Project Activ­i­ties

Workshop in Berlin (Photo: Nada Elzoghby)

At the heart of Inclu­sive Cities lies a pro­gramme of inter­con­nected activ­i­ties designed to cre­ate struc­tured oppor­tu­ni­ties for knowl­edge exchange, joint learn­ing, and col­lab­o­ra­tive reflec­tion across dif­fer­ent aca­d­e­mic and urban con­texts. From inten­sive work­shops and aca­d­e­mic exchanges to joint course devel­op­ment and dis­sem­i­na­tion, each activ­ity is designed to push the bound­aries of how we think about, teach and prac­tice inclu­sive urbanism.

The activ­i­ties unfold across inter­con­nected over­lap­ping phases: begin­ning with ped­a­gog­i­cal staff train­ing and joint devel­op­ment of rel­e­vant courses, mov­ing through a series of the­matic, prac­tice-ori­ented work­shops, “Com­mu­nity Parti­cipation in Con­text”, that bring part­ners together in dif­fer­ent cities and con­texts, and cul­mi­nat­ing in the pub­li­ca­tion of shared reflec­tions and a joint sym­po­sium. Along the way, var­i­ous oppor­tu­ni­ties for staff exchange, aca­d­e­mic stays and teach­ing mobil­ity ensure that knowl­edge flows freely between insti­tu­tions — and that the peo­ple involved grow along­side the project.

  • Phase 1: Train­ing & Course Development
    • Ped­a­gog­i­cal train­ing & aca­d­e­mic stays for staff
    • Joint course development
  • Phase 2: Exchange
    • The­matic, case-ori­ented work­shops “Com­mu­nity Parti­cipation in Con­text”
    • Aca­d­e­mic stays/mobility for stu­dents, researchers and staff
  • Phase 3: Dis­sem­i­na­tion & Sustainability
    • Joint pub­li­ca­tion
    • Joint sym­po­sium

Voices of Alexan­dria: Co-Cre­at­ing Inclu­sive His­toric Urban Spaces — Inter­na­tional Joint Workshop

Illustration Call for participation: Workshop Voices of Alexandria (Credits: Alexandria University)
As part of the DAAD-funded project “Inclusive Cities: Contextual Dialogues on Community-based Participation for a Sustainable Urban Future”, the Architecture Department and CT lab at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University will host an International Joint Workshop bringing together students and academic staff from Germany, Lebanon, Oman, and Egypt in November 2026.

Shap­ing Inclu­sive Cities: Dia­logues on Parti­cipation and Place­mak­ing — Inter­na­tional Sum­mer School

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.