Successful completion of the fourth edition of the 4EU+ UNREAD project

The concluding conference of the 4EU+ course, „Urban Regulations and Political Memory: Towards Understanding Spatio-Temporal Aspects of Urban Development,“ was held in Prague at the Faculty of Science from March 26 to 28, organised by Prof. Martin Ouředníček and Adél Petrovic. The 4EU+ multidisciplinary course „Urban Regulations and Political Memory: Towards Understanding Spatio-Temporal Aspects of Urban Development“ (UNREAD) is one of the educational projects developed under Flagship 1. The topics of this course include the driving forces of urban change, the development of smart cities, and multidisciplinary methodologies in urban studies applied to cases in Czechia, Poland, Italy and beyond.

About the course

Within the 4EU+ Alliance framework, the UNREAD course was established through a collaboration of historians, lawyers, and geographers from three universities in 2021: the University of Warsaw, the University of Milan and Charles University. Since then, the course has continued uninterrupted, despite various challenges. In 2023, the team was enriched by one additional member from Sorbonne University and in 2024 by Heidelberg University, counting now five member universities from the Alliance. Each year, a conference is organized at one of the participating universities, where students can finally meet and spend a few days together, presenting the results of their teamwork.

Topics of conference presentations

At this year’s conference, students from the course presented their research project outcomes. Gentrification, urban renewal, urban green spaces, and mobility are the main topics covered by students during the three panels of the event. Participants also enjoyed a guided tour of Prague’s housing estates and suburbs. On the final day, the project’s main coordinators led a panel discussion and sought feedback from the attendees. Despite the challenges, the positive aspects emphasized that the course is multidisciplinary, interactive (even in its virtual format), and international, offering the chance to connect with colleagues from other universities and establish international contacts.

Successful completion of the fourth edition of the 4EU+ UNREAD project

About the course

Topics of conference presentations

Photos from the conference here.

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