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U okviru međunarodne konferencije The Future of education Valentina Gulin Zrnić, Tihana Rubić i Mirna Tkalčić Simetić 17. lipnja 2026. održale su online izlaganje naslovljeno “Co-creating the Future City: Imagination and Participation in Formal Education of Students”.
Sažetak:
In the paper we illustrate our recent efforts and experience as urban anthropologists and university teachers to encourage future literacy in participatory urban planning among students and residents. Guided by the need to strengthen the links between education and society, i.e. the relationship between academic knowledge and the various societal issues, and to improve participatory and democratic processes in urban planning in Croatia, we have recognized that a step towards the aforementioned could take place within the framework of collaborative projects of the academy and civil society organizations. In the next three years, we intend to connect students, citizens, city governance bodies and the academic community through the research and workshops, using service-learning method. The aim is to design a new syllabus and enhance students’ skills for future thinking about the city, public space and governance; to facilitate residents in voicing their needs; to strengthen governance – citizens communication channels and ways of negotiation and involvement. In this paper we outline the collaborative project based on service-learning, address the importance of civic participation in urban planning, and discuss the concept of futures literacy in contemporary university education.
