The Mariupol Reborn Academy brings together knowledge of urban regeneration following conflict for the first time
Unique resource for cities across Ukraine rebuilding after the impacts of the war
Kyiv, 29 January 2024 – Mariupol Reborn has run its first training course on urban recovery, under the new Mariupol Reborn Academy. The Academy pulls together all the knowledge the Mariupol Reborn team has developed as it has planned the fast recovery and long-term regeneration of the post-war Mariupol. It now provides a platform for communities across Ukraine to learn together and to expand the body of knowledge.
The first training course was run under a new programme set up by Associate Professor of Sustainable Urban Development at Oxford University, Vlad Mykhnenko. The course lasted for three days in the format of online Lunch Talks.
Mariupol Reborn was created by the Mariupol City Council, led by Mayor Vadym Boichenko, to build expertise in rebuilding the city after the war. It has worked with urban planners, experts in desovietisation and cities across Europe that have experience of rebuilding after war, building unique knowledge. The team is now making that available, through the Mariupol Reborn Academy, for all de-occupied and temporarily occupied communities across Ukraine.
The goal is the expansion of knowledge and the exchange of experience in recovery issues. One of the central activities is School of Urban Recovery, which is designed for municipal leaders and professionals involved in the high-quality restoration and development of the liberated territories.
Vadym Boichenko, Mayor of Mariupol, said, “The reconstruction of Ukraine is one of the main challenges communities will face after the war. There is no doubt that preparation now will pay huge divid
