Lednice LAB: Future of Historic Cultural Landscape (BIP)

June 14-18, 2027 (face-to-face part)

May 25-26, 2027 (online part)

Mendel University in Brno warmly invites you to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Lednice LAB: Future of Historic Cultural Landscape (BIP), hosted by Faculty of Horticulture. This unique programme combines short-term mobility for both online and physical components. The face-to-face sessions are scheduled from June 14 to 18, 2027, while the online sessions will be held on May 25-26, 2027.

Interested participants are encouraged to register by March 18, 2027 – use the link below:

Registration

Would you like to attend our BIP? The deadline for registration is March 18, 2027. Once you register, we will contact you within 2 weeks.

Registration link

Information

  • Activities lectures, hand-on workshops, field trips
  • Topics Strategic Spatial Planning, Landscape Architecture, Urbanism & Urban Design, Composed Cultural Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage
  • Registration Deadline: 18.03.2027. Use link above.
  • Costs covered by sending institution (travel costs, accommodation) within the Erasmus+ programme, Other costs (excursions etc.) in charge of coordinating institution
  • Credits 4 ECTS
  • Target Group Bachelor’s (Bc.), Master’s (MSc.), and Doctoral (PhD) students

What to expect?

Explore the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape through field surveys, GIS analysis and conversations with local stakeholders. In international teams, you’ll examine the area’s heritage, biodiversity, tourism and climate challenges.


Then develop and test a vision for its future using Research by Design. You’ll present your proposal, create a poster for your portfolio and exchange ideas with students, tutors and local experts.

Programme

Programme Objectives

  • a landscape shaped over centuries: The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is one of Europe’s largest and most remarkable designed landscapes. Covering approximately 200 km², it brings together chateaux, garden architecture, ponds, floodplain forests and vineyards in a composition shaped over several centuries.
  • a landscape facing change: Today, the area faces a range of complex challenges: protecting its cultural heritage, managing increasing visitor numbers, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change.
  • explore the landscape first-hand:
    • The summer school gives you the opportunity to engage directly with these challenges. Working in international teams, you will conduct field surveys, use GIS to analyse the area’s values, limits and conflicts, and meet with local stakeholders and site managers.
    • You will also use the Research by Design method to turn your findings into spatial proposals.
  • imagine different futures:
    • Each team will explore a different future for the area: putting heritage first, developing sustainable tourism, giving the landscape back to nature, or finding a balance between these priorities.
    • You will test your scenario against the others and consider its impacts on landscape character, heritage, biodiversity and recreation.
  • share and defend your ideas: At the end of the summer school, you will present your proposal to the public and create a finished poster for your portfolio.
  • what you´ll gain: Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in landscape analysis, scenario planning and impact assessment. You will learn from experienced tutors and local experts, and exchange ideas with students from across Europe.

Registration

  • Registration is mandatory for the participation at the event.
  • Only registered students/staff will be allowed to participate.
  • The confirmation of the registration will be sent to your email by our coordinator.
  • Even if you are participating as a teacher on an STA (Staff Mobility for Teaching), please register using the registration form
  • Deadline for registration is 18.03.2027.
  • Registration for the BIP is currently closed due to full capacity.
Registration

Stakeholder Challenge

This BIP is organised in cooperation with the Lower Morava Biosphere Reserve (Dolnomoravský biosférický region, o.p.s.). The organisation promotes sustainable development and cooperation across the region. Its work includes biodiversity conservation, environmental education, and support for sustainable tourism.

Lower Morava Biosphere Reserve

Administrative process

  • Participants are required to register using the provided registration form. Upon successful registration, they will receive an Acceptance Letter.
  • It is recommended that participants secure a grant from their home institution to cover travel and accommodation expenses, which are allocated as follows:
    • 1-14 days (79 euros/day)
    • 15-30 days (56 euro/day)
  • Participants must consult their home university to understand the conditions of the mobility and confirm eligibility for a grant.
  • A completed Learning Agreement is mandatory prior to mobility. Detailed information on this will be sent to participants before their departure.
  • At the end of the mobility period, participants will be issued a Confirmation and Transcript of Records. Additionally, students participating in the BIP will be awarded 3 ECTS credits.
  • Staff can participate within the Erasmus+ STT (Staff Mobility for Training) or Erasmus+ STA (Staff Mobility for Teaching):
    • E+ STT – qualifying as eligible BIP participants
    • E+ STA – qualifying as organizers/lectures, not as participants
  • For documentation, you will be contacted by BIP organizers.

Instructions before arrival

  • Accommodation will be arranged by the BIP organizers in 2-3 bed rooms at a student dormitory in the faculty campus in Lednice. 
  • The cost is €12-€15 per person per night (to be paid by participants). 
  • Participants are advised to arrive before 14 June 2027. 
  • Departure is scheduled for Friday afternoon, 18 June 2027 or Saturday, 19 June 2027. 

Contact

Tereza Smidova
International Relations Officer
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Jozef Sedlacek
Academic Lead of BIP
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Mendel University in Brno
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Faculty of Horticulture
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DIČ: CZ62156489