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Seoul Smart City Prize

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In 2022, WeGO successfully launched its youth program, the WeGO Smart City Champions to encourage young leaders from all around the world to be a part of the transformation towards smart and sustainable cities. This year WeGO will expand the geographical scope of the program by making the learning from the program into a hybrid format. 

An online course with eight (8) lectures is available for all students interested via www.cityresiliencetraining.com. Those interested are requested to complete viewing the lectures to receive a certificate of completion from WeGO.  

The in-person sessions, on the other hand, will be held in six cities around the world: Baku (Azerbaijan), Munich (Germany), Geneva (Switzerland), Athens (Greece), Milan (Italy), and Los Angeles (USA).

Programme Overview

Theme

Accelerating, Benchmarking, and Communicating Smart and Sustainable Cities’ Transitions

Goal

Fostering knowledge and building capacities in youth in Korea and overseas in the field of urban development, sustainability and smart cities

Eligibility

Open to all youth under 35

Registration

Duration

All Year Around

Awards

Certificate signed by the WeGO Secretariat

Program Details

    • Baku, Azerbaijan – October 1 – Littoral urbanization Land-use, Waste Management, Global Energy Supply at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy

    • Munich, Germany – October 3 – Digital Transformations at the Technical University of Munich

    • Geneva, Switzerland – October 4 – Global Cities Governance and Nature-Based Solutions at the University of Geneva, UNECE Center of Excellence on Smart Sustainable Cities

    • Athens, Greece – October 24 – Global Tourism and Athens Coastal retrofitting Culture in the City at Patras University

    • Milan, Italy – November 14 – Communicating Smart & Sustainable Cities at the Catholic University of Milan

    • Los Angeles, USA – December 7 – Global Cities Urban Retrofitting Transport / Mobility Urban Natural Hazards at the University of California, Los Angeles

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