Our Academy has further enriched its offering of free online courses aimed at empowering urban innovators
Are you interested in revitalising historic urban areas, blending heritage with innovation, and creating thriving sustainable communities?
The HUB-IN Academy is here to support you with four new and free groundbreaking online courses designed to provide you with actionable tools and strategies. Whether you’re an urban planner, cultural manager, entrepreneur or community leader, these courses are your gateway to transforming historic urban spaces into vibrant innovation hubs.
1. Driving innovation hubs for heritage revitalisation in historic urban areas
Turn heritage into a springboard for urban innovation! Through interactive modules and hands-on exercises, this course dives deep into real-world examples from cities like Utrecht, Brașov, Belfast, Lisbon, Genova and Grand Angoulême. Learn how to balance preservation with progress, empower youth and creatives and foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders.
What you’ll gain:
- Strategies to prototype solutions that respect heritage and sustainability
- Tools to launch open calls and acceleration programmes for urban regeneration
- Insights into tactical urbanism to engage communities
2. Heritage-Led Innovation: Strategies for Ecosystems, Business Models and Funding
Regenerating historic urban areas is not a mission impossible! This course, fueled by inspiring examples from the HUB-IN Atlas, shows you how to create entrepreneurial ecosystems, develop sustainable business models and secure diverse funding sources for transformative projects.
What you’ll gain:
- A comprehensive guide to mixed funding models that bring public, private and community resources together
- Strategies for crafting sustainable business models tailored to heritage-led regeneration
- Skills to build ecosystems that foster innovation in urban areas
3. Roadmap process for historic urban area regeneration
Ever wondered how to design a strategic roadmap for urban transformation? This course offers a step-by-step guide to crafting impactful regeneration plans for historic urban areas. Drawing from the successes of eight European pilot cities, you’ll explore tools and methods for data collection, citizen engagement, place branding, action planning and monitoring.
What you’ll learn:
- Understanding the importance of the theory of change and setting up monitoring frameworks
- Designing roadmaps aligned with municipal strategies
- Building co-design plans using diverse tools
- Developing place branding and detailed action plans with measurable outcomes
- A deep dive into leadership models and governance challenges for innovation hubs
4. A georeferenced framework to assess the potential of historic urban areas
Complex challenges call for clear solutions and the HUB-IN Geotool is here to help. This course demystifies geographic visualization, showing you how to map your territory’s assets and stakeholder networks for smarter decision-making. With guidance from experts at Lisboa E-Nova, you’ll learn how to use this innovative tool for comprehensive urban analysis.
What you’ll gain:
- Guidance on the resources needed to implement the GeoTool in your city
- A clear understanding of how the Geotool supports decision-making
- Skills to visualise and interpret data to identify untapped opportunities
All courses are now open for online registration, including the Match & Ignite! Whether you’re driven by the potential of historic neighborhoods or the desire to innovate sustainably, the HUB-IN Academy will inspire and empower you to take action.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity: Register today at HUB-IN Academy and join our network of urban innovators!
