Dia­logue
through
Coop­er­a­tion

We explore how cities can become more inclu­sive and sus­tain­able through com­mu­nity-based parti­cipation. We do this through var­i­ous joint aca­d­e­mic activ­i­ties and exchange for­mats between part­ner insti­tu­tions in Ger­many and coun­tries of the Mus­lim World.

Inclu­sive Cities is a DAAD-funded aca­d­e­mic coop­er­a­tion that brings together part­ner insti­tu­tions from Ger­many, Lebanon, Oman and Egypt to nav­i­gate the rela­tion between com­mu­nity-based parti­cipation, inclu­sive urban plan­ning and sustainability.

Through var­i­ous exchange and col­lab­o­ra­tion for­mats, it cre­ates spaces for cross-con­tex­tual dia­logue, shared learn­ing and joint reflec­tion on top­ics of urban inclu­sion, parti­cipation and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment. A spe­cial focus is on under­stand­ing how urban spaces are planned, expe­ri­enced and trans­formed across dif­fer­ent urban realities.

The aim is to fos­ter, con­sol­i­date and main­tain spe­cial­ized cross-regional dia­logue between higher edu­ca­tion insti­tu­tions in Ger­many and coun­tries of the Mus­lim world, by forg­ing a grow­ing part­ner­ship that pro­motes inter­cul­tural under­stand­ing, enhances the qual­ity of teach­ing and research, and con­tributes to more inclu­sive approaches to urban development.

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Shap­ing Inclu­sive Cities: Dia­logues on Parti­cipation and Placemaking

Students, faculty and researchers came together at IfEU for the first international summer school (Photo: Mahmoud A. Atwany)
From 31 May to 8 June 2026, the Chair of Urban Studies and Social Research at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar hosted the first international summer school of the DAAD-funded project Inclusive Cities: Contextual Dialogues on Community-based Participation for Sustainable Urban Future.