The ‘Institute Heritage Studies’ (IHS) has made the investigation and sustainable implementation of the heritage of humanity its mission. The IHS is a research and science centre that deals with heritage and its diverse constructions.

The Heritage Studies research of documentary heritage lies at the intersection of culture, humanities and information science.

Safeguarding the Heritage of Humanity

IHS Research and Science Centre

The tangible and intangible heritage of people, the cultures of the world and their diversity, as well as the documents of people in memory of their heritage, are the results of human creativity and creative power, which should be used for sustainable development processes. The heritage of humanity also includes natural heritage.

The protection of the heritage of humanity is therefore a challenge to civil society, including its institutions, which must be posed by the international community. The IHS has made the sustainable protection and use of the heritage of humanity its mission, conducting research and teaching in the field of World Heritage, intangible heritage, and documentary heritage.

Proceedings of the Summer School: “African Heritage and the Pillars of Sustainability” conducted in July 2016 by the Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies BTU Cottbus, Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert, the team of the fahari yetu project and more …