Veröffentlichung: The SUS­TAINABLE VISION “Edu­ca­tion & Urban Development”

From 23 to 29 November 2025, the Scientific College of Design (SCD) in Muscat, Oman hosted "The Sustainable Vision: Education & Urban Development," - a workshop of the DAAD-funded project "Inclusive Cities".

Orga­ni­zed jointly by SCD, Bau­haus-Uni­ver­si­tät Wei­mar (Ger­many), and Notre Dame Uni­ver­sity – Louaize (Leba­non), the work­shop brought tog­e­ther stu­dents, aca­de­mics, and civil society stake­hol­ders to explore the inter­sec­tion of com­mu­nity-based parti­cipation, urban sus­taina­bi­lity, and edu­ca­tion. The pro­gram unfolded in three pha­ses: theo­re­ti­cal exch­ange through panel dis­cus­sions and lec­tures, par­ti­ci­pa­tory field visits to heri­tage sites such as Bir­kat Al Mouz, Mis­fat Al Abri­yyin, and Al Hamra, and col­la­bo­ra­tive inter­cul­tu­ral team­work cul­mi­na­ting in stu­dent-led design pro­po­sals for inclu­sive public space and heri­tage pre­ser­va­tion. Par­al­lel ses­si­ons advan­ced the project’s broa­der goals, inclu­ding the co-deve­lo­p­ment of four new uni­ver­sity cour­ses and the expan­sion of the part­ner­ship to include Alex­an­dria Uni­ver­sity. This report docu­ments and reflects on the out­co­mes, rela­ti­onships and momen­tum it gene­ra­ted for the con­ti­nua­tion of the collaboration.