1. Curriculum Vitae
Address: Kronenburgstraat 31/4, B-2000, Antwerp, Belgium
Mail: ste.caneva@gmail.com Website: www.we-land.com Phone: +32-479-537538
LinkedIn: be.linkedin.com/in/StefanoCaneva Academia: ulg.academia.edu/StefanoCaneva
Nationality: Italian Born: 07-05-1981
— Profile —
Motivated, reliable and resilient researcher in Humanities with experience in the life and administration of cultural
NGOs is seeking a position that can emphasize his strong communication and management skills and team-
oriented approach in the Cultural Heritage and Education sectors. The position should also increase the
professional potential of the candidate within a dynamic, multicultural working environment.
— Work experience —
Since 01/2015 Web Communication Manager at Società Dante Alighieri Anversa, Antwerp
Tasks: blogging • writing/editing • social media • development and implementation of
a new web communication plan
Since 01/2015 Lecturer for Wikimedia Belgium
Areas of expertise: Digital Humanities, new media for Cultural Heritage Institutions,
Intellectual Property Rights (Creative Commons)
Tasks: research • lecturing • event organization • communication • advocacy •
collaboration with GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) and educational
institutions • professional use of MS Office, gDrive package and similar, Photoshop •
MediaWiki extension of HTML mark-up language
Since 01/2015 Freelance cultural journalist, lecturer and consultant
Areas of expertise: history, archaeology, cultural tourism
Tasks: journalist writing/editing • lecturing • storytelling • networking • programming
cultural contents for tour operators
Since 08/2012 Co-founder and Vice-President of the NGO weLand Organization, Italy
Areas of expertise: digital instruments and methodologies for public institutions • open
data • participatory didactics • cultural tourism
Tasks: organization, management and dissemination of projects, conferences, events •
fundraising and EU funds • communication • negotiation with collaborators among
Public Adminitrations and NGOs, and with stakeholders (Piemonte; Italy; Italy –
Belgium) • networking and advocacy • lecturing • storytelling • blogging • social media •
professional use of MS Office, gDrive package and similar, Photoshop
2014 Research Fellow at the Academia Belgica, Rome, Italy
Tasks: research • academic writing/editing • lecturing
2011 - 2013 Post-Doctoral researcher at the Université de Liège, Belgium
Areas of expertise: Humanities; Political, Cultural and Social History; History of
Religions; Gender and Reception Studies; Digital Humanities
Tasks: research • academic writing/editing • scientific blogging • lecturing • teaching •
project and event management • participation in, and organization of, research groups
and conferences at an international level (Belgium, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain,

2. France, Germany, Greece) • EU funds for research • foundation and administration of
an international research seminar in Liège • international networking and
communication • professional use of MS Office, gDrive package and similar, Photoshop
2008 Teacher in Italian high schools (Italian, Latin, Literature, History, Geography)
Tasks: teaching • administration
2007-2008 Researcher and teacher at the University of Pavia, Italy
Areas of expertise: Greek, Latin, History, Literature, Theatre Studies
Tasks: research • academic writing/editing • lecturing • teaching • event organization •
professional use of MS Office
2006 Librarian at the Faculty of Arts, University of Pavia, Italy
Tasks: library management • dealing with users • event organization • professional use
of MS Office
—— Education ——
03-06/2015 Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Negotiation Techniques (distance
programme) at the Institute for European Business Administration, Ghent, Belgium
11/2014 – 04/2015 Master in European Funds Management at Europa Cube Innovation Business
School, Brussels, Belgium
2007 – 2011 PhD in History at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici, Republic of San Marino. Several
periods of study and research at European Universities:
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Université de Toulouse II, France
 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (one-year exchange scholarship of the
Flemish Community and the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
2004-2006 Master in Philology and Classical Literature, University of Pavia, Italy
2000-2004 Bachelor in Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Pavia, Italy
— Language Skills —
Italian Mother tongue
English Full proficiency
French Full proficiency
German C1 level (2009) at Carl Duisberg Centrum, Munich (DAAD scholarship)
Dutch C1 level (2015) at Linguapolis, University of Antwerp
Portuguese Basic knowledge
Ancient languages Greek and Latin: Full proficiency