Presentation for URBACT Training for Elected Representatives on Integrated and Sustainable Urban Development. Seminar 3 (2-4 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium): Sustainability and change. How can cities tackle the challenges of climate change and assess their progress? And how to intervene in complex energy transitions while improving a city's quality of life? Read more: http://urbact.eu/en/news-and-events/urbact-events/training-for-elected-representatives/

1. LUBLIN
EUniverCities

2. About Lublin
Biggest city in Eastern Poland
Biggest academic centre
in Eastern Poland
Dynamically developing economy leader of infrastructural investment
expenses
Finalist of the European Capital of
Culture Contest in 2011

3. Demographics
 350 000
Population of Lublin
 715 000
Population of Lublin Metropolitan Area
 66%
Population at working age
 21%
Population with higher education
 52%
Population under 40
 80 000
Number of students yearly
 20 000
Number of graduates yearly
 13 000
Number of students in technical secondary schools
 10.5%
Unemployment rate as of March 2013

4. Location of Lublin
Distances :
 82 km – border crossing with Ukraine
 165 km – border crossing with Belarus
 264 km – border crossing with Slovakia
 160 km – Warsaw, the capital of Poland

5. Challenges:
The EUniverCities project wants to address
the urban challenges in and around ten
medium-sized European cities which share
a common interest in developing and
strengthening the co-operation between
the city and university.
Visualisation of a rebuilt seat of
Veterinary Medicine Faculty
Challenges in Lublin:

financial crisis

urban development

unemployment rate decreasing

population decline

brain drain
Cities and universities increasingly realise
that they can benefit both from more
strategic and effective forms of cooperation.

6. Expected results:
In addition to an initial Baseline Study,
describing every city’s challenges and
points of departure for improvement, the
URBACT project will deliver more
outputs: per city a Peer Review report
with recommendations, factsheets, two
case studies on the role of students and
on partnership for placemaking, two
Politicians’ Meetings, communication
items and a final report. The project
should help in shaping concrete solutions
and finding the necessary funding.

7. Local Support Group and expected results in Lublin:
50 members – representing over 10 stakeholders
work together in order to exchange
knowledge, experience to each other
 meetings helds
February 2013
since
the
beginning
of
 divided into 3 subgroups (October 10, 2013)
 3 thematic groups :
1) How to keep and attract talents in Lublin
2) Urban issues – City - University
3) System of cooperation between universities
and municipality
 Peer Review Lublin (end of February)
 Local Action Plan (end of April)

8. Thank you for your attention!
See you in Peer review in Lublin in February !