empowering youth and professionals to reimagine the built environment through sustainable, inclusive, and human-centered design, rooted in the values of the New European Bauhaus.
Description
The NEBA South Hub is a regional pillar of the New European Bauhaus Academy (NEBA), established to upskill youth and professionals in the built environment sector through accessible, high-quality lifelong learning. Rooted in the New European Bauhaus principles of sustainability, inclusion, and aesthetics, the hub supports the transition toward carbon-neutral, socially inclusive, and resilient cities.
Founded by IAAC (Spain), Cesefor (Spain), and Regione Liguria (Italy), the NEBA South Hub brings together a growing alliance of organizations across South Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. The East Med Consortium, led by SocialTech Lab in partnership with SURF Lab (University of Cyprus), KARMA Mixed Reality Lab (Koç University), and Aks Creative Hub, joined the hub to strengthen regional representation and contribute expertise in urban innovation, technology, design, and community-driven practices.
The initiative is supported by the New European Bauhaus Academy and co-funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under Horizon Europe, advancing skills development, experimentation, and knowledge-sharing in the built environment across borders.
Hub Activities
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Development of lifelong learning programmes focused on human-centered design, circularity, hybrid cities, and prototyping
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Delivery of in-person workshops and trainings in Cyprus and Türkiye
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Production of open-access digital courses hosted on the NEBA Academy platform
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Hands-on learning through XR, speculative design, and participatory urban methods
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Interdisciplinary collaboration between youth, creatives, researchers, and practitioners
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Mentorship-driven learning journeys connecting local challenges to European frameworks
Hub Impact
Strengthened skills and capacities
of youth and professionals to design inclusive, sustainable, and people-centered urban environments
Increased access to high-quality open learning
in the built environment sector across the Eastern Mediterranean
Fostered cross-disciplinary
collaboration between designers, architects, technologists, researchers, and community actors
Enabled participants to move
from concepts to prototypes and applied urban solutions, grounded in real local contexts
Expanded Eastern Mediterranean
representation within the New European Bauhaus Academy ecosystem
Enabling long-term pathways for
education, employability, and innovation in the built environment sector
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