Sustainable Mobility Summer Academy 2024

Two weeks of intercultural exchange around sustainable mobility

From 2 to 13 September 2024, the Sustainable Mobility Summer Academy took place at the Technical University of Wildau (TH Wildau), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The theme of the two-week international, interdisciplinary event was "Towards Tomorrow's Mobility: Pathways to sustainable mobility in the metropolitan area Berlin-Brandenburg" and focused on Mobility Hubs and sustainable mobility. Almost 29 participants from sixteen different countries, including Belgium, Germany, Italy, China, India, Cuba, the Netherlands, Kenya, the Czech Republic and Uganda, engaged in joint exchange, took part in excursions and worked out joint results. 

The two-week academy ended with a joint presentation of a "business game", which was part of the study and event programme and was developed in cooperation with the the community of Eichwalde. The participants explored the municipality on site, conducted interviews with different stakeholders and developed proposals and recommendations for implementing Mobility Hubs. The results of their research was presented to the Mayor of Wildau and City Council Representatives for further development and implementation in the Municipality of Wildau.