The Vrije University Brussels is excited to welcome EUTOPIA students from all EUTOPIA countries for an exciting virtual exchange week. Aside from a day filled with workshops and teamwork sessions these students will be able to experience the city of Brussels through a virtual city tour focusing on citizen engagement and urban change.

Vrije Unviersiteit Brussel is hosting this exciting event as a part of the EUTOPIAN Open Innovation Challenge. The WeDiscover Days BXLS will help students to continue with their discovery and research process to acquire knowledge beyond the university campuses. 

An exciting and interesting programme thanks to the joint work, efforts and close collaboration with experts, institutions, cultural centers and other local entities and industries. Students will get the chance to participate in workshops and teamwork sessions, experiencing the city of Brussels through a virtual city tour.

The aim is to find meaningful solutions to glocal urban challenges, focusing on citizen engagement and urban change.

Here you will find more details about the WeDiscover Week BXLS Public Activities

Bonus webinar! Tuesday 30 March, 16:00 - 17:00

Access link: https://bit.ly/3fa1qWN

Experts at UPF offer an online webinar to introduce PM², the Project Management Methodology developed and supported by the European Commission and the way it has been adopted to manage the EUTOPIA project.

The purpose of the webinar is to present all participants with an overview introduction of the methodology, its main elements, and the available certification programme open to everyone interested in project management as an independent and professional discipline; together with a vision of the successful adoption of PM² to manage the Open Innovation Challenges a complex project, and its usefulness as an educational framework for university students of Project Management. Sounds interesting?

Join us in the webinar on Tuesday 30 March, 16:00 - 17:00 (https://bit.ly/3fa1qWN) and check out the publication: https://bit.ly/3vUk4b7

Speakers

Elisabet Duocastella Pla, project management associate teacher at UPF.

Mr. Agustín Moya-Colorado, certified PM² Trainer, member of the Executive Committee and Regional Coordinator for Spain of the PM² Alliance. He has coordinated the Spanish translation of the PM² Guide and works currently as project management consultant.

weDISCOVER.brussels in cooperation with EUTOPIA’s local partners:

Ancienne Belgique, P&V, Gemeente Elsene, Capital, Vlaams Parlement, Innoviris, Agglomeration Community of Cergy-Pontoise, Association CY Campus International, Department board of Val d’Oise, Urban Community of Cergy-Pontoise, Innerstaden, Innovatum, Ekocentrum, Vänersborg Municipality, Trollhättan City, Lilla Edets Municipality, Ale Municipality, Kungälv Municipality, Le Mat, INCASOL, Barcelona City Council, 22@Network BCN, Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council, City of Ljubljana

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

You can check the press release here!