Call for applications                

INCLUSIVE & ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR DISABILITY

International Workshop in Bergamo (4.5.-9.5.2026)

The Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) entitled Inclusive & Accessible Environments for Disability is hosted by the University of Bergamo (Italy) with the collaboration of the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France), the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (Germany), and the University of Castelo Branco (Portugal) University of Macedonia (UOM). It is a short course for higher education students from partner institutions addressing basic concepts, models, criteria and indicators for promoting inclusion and participation of the persons with disabilities in the living environments (built, digital and natural), with a particular focus on the theme of accessibility and universal design. Furthermore, it will develop a broad- spectrum knowledge of the technologies (mainstream and assistive) to support social inclusion in relation to the different types of disabilities. Finally, the Course aims at promoting in participants preliminary skills in analysing existing situations and designing environments and solutions from an inclusive and participatory perspective.

Partcipation of students:

Students will get 3 ECTS and must register in Bison. There will be also online meeting which are obligatory to be attended (Dates are n.n.) The stay in Bergamo will be supported by 79 Euros/day and the coverage of the travel costs.

Requirements for the application:

We call for applications by bacheleor or master students from different disciplines at the Bauhaus University Weimar.

For the application, a letter of motivation and a CV are required ( no longer than 3 pages).

Please send these required documents until 10.02.2025 to Frank.Eckardt@uni-weimar.de