A two-week programme designed for young sociologists, urban planners, historians and art historians from Poland and other Central and East European countries is organised jointly with the Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa. Students will work under the guidance of experts from Austria, Poland and Ukraine. Using the examples of selected cities – Vienna, Krakow and Lviv – they will attempt to analyse the issue of the city as an arena of conflicts: heritage – development; historism – modernity; locality – universality; function – form.

For details and to apply please contact:

International Cultural Centre – sekret@mck.krakow.pl

Since 1989 Central European Cities have been at the frontline of fundamental new political, economic and social developments in the whole region. The urban spaces have experienced dramatic changes which strengthen their potential and the need for an analysis of succesful urban strategies of change. The summer programme explores the specific potential of cities in Central Europe by analysing the uses of multiple cultural heritage, urban development, town planning, architecture, city marketing and strategies of local politics. How can cities make use of heritage and historic identity in times of radical economic and social change? Seminars, lectures and a field study will present state-of-the-art research in selected areas of urban history and sociology, architecture and city planning, heritage management and city marketing, and discuss questions of how to implement their findings in modern city management. The potential for Central European cities will be exemplified by case studies of the chosen cities in the region.