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.

Oman Work­shop from Novem­ber 23 to 29, 2025

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From November 23 to 29, 2025, a workshop focused on intercultural exchange took place in Oman as part of our projekt. The event was hosted by the Scientific College of Design (SCD) in Muscat. Eight students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and six students from Notre Dame University-Louaize (Lebanon) participated, accompanied by faculty and researchers from the partner institutions, who also held working meetings to further develop joint teaching formats.