Project Activ­i­ties

Berlin City Model (Photo: Nada Elzoghby)

Inclu­sive Cities is more than an aca­d­e­mic coop­er­a­tion — it is a liv­ing col­lab­o­ra­tion between part­ner insti­tu­tions across dif­fer­ent cul­tural and aca­d­e­mic con­texts. At its heart lies a care­fully designed pro­gramme of activ­i­ties that weaves together knowl­edge exchange, joint learn­ing, and the co-cre­ation of new aca­d­e­mic resources. From inten­sive work­shops and aca­d­e­mic exchanges to col­lab­o­ra­tive course devel­op­ment and pub­lic dis­sem­i­na­tion, each activ­ity is designed to push the bound­aries of how we think about, teach, and prac­tice inclu­sive urban development.

The activ­i­ties unfold across inter­con­nected phases: begin­ning with shared train­ing and the joint devel­op­ment of new uni­ver­sity courses, mov­ing through a series of the­matic, prac­tice-ori­ented work­shops that bring part­ners together in dif­fer­ent cities and con­texts, and cul­mi­nat­ing in the pub­li­ca­tion of shared find­ings and a joint sym­po­sium. Along the way, staff exchanges and teach­ing mobil­ity oppor­tu­ni­ties ensure that knowl­edge flows freely between insti­tu­tions — and that the peo­ple involved grow along­side the project.

This page is reg­u­larly updated as the project evolves, so there is always some­thing new to dis­cover. Whether you are a stu­dent, researcher, prac­ti­tioner, or sim­ply curi­ous about what inclu­sive cities can look like in prac­tice — we invite you to fol­low along, explore what we have been up to, and stay tuned for what comes next.

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.