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To the MCE Community,

We are pleased to announce a new MCE Community webinar dedicated to urban regeneration and community resilience: Transforming Cities Together: School-City Collaboration for Urban Resilience & Regeneration.

This webinar highlights the outcomes and methodologies of the Erasmus+ Freeland project – “Promoting STEAM through participatory urban regeneration”.

  • Date: 12/11/2026 at 4 PM CET

  • Registration is required – Please fill in the linked form: https://forms.gle/F5bKriozWBrvdx1EA

  • We will send you the confirmation after registration

  • The webinar will be recorded

  • Duration: 75 minutes

Cities are facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges, making urban resilience and regeneration a top priority for local administrations. True transformation, however, cannot happen in isolation—it requires active participation, innovative tools, and strong collaboration between local governments, educational institutions, and communities.

This webinar explores how cities can foster sustainable urban regeneration by empowering schools and young citizens to become active co-creators of greener, more resilient urban spaces. Drawing from the concrete experiences and tools developed within the Erasmus+ Freeland project, the session offers a multi-perspective look at community-driven transformation from the viewpoints of schools, digital platform developers, and city officials.

Key topics include:

  • The core principles of urban regeneration and resilient city planning.

  • Practical tools and real-world experiences of school-city collaboration.

  • Leveraging digital platforms to empower communities and support local projects.

  • The municipality’s perspective: how city administrations can integrate grassroots and educational initiatives into urban strategy.

  • Driving engagement and innovative solutions through urban Hackathons.

Whether you are a city official, urban planner, educator, or practitioner, this session will provide actionable insights into building stronger synergies between schools and local authorities to enhance urban resilience.

Agenda:

  • Introduction on the Freeland project and urban regeneration principles – Elena Palmisano, MCE Community

  • Freeland Tools & School Experiences – Francesca Ugolini, IBE-CNR (Italian Research National Council)

  • The Freeland Digital Platform – Ivan Vakulko, Gdansk Polytechnik

  • The City Administration Perspective and the Freeland Hackathon – Tatjana Perše, City of Rijeka

  • Q&A and Discussion (Interactive feedback collected via Slido)

Giorgio Prister
President MCE Community
www.mcecommunity.eu

* This initiative is developed within the framework of the Freeland project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.