First URBACT Local Support Groups Summer University

The URBACT Local Support Groups members are essential partners of the URBACT programme. Each URBACT project partner sets up an URBACT Local Support Group gathering the local stakeholders most concerned by the project issue. These groups contribute to and benefit from the transnational exchanges (elaborating case studies, taking part to seminars, etc.) and above all, they are in charge of elaborating the Local Action Plan.

The Local Support Groups University is conceived as a unique learning experience, primarily aimed at strengthening individual skills and capacities to develop participative action-planning in urban policies. Urban practitioners, policy-makers, representatives of NGOs, civil society and the private sector will come together and experience a combination of training, learning practical exercises and networking.
 
The University will offer a range of stimulating activities:

• URBACT TALKs (plenary sessions)
  Experts in urban policies will provide brief and inspiring insights on a number of EU urban challenges.

• URBACT LABs
  Participants will be offered training sessions on methods and tools to facilitate the involvement of stakeholders, the definition of problems/ objectives, and action planning.
   
• ULSG at work
  After each LAB, participants will work in the format of "virtual ULSGs" putting into practice the lessons learnt in the Lab. Over the 3 days, they will be led through a series of "hands-on exercises" to deliver an integrated local action plan.
   
• URBACT Networking
  Different moments will be dedicated to networking. The famous URBACT Café will allow participants to meet and exchange with their national counterparts in their own language and put forward concrete proposals to strengthen the impact of URBACT Local Support Groups

 
On completion of all sessions, participants will receive a "ULSG Summer University certificate".
 
Due to limited seats, the URBACT Local Support Groups Summer University is only opened to URBACT Local Support Groups members. Nevertheless, we will let you know what went on during the event and publish the outcomes and results of the event on the URBACT website shortly after the Summer University.