Research

Completed Research Projects

GOGLOCAL (2021-2022)

The GO GLOCAL! research project aims to establish a community of practice in an international framework between Windhoek (Namibia) and Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) read more

Completed Research Projects
Contact at SI: Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley, Friederike Thonke
Funded by: MWK - Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts

WECHSEL (2017-2019)

The WECHSEL Research Project examined the transition of energy systems (also known as Energiewende in Germany) and its spatial dimension within the Neckar Valley of Stuttgart. read more

Completed Research Projects
Lead Researcher: IER, University of Stuttgart, Contact at SI: Dr. Dan Teodorovici
Funded by: The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

INTREPID Knowledge (2015-2019)

The Department of International Urbanism closely collaborates with INTREPID, a network formed by representatives from 27 countries throughout Europe. read more

Completed Research Projects
Contact at SI: Dr. Josefine Fokdal
Funded by: EU COST Action

Future City Lab – Reallabor Stadt-Raum-Bildung (2015-2018)

The Future City Lab Research Project focuses on the development of solutions for future renovations of schools. read more

Completed Research Projects
Lead Researcher: SRH Heidelberg, Contact at SI: Charlotte Eller
Funded by: MWK -The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts

Future City Lab – Reallabor Urban Office (2015-2018)

The Future City Lab Reallabor Urban Office Project is concerned with the topic of Sustainable Urban Development in the Knowledge Society, read more

Completed Research Projects
Lead Researcher: Universität Heidelberg/ Institute of Geography, Contact at SI: Dr. Thorsten Erl
Funded by: MWK - the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts

Future City Lab – Reallabor for a Sustainable Mobility Culture (RNM 2014-2017)

The Future City Lab – Reallabor for a Sustainable Mobility Culture research project aims to address the question of how to make mobility in the Stuttgart Region more sustainable. read more

Completed Research Projects
Lead Researcher: ILPÖ & SI University of Stuttgart, Contact at SI: Raphael Dietz
Funded by: MWK - the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts

EZBET Project (2013-2018)

The Ezbet Project is a format that combines research and teaching. It aims to improve the quality of life in Ezbet Abu-Quarn, an informal settlement in Cairo. read more

Completed Research Projects
Lead Researcher & Contact at SI: Asst. Prof. Dr. Manal El-Shahat
Funded by: the DAAD

Research Projects

“InterUrb” (2023–25)

From ‚Planning and Building in Developing Countries‘ to ‚International Urbanism‘: A critical history of teaching and research at German universities on planning and building in a global context from the 1960s to 2015 read more

Research Projects
Dan Teodorovici

SDGS GOGLOCAL (2023-2026)

The SDGs GOGLOCAL! research project aims to strengthen translocal and transdisciplinary research and teaching in how to localise and ground the SDGs meaningfully in urban planning and development practice. read more

Research Projects
Contact at SI: Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley, Ute Vees
Funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) & the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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