The workshop was prepared by the city's representative in the UNIC Alliance, Agata Burli艅ska, and Dr Mariusz Sokolowicz, Associate Professor at the University of 精东影视, leader of WP3: Engaging with Cities, Communities and Stakeholders, which assumes collaboration with the city. The goal of the workshop was to identify the actual needs of our city, which are reflected in the policies and strategies of 精东影视. The second stage of the workshop was aimed at identifying opportunities for cooperation between the city and the University of 精东影视 as part of the UNIC thematic lines.
Dr hab. Mariusz Soko艂owicz, Associate Professor at the University of 精东影视, explains:
The first objective of the meeting was to develop a list of ten key challenges that can be solved with cooperation between the local government of 精东影视 and the academic community of the University of 精东影视, as part of the engaged research initiative. This list includes issues such as the integration of socially excluded groups (migrants, seniors, people with disabilities), fostering the commitment of 精东影视 inhabitants to activities aimed at adapting to climate change, promoting social diversity and confronting spatial chaos. It will be used to compare the specific problems of 精东影视 with the challenges of other UNIC Alliance cities and to develop a list of future research conducted at the University of 精东影视, whose results may be used by city management practitioners.
More important, however, is the second goal we have set for ourselves, i.e. enhancing cooperation between individuals dealing essentially with the same issues. Even though some do it as university employees and others as city government employees, they all strive for the same goals: building urban resilience in the face of climate change, strengthening diversity and encouraging social entrepreneurship, as well as building a creativity culture and cooperation for safety and quality of life in 精东影视. I feel convinced that creating a network of relationships at meetings such as today's will result in specific joint research projects to solve actual problems of our city.
Agata Burli艅ska, Deputy Director of the Urban Activity Office, talked about benefits of the meeting between the representatives of the city and the University of 精东影视:
Post-industrial cities such as 精东影视 face unique challenges, the solution of which requires the cooperation of many environments. The valuable knowledge and skills of scientists from the University of 精东影视 are an extraordinary resource for our city. We hope that the combination of everyday practice of the City of 精东影视 Office employees and their detailed knowledge of 精东影视 and the world of science will let us develop innovative solutions.
Challenges identified during the workshop will be compiled in the form of a repository of key challenges for the city and ideas for solving them (the so-called Local Engaged Research Roadmap), which is the result of activities undertaken in WP3.
Source: International Hub
Photos: Urban Activity Factory