Recent News - Inclusive Cities

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

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

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.

Our first Exchange Students from NDU have arrived at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar!

Exciting news from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (BUW): building on our long-standing partnership with Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) in Lebanon, we've welcomed our very first two two exchange students from NDU to spend a semester with us here in Weimar!

A research fellowship in Muscat: Reading the life of a public beach

As part of our Inclusive Cities project, researcher Ruweida Aljabali spent six weeks on a research fellowship at the Scientific College of Design (SCD) in Muscat, Oman — immersing herself in academic life, local culture, and the everyday rhythms of the city.

Oman Workshop from November 23 to 29, 2025

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.

Academic Staff Exchange: Deepening Collaboration at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

As part of the Inclusive Cities project, a faculty member from Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) extended her stay in Germany by an additional week following the project's kick-off event in Weimar.

Joint Course Development

A central activity of the Inclusive Cities project is the collaborative development of four courses across the partner universities – two at Notre Dame University-Louaize and two at the Scientific College of Design. Three existing courses are being revised and upgraded, while one is newly introduced.

Launching Inclusive Cities: Kick-off, Opening Dialogue and Pedagogical Training

This project promotes academic collaboration that explores the connection between citizen-centered participation in urban planning and the overarching ideals of democracy and (social) sustainability. The main objective is to encourage, strengthen, and sustain the dialogue between German universities and their partners in the MENA region, to promote intercultural and contextual understanding, and at the same time to improve the quality of teaching and research.