A number of trainees from Syrian and Jordanian universities participated in a workshop held by the Hands Project funded by the European Union in Italy. The workshop extended for five days (from 2-5-2022 to 6-5-2022).

The activity included trainees from Tishreen University, Al-Baath University, and Al-Manara University, managed by the National Coordinator of the project at Tishreen University (Professor Musa Al-Samara), the coordinator of Al-Baath University (Professor Adnan Gata), and the coordinator of Al-Manara University (Ms. Gianna Faham).

The program of the five-day workshop included a series of meetings and scientific tours in several Italian cities (Pisa - Prato - Florence) and valuable lectures at the University of Florence, Department of Architecture.

Upon its arrival in Rome, the team met with the head of the Syrian community in Italy (Dr. Jamal Abu Abbas) and a number of active members of the community. In this meeting, they discussed the general situation in Syria, and how scientific and academic cooperation between Syrian universities and Syrian communities in Italy to develop the skills of Syrian academics And that is by looking at similar scientific experiences, especially in the field of protecting the Syrian traditional heritage.

This scientific workshop is of great importance, as it allowed the participants to get acquainted with the modern teaching methods used, and to emphasize the importance of the role of tradition and heritage in developing the concept of design and production in our current time, in addition to the importance of adopting sustainability as an educational and practical approach for the future in order to graduate cadres who care about natural resources and preserve on her.