Programme

DAY 1

• International keynote and workshop on the cultural exploration of urban challenges
• Human centered design in the city: methodology, tools and cases – Part 1

DAY 2

• Creative studio tour in Antwerp with Antwerp Powerd By Creatives (APBC)
• Hands on workshop on citizen driven science and inclusive design

DAY 3

• Human centered design in the city: methodology, tools and cases – Part 2
• Inspirational talks in the city on ‘How to get things done?’, from the perspective of social innovators and artists

DAY 4

• Your conference: informal and peer-to-peer learning
• Creative bureaucracy: shaking up the public potential
• International keynote and workshop on the impact of digital technologies in urban design

DAY 5

• Going underground: the invisible layers of the city – prototyping and storytelling workshop
• Human centered design in the city: methodology, tools and cases – Part 3
• Closing moment

Study credits (ECTS)

3 ECTS credits will be awarded upon successful completion of the program. All certificates of completion are issued as a micro-credential.

1. Participants will prepare themselves for this summer school with a literature study.
2. Participants have to be present during the full summer school.
3. Participants will research, participate, design, present, etc. their work (different themes). There will be a form of permanent (forming) evaluation grade and curative grading at the end with a comprehensive retrospect on the summer school topics, lessons learned and how it affects their future work.