iUE'S WEBINARS & MINI MOOCs
At the Institute for Urban Excellence, we focus on bringing the knowledge and insights from our collaborative spaces to professionals and communities. As a knowledge broker and think tank, iUE serves as a bridge between urban planning theory and practice, helping turn ideas into actionable insights and meaningful learning for practitioners.
Our capacity building programmes focus on new strategies, methods and considerations in urban and regional development. To ensure accessibility, we develop them in an online format as webinars and mini-MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses).
Our online programmes
Designing Nature-based Solutions with Circular and Bio-Sourced Materials
September 2025
Together with Studio Barnard and Alexander Jachnow, the Institute for Urban Excellence (iUE) developed an online training and mini-MOOC for the New European Bauhaus Academy. The training introduces city makers and built environment professionals to the integration of material circularity into co-created Nature-based Solutions (NbS). It combines a strong theoretical foundation in NbS and circularity with practical insights into the use of bio-sourced materials, focusing in particular on mycelium, a sustainable and regenerative construction material.
Soil Functions and related Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Cities
June 2025
The Institute for Urban Excellence (iUE) organized an international webinar on Soil for Sustainable Cities on June 25th 2025. The webinar focused on the crucial yet often overlooked role of soil in urban development, bringing together experts from Latin America and Europe to share research, policy innovations, and practical applications related to soil sustainability in city contexts.
Do you have an idea for a capacity building programme? Are you interested in working with us to develop a webinar or mini MOOC?