Rebuilding a Better Ukraine via the New European Bauhaus Academy – Info session
The goal of this event is to introduce a best practice example of a NEB Hub, the procedure to establish a hub, and share the information on 3-day long training taking place in Izola, Slovenia for potential future trainers of the NEB Academy Hub in Ukraine. Furthermore, other activities where stakeholders from Ukraine are invited to participate will be presented.
The target audience are representatives of the construction ecosystem – architects, construction, engineering professionals, SMEs, policy makers, public officials at the local, regional and national levels, NGOs, and higher education and vocational training institutions.
Executive summary of initiative
The NEB Academy is an educational initiative being developed to spread the necessary knowledge to transform our built environment. It is being established by the New European Bauhaus Academy Alliance – a project with 14 partners from 10 countries collaborating to establish the NEB Academy in Europe. Through the NEB Academy Hub Ukraine initiative, Ukraine will be able to work alongside this group and the growing community of NEB participants to create a better built environment.
In Ukraine, the NEB Academy Hub Ukraine initiative will engage local stakeholders and national experts to understand the needs of the rebuilding efforts and to develop a business model for local Academy hubs. As the NEB was built with a bottom-up approach, this initiative will follow suit and reach out to local community members, public servants at the local, regional and national levels, construction professionals, architects, engineers, educators, policymakers and others to determine the core training needs an Academy hub should offer. Then, InnoRenew CoE will take a “train-the-trainers” approach, teaching local trainers about the topics and how to provide training on them. They will also co-create training materials to ensure the knowledge is relevant, understandable, and resonates with the intended groups of learners.
By the end of the initiative the foundation of the NEB Academy hub in Ukraine will be established and the initial trainers will be prepared and ready to spread knowledge about sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful construction. With the NEB Academy hub in Ukraine operating, they will be able to work with others in Europe to generate and share training content, build a sustainable and long-term NEB Academy, and change our built environment, and our communities, for the better.
About InnoRenew CoE
InnoRenew CoE is a private not-for-profit research institute focused on improving sustainable built environments from an ecological and social/human perspective. Its work covers materials development and optimisation, building systems, architecture, engineering, health and social impacts, advanced manufacturing, and digitisation. InnoRenew CoE’s interdisciplinary nature is complemented by its diverse staff, hailing from 20 countries. With these resources, the organisation contributes to developments in science, society, and industry.
InnoRenew CoE has been at the forefront of New European Bauhaus activities since its inception and has participated heavily in its development. It has been a key member of the Wood4Bauhaus alliance which has raised awareness about the benefits and availability of wood-based solutions for sustainable, beautiful, and inclusive buildings. It was a major contributor to the Horizon Europe – New European Bauhaus Nexus Report and now hosts the first pioneer hub of the New European Bauhaus Academy, the NEBA Pioneer (NEBAP) Hub of the University of Primorska.
About U-LEAD with Europe
U-LEAD with Europe: Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme is a multi-donor action of the EU and its member states Germany, Poland, Denmark and Slovenia to support Ukraine on its path to strengthening local self-government. U-LEAD promotes transparent, accountable, resilient and responsive multi-level governance in Ukraine and empowers municipalities.
