Dia­logue
through
Coop­er­a­tion

We explore how cities can become more inclu­sive and sus­tain­able through com­mu­nity-based parti­cipation. We do this through var­i­ous joint aca­d­e­mic activ­i­ties and exchange for­mats between part­ner insti­tu­tions in Ger­many and coun­tries of the Mus­lim World.

Inclu­sive Cities is a DAAD-funded aca­d­e­mic coop­er­a­tion that brings together part­ner insti­tu­tions from Ger­many, Lebanon, Oman and Egypt to nav­i­gate the rela­tion between com­mu­nity-based parti­cipation, inclu­sive urban plan­ning and sustainability.

Through var­i­ous exchange and col­lab­o­ra­tion for­mats, it cre­ates spaces for cross-con­tex­tual dia­logue, shared learn­ing and joint reflec­tion on top­ics of urban inclu­sion, parti­cipation and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment. A spe­cial focus is on under­stand­ing how urban spaces are planned, expe­ri­enced and trans­formed across dif­fer­ent urban realities.

The aim is to fos­ter, con­sol­i­date and main­tain spe­cial­ized cross-regional dia­logue between higher edu­ca­tion insti­tu­tions in Ger­many and coun­tries of the Mus­lim world, by forg­ing a grow­ing part­ner­ship that pro­motes inter­cul­tural under­stand­ing, enhances the qual­ity of teach­ing and research, and con­tributes to more inclu­sive approaches to urban development.

Recent news

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.