"AGGLOMÉRER": Book available now!
AGGLOMÉRER: Une anatomie de l'extension bruxelloise (1828-1915) by Benedikte Zitouni, VUBPRESS, € 26,95, 331 pages

Newcomers and the city
On 4 June 2010 the 4th annual conference of the UAB Urban Studies Network will take place. This year's conference is entitled 'Newcomers and the city, challenges for Brussels'

Platform Kanal Infosession
Everything you wanted to know about the canal zone!
Friday 2 April 2010
10:00 - 13:00
Kaaitheater

Launch ‘Brussels for Europe alumni network'
After three editions of Brussels for Europe masterclasses, some hundred European civil servants have participated in the course on Brussels and are motivated to continue the adventure. The alumni have started new activities last Thursday, under the name 'Brussels for Europe alumni network'.

Lecture by migration-expert Godfried Engbersen
On 28 January Prof. Dr. Engbersen will give a public lecture entitled 'Liquid Migration in European Societies' at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The lecture is organised by the Cities & Migration Group of the UAB Urban Studies Network...

PhD Defense Benedikte Zitouni
COSMOPOLIS invites you to the public PhD defense of Benedikte Zitouni on 8 January: La croissance d’une agglomération urbaine. Bruxelles vue à travers ses archives (1828-1915)

Bruxelles!Brussel! book available now
Authors: Eric Corijn, Eefje Vloeberghs
VUBPRESS / € 27,95 / 312 p. / ISBN: 978 90 5487 579 6
Orders: www.aspeditions.be

UN Rapporteur on the global food crisis
COSMOPOLIS - City, Culture & Society and the Department of Geography invite you to a lecture on the global food crisis by Prof. Dr. Olivier De Schutter, U.N. special rapporteur.

The New Urban Question Conference: papers online
“The New Urban Question – Urbanism beyond Neo-liberalism” is the 4th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) that will take place from 26 to 28 November in Amsterdam and Delft. You can download the full papers, including those of Cosmopolis researchers Nadia Casabella, Sofie Vermeulen, Tim Cassiers and Els Leclerq.

Brussels Studies #31
A territorial development project associated with the Brussels RER? An analysis of the fundamental deciding factors by Patrick Frenay

Call for abstracts
Master class on migration and integration
On 28 January 2010 Prof. Dr. Godfried Engbersen will give an interdisciplinary master class and public lecture. The master classes are designed to have doctoral students benefit from the input and comments of international experts in their research domain.

Congress on an integrated urban youth policy
On 13 November JES vzw is organizing a congress in Gent. Corentin Lorand, Cosmopolis researcher, will speak about the potential contribution of assocations in a competence driven education…

Bezwarend materiaal: Debate with Eric Corijn
The Toneelhuis and the deBuren are organising a series of debates on the power of the public sphere. What is the function of the city in our new societal model? What is the role of artists and cultural institutions? On 12 October the first debate starts with Eric Corijn.

Cultural Plan for Brussels
On 29 September the Réseau des Arts à Bruxelles (RAB) and the Brussels Kunstenoverleg (BKO) have presented the Cultural Plan for Brussels at the Wiels (Van Volxemlaan 354, 1190 Brussel).

Summerschool: "Penser la ville - Penser Bruxelles"
The summer school "Penser la ville - Penser Bruxelles" will take place from 26 to 28 August 2009 on the campus of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Programme and practical information...

Views on Molenbeek from the Middle East: 2 July 2009
This exhibition is the final project work for the Urban Studies students from the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window. It presents their analysis and design strategies for the urban voids within the context of Brussels focusing on Molenbeek.

iBRUSSELS conference: 30 April 2009
We invite you to "iBRUSSELS, urbanity and technology, close encounters of a certan kind", a conference and workshops on wireless applications in an urban context. This will take place on Thursday, 30 April 2009 on the campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Brussels’ Citizens Forum: invitation to the debate!
The Brussels Citizens Forum is inviting everyone to think about the challenges our Region is facing and examine the political options at hand. From January to April 2009 there will be 16 debates will be organised (on Monday evenings) about different themes.
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Eric Corijn on Brussels
Prof. Eric Corijn of Cosmopolis introduces Brussels during a public evening of Retool Earth. Listen to his lecture...

PhD Seminar: Gender, Culture & Space
COSMOPOLIS City, Culture & Society and the Doctoral School of Human Sciences invite you on Tuesday 25 May 2010 for our PhD Seminar: Gender, Culture & Space