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The ERASMUS+ initiative funded, in 2019, a Capacity Building project named ERAMCA (Environmental Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Central Asia) to build up a study plan at the Master of Science level (120 ECTS in 2 academic years) open to Architects, Civil, Building, and Environmental Engineers to build-up a new generation of professionals able to work in a team with different specialities to document Cultural Heritage assets by considering environmental risks. These new professionals will be able to set up the helpful basic knowledge to plan future actions of preservation and enhancement by following the most recent development in the restoration field at the international level.The ERAMCA project started with a survey of the basic knowledge of architects and engineers in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the documentation of natural and anthropic risks.By considering the common knowledge, the Partners of the ERAMCA project (3 European Universities from Italy, Germany, and Croatia and 4 Universities from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) realised a study plan by concentrating the teaching activity on the following disciplines: Geomatics, Restoration, Structure and Seismic Engineering, Hydrogeology and Geotechnics.ERAMCA project is in its last year of activity, and the final results can be presented and discussed among the Cultural Heritage Documentation community to offer possible suggestions for future actions to diffuse documentation strategies.

Uzbekistan owns more than 7, 500 Cultural Heritage (CH) assets and the Republic of Tajikistan has registered a total of 2020 historical and cultural monuments including more than 300 architectural and more than 1000 archaeological sites. Several CH assets have been destroyed from constant negative influence of natural and man-made hazards. The governments have made considerable efforts to comply with its obligations under the UNESCO 1972 Convention. Both territories have a number of concepts for the preservation of architectural heritage. Whereas there is a lack of qualified engineers as well as review and consideration of international developments as well as international practice adoptable to Central Asia CH. This paper presents the findings of the partner’s investigations as well as the concept and objectives for the development of a master’s course in Cultural Heritage Conservation in Central Asia within Erasmus+CBHE project with focus on environmental risk assessment and mitigation (hydrogeology, climate changes, seismic action, etc.) on structures and natural places, documentation and monitoring strategies of structures and landscapes, restoration and conservation strategies and others.

The ERAMCA project (https://www.eramca.com/) aims to integrate the knowledge of environmental and civil engineers in an interdisciplinary process aimed at providing practical solutions to complex problems related to the evaluation and reduction of environmental risk on cultural heritage in compliance with international policies related to conservation and restoration promoted by UNESCO and from international charters on restoration. The wider ERAMCA objective is the Building Capacity in Environmental risk assessment and mitigation on Cultural Heritage Assets in Central Asia by designing and developing an innovative educational platform based on new interdisciplinary courses, e-learning methods and digital tools to promote an effective conservation strategy of Cultural Heritage assets at different interest level.