Since 2020, the Urban Planning Department of the Jordanian capital Amman has been taking part in an international dialogue process on sustainable urban planning, facilitated by Connective Cities seeking external expertise from the network for the planning of a new district. In August 2022, an 11-member delegation from the Amman Urban Planning Department travelled to Germany to conclude this process, and collected numerous ideas on how to improve urban planning in Amman. . More

From 02 - 06 December 2019, six representatives of the Urban Councils Associations of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) and the Chairman and General Secretary of the Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) met in Cologne and Berlin as part of a study tour to learn together about the structure and functioning of German (urban) associations and their tasks for member municipalities.. More

18 Turkish and 15 German experts met for the study tour and the project workshop to make use of their experience with the hosting and integration of refugees through professional exchange and cooperation in form of partnerships. More

Representatives from seven Lebanese municipalities travelled to Germany on September 25th to participate in a four-day event organised by Connective Cities. The goals of this event were to introduce the representatives to good practical examples of local economic development and develop their own concepts. More

From the 3rd to the 6th of September 2018, 23 representatives from seven Jordanian municipalities as well as representatives of the ministry for environment and the ministry for municipal affairs travelled to Germany to deepen their knowledge on the topic of “district development and participatory planning of green and open spaces”. More

Connective Cities hosted a study tour on "Planning for Clean Air: Implementation of low-emission zones and air pollution control" in North Rhine-Westphalia for delegates of the Serbian municipality of Kragujevac from 20 to 23 August 2018. More

In the framework of the “Municipal know-how for host communities in the Middle East” Programme, Connective Cities organised a Study Tour on “Circular Waste Management in Germany” for Turkish municipalities in various cities in North Rhine Westphalia and Hamburg, Germany from 22^nd – 27^th November 2017. More

In the framework of the “Municipal know-how for host communities in the Middle East” Programme, Connective Cities organised a Study Tour and Project Workshop on solid waste management from 27th – 31st March 2017 in various cities and locations in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. More

Municipal management, politics and finances, urban infrastructure, the health system and housing were the topics of good practices visited during the study tour accompanied by comprehensive training covering subject and methodological aspects as well as reflection and action planning sessions. More

Connective Cities has organised an expert information tour for the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MoHURD) in Berlin and the Munich region on the topic of “Energy Efficiency in the City.” More