The Erasmus+ BridgET project: A European partnership to renew teaching in marine geosciences

• Main Authors: Savini, Alessandra, Antoniou, Varvara, Bonali, Fabio Luca, Drummer, Clara, Esalingam, Theynushya, Fallati, Luca, Falsaperla, Susanna, Gross, Felix, Havenith, Hans-Balder, Klusak, Juri, Krastel, Sebastian, Martens, Iver, Micallef, Aaron, Nomikou, Paraskevi, Panieri, Giuliana, Reitano, Danilo, Teege, Julian, Tibaldi, Alessandro, Varzi, Andrea Giulia, Vitello, Fabio, null, null
• Other Authors: Savini, A, Antoniou, V, Bonali, F, Drummer, C, Esalingam, T, Fallati, L, Falsaperla, S, Gross, F, Havenith, H, Klusak, J, Krastel, S, Martens, I, Micallef, A, Nomikou, P, Panieri, G, Reitano, D, Teege, J, Tibaldi, A, Varzi, A, Vitello, F, Null, N
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: geosciences; teaching; geohazard; mapping; white ribbon; coastal environments; Arctic; Norway; Tromsø; Pillar; Climate change; University of Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/508220; https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13999

Recent advances in underwater and airborne robotic systems and ocean technologies have opened new perspectives in marine geology and its applications in the context of coastal and marine economic activities, whose sustainable development is increasingly acknowledged as a pillar for the new blue economy. BridgET (Bridging the gap between the land and the sea in a virtual Environment for innovative Teaching and community involvement in the science of climate change-induced marine and coastal geohazard) is an EU ERASMUS+ project designed to develop innovative and inclusive teaching methods to address a growing demand for strategic skills and scientific expertise in the field of 3D geological mapping of coastal environments. Seamless integration of the wide variety of multisource and multiscale onshore, nearshore and offshore geospatial data is indeed one of the main areas for improvement in the implementation of efficient management practices in coastal regions, where climate change, rising sea level, and geohazards are considerable environmental issues. BridgET involves a partnership consisting of six European universities with outstanding expertise in the study of geological hazards, and climate impacts in marine and coastal areas (i.e., University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, Arctic University of Tromsø/CAGE - Norway, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Greece, Kiel University, Germany, University of Liege – Belgium, and the University of Malta), two Italian research institutes (INGV and INAF) and a German company (Orthodrone GmvH) specialized in UAS-based LiDAR and photogrammetry data acquisition services and analyses. Project implementation relies on delivering learning and teaching activities through dedicated summer schools for MSc students by efficiently combining the partner’s expertise. Schools focus on giving students a hands-on experience with the variety of methods and procedures adopted in geospatial data acquisition and processing, including the use of drones (Uncrewed Aerial System – UAS), ...