According to the spirits of “Taipei Declaration on Asian Industrial Heritage” issued at The 15th Session of The International Committee for The Conservation of The Industrial Heritage (TICCIH) in 2012, which states “recognize the importance of transnational and regional industrial heritage and the future Asian regional cooperation to promote the preservation of industrial heritage is critical”, MOC established “Asian Network of Industrial Heritage (ANIH) “ in March 2018, and held the first international preparatory meeting on May 31, 2018, and agreed to take “railway” as the theme to promote preservation of Asian industrial cultural heritage in 2019. The field school curriculum aims to carry out “The Riga Charter” spirit and to promote ”The Preservation and Practice of Asia-Pacific Railway Heritage by taking the preservation, maintenance and management of Alishan Forest Railway for example. Especially, young workers and researchers of railway cultural heritage from differing countries are invited in order to enhance the railway cultural heritage preservation, activate knowledge, and establish exchanges and cooperation networks.
This program is open to people aged from18 to 45 years old, including:
1. University students, master or doctoral students from global universities who are engaged in the research of railway culture.
2. The members of the professional railway organizations.
3. Workers participating in railway preservation and operation.
Time: June 30, 2019 (Sun) to July 5, 2019 (Fri), 6 days in total.
Venue : Chiayi CPC Training Center and Alishan Forest Railway.
