CIVITAS Fresh Brains programme

Within the CIVITAS Fresh Brains programme, led by Breda University of Applied Sciences, various organisations approach CIVITAS with a challenge for which student insights would be helpful, and then choose whether this challenge would be best addressed via an internship, hackathon, tactical urbanism activity, or an urban living lab. More information about the Fresh Brains programme can be found here: https://civitas.eu/fresh-brains.

Young people have already contributed to a number of CIVITAS initiatives. On 19 October 2021, alongside the CIVITAS Forum 2021, youth delegates came together for the Mobility Powered by the Youth Conference. The conference showcased the work of young mobility professionals to a large audience, promoted the exchange of views and knowledge, and connected these young leaders with representatives from the European Commission, including Dr. Octavia Stepan, Head of Sector, CINEA.

Mobility Powered by the Youth Conference, Aachen, Germany & online. 
At the beginning of December 2021, a youth delegation joined the CIVITAS Winter Course in Klaipeda, Lithuania, which was an action-based course that explored active mobility, coastal city mobility, and mobility innovation. Read more about how Memo Buijs, a fourth-year International Spatial Development student from BUAS, reflected on his experience here: https://civitas.eu/news/youthful-reflections-on-the-civitas-winter-course.

During the European Year of Youth, CIVITAS will continue to bring young people to the table, providing youth with opportunities to learn, connect and act, while also integrating their perspectives into our work.

Contact: 
Dr. Nina Nesterova
Team Lead Smart and Sustainable Mobility RBI, BUAS
[email protected]