Representatives from DARIAH-EU were delighted to attend a two-day conference in University of Sarajevo on 5th-6th December 2024, organised by DARIAH-BiH, which featured the promotion of the DigiProHUMANE Project along with the opportunity to highlight the work of DARIAH-BiH in this area. The conference was organised as part of the DigiProHUMANE project, and was a valuable opportunity for DARIAH-EU to meet with our Bosnian colleagues, greet conference attendees, and share further opportunities for collaboration with the DARIAH-EU infrastructure.
After introductions by Professor Naris Pojskić, Vice-Rector for Research, DARIAH Director Sally Chambers introduced the DARIAH infrastructure more broadly in relation to the EOSC and ESFRI Roadmaps, while Community Engagement Officer Amelia McConville presented the Working Groups and opportunities for collaboration across funding calls and European Research Projects.
Presentations were delivered by representatives from the Sarajevo Historical Archive, the National and University Library, and the Institute of Ottoman Studies at the University of Sarajevo. The event also featured an exhibition of manuscript materials in the Hall of the Rectorate of the University of Sarajevo by the Czech artist František Matějovský: one of the pioneer personalities of the musical scene of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Bosnia & Herzegovina. There was also a book launch of a volume authored by the National Coordinator for Bosnia & Herzegovina, Professor Lana Šehović, and Professor Fatima Hadzić on Matějovský in the Bosnian language, the first of its kind, as well as a piano performance of a piece by the composer.
While in Sarajevo, there was also a visit to the Ministry of Civil Affairs after the conference for a meeting with the National Representative for Bosnia & Herzegovina, Suvad Džafić, where the great potential and future development of DARIAH-BiH over the coming years was discussed. As Bosnia and Herzegovina has been a full member of DARIAH since 2021, this visit marked an important step in illuminating the potential for future collaboration in the digital humanities landscape with DARIAH-BiH, cultural heritage in Bosnia, and across Working Groups, European Projects, and DARIAH events.
DARIAH representatives were especially grateful for the generous hosting by Jasmina Gradaščević-Pleh and Lana Šehović, and to PhD researcher Dalila Mirović, who kindly acted as interpreter for the parts of the conference that took place in the Bosnian language.
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