2

Cultural Security and Socio-Cultural Resilience. Introduction to

8:15 10:00
concept.

10:00 10:20 Coffee Break

Lateral violence and warfare. Weaponising the violence against

10:20 12:00
culture. Case Study.

12:00 13:00 Lunch break

War against culture. Scenario based war-game. War Game

13:00 16:30
Scenario

Day 3 (Thursday, 21 Sep 2023)

8:00 8:15 Start of day 3

8:15 10:00 Digital resilience tactics. Social media and Information warfare
in support of identity. Case study.
10:00 10:20 Coffee Break

10:20 12:00 Role of the Military Organisations in protection of the intangible

heritage. Peparation for the debate.
12:00 13:00 Lunch break

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 Role of the military organisations in protection of the intangible
13:00 14:30
heritage. Oxford style debate No II.

14:30 15:00 Coffee Break

Building cultural resilience as an element of national defence

15:00 16:30
strategy. Group exercise based on scenario.

Day 4 (Friday, 22 Sep 2023)

8:00 8:15 Start of day 4

8:15 11:30 Cultural guided tour at a village with rich ICH

11:30 12:30 Closing remarks & Certificates Ceremony

12:30 14:00 Hosted traditional lunch

14:00 15:00 Return to the Hotel

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Cyprus Security and Defence Polish Naval Academy European Security and Defence
Academy Ul. Śmidowicza 69 College
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email: Tel. +48 261 262 659email: email:
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