6th International Meeting of the Heritage Game Project Held in Tomar, Portugal

From 24 to 26 February 2026, the Polytechnic University of  Tomar hosted the 6th international in‑person meeting of the Heritage Game  project, “A Gamification Model for Community‑Based Heritage Work” (Project No.  2023‑1‑PT01‑KA220‑HED‑000154261). The initiative is co‑funded by the European  Union and coordinated by Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT).
Partners from Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia,  Italy, and Turkey gathered in Tomar to continue the joint development of  innovative tools that support community engagement in cultural heritage.
Over three days, the consortium worked on key project  priorities: further development of the gamified mobile application, including  gameplay refinement and integration of heritage‑based content; strategies for  involving local communities in cultural heritage enhancement through  gamification; and lanning the Final Transnational Conference, which will take  place in September 2026, marking the culmination of the project’s activities  and results.

The meeting reinforced the project’s collaborative spirit and  ensured coordinated progress toward delivering a sustainable gamification model  that empowers communities to engage with and preserve their cultural heritage.

The project partners have scheduled their next in-person  meeting for September 2026. The host of the seventh in-person meeting will be Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University.

The project No.  2023-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000154261 “A gamification model for community-based  heritage work” is implemented within the framework of the Erasmus+ programmе,  in partnership between Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (Portugal), D. A. Tsenov  Academy of Economics (Bulgaria), Valahia University of Targoviste (Romania),  University of South Bohemia České Budějovice (Czech Republic), University of  Trnava (Slovakia), University of Camerino (Italy), and Adana Science and  Technology University (Turkiye).

The project No.  2023-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000154261 “A gamification model for community-based  heritage work” is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed  are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of  the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency  (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.