important events

The BCThubs Training Workshop on “Blue Technologies & Sustainable Strategies for the Accessibility of Underwater Cultural & Natural Heritage (UCNH)” was successfully held on Thursday, 15 January 2026, at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), in Zephyros Hall, in Thessaloniki. The workshop was organised in a hybrid format, attracting a total of 40…

BCThubs is proud to announce its official recognition as a Success Story by the WestMED Initiative and the European Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE). This distinction follows BCThubs’ recent achievement as the winner of the WestMED Best Project Award 2025 in the Maritime Clusters category, further highlighting the project’s strong impact in the field of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH)

From 23–30 October 2025, the Hellenic Institute of Maritime Archaeology (H.I.M.A.) successfully delivered the Educational Field Workshop “Introduction to Underwater Archaeology,” offering participants a hands-on introduction to underwater cultural heritage research. The programme gathered 23 participants, combining theoretical sessions, practical exercises, and real fieldwork. The workshop aimed to familiarise scientists, professional and commercial divers, and non-divers with the principles, tools, and

BCTHubs participated in the IX Edition of ARCHEO CAMP, held from 27 October to 2 November 2025 in Campi Flegrei, Pozzuoli. The event gathered archaeologists, divers, researchers, and cultural heritage practitioners dedicated to underwater archaeology. This year, BCTHubs was featured through a dedicated workshop organised by our project partners DAN Health EU from 31 October to 2

The 6th Plenary Meeting took place on 17–18 November 2025 at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT) in Sofia, Bulgaria. The meeting marked an important milestone for the project, bringing together consortium partners to review progress to date and collectively shape the next steps. Held in a hybrid format, it ensured broad participation

The BCThubs Project has been awarded second prize in the Public Service Sustainability Award category at the Sustainable Development Action Awards 2025. BCThubs was nominated together with the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH) in Malta, recognizing their joint efforts to promote sustainability and innovation in the field of cultural heritage. SCH was shortlisted for Malta’s Sustainable Development Action Awards, which celebrate initiatives

The BCThubs project proudly participated in IKUWA 8, the 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology, which took place in Oostende (Belgium) from 13 to 17 October 2025. The congress was organized by the IKUWA Steering Committee, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), the Flanders Heritage Agency, the Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine, Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VisitFlanders, and the

In the third week of September 2025, our partners from 3D Research team carried out a field validation campaign in Fourni, Greece – one of the Aegean Sea’s most fascinating underwater archaeological landscapes. This mission was one of the project’s ongoing commitments to testing and showcasing innovative technologies that help document, protect, and reimagine our shared Underwater Cultural Heritage. Underwater