LUBLIN

EUniverCities

About Lublin

Biggest city in Eastern Poland

Biggest academic centrein Eastern Poland

Dynamically developing economy - leader of infrastructural investment expenses

Finalist of the European Capital of Culture Contest in 2011

Demographics

350 000 Population of Lublin

715 000 Population of Lublin Metropolitan Area

66% Population at working age

21% Population with higher education

52% Population under 40

80 000 Number of students yearly

20 000 Number of graduates yearly

13 000 Number of students in technical secondary schools

10.5% Unemployment rate as of March 2013

Location of Lublin

Distances :

82 km – border crossing with Ukraine

165 km – border crossing with Belarus

264 km – border crossing with Slovakia

160 km – Warsaw, the capital of Poland

The EUniverCities project wants to address the urban challenges in and around ten medium-sized European cities which share a common interest in developing and strengthening the co-operation between the city and university.

Challenges in Lublin: financial crisis urban development unemployment rate decreasing population decline brain drain

Cities and universities increasingly realise that they can benefit both from more strategic and effective forms of co-operation.

Challenges:

Visualisation of a rebuilt seat of Veterinary Medicine Faculty

Expected results:

In addition to an initial Baseline Study,describing every city’s challenges and points of departure for improvement, the URBACT project will deliver more outputs: per city a Peer Review report with recommendations, factsheets, two case studies on the role of students and on partnership for placemaking, two Politicians’ Meetings, communicationitems and a final report. The project should help in shaping concrete solutions and finding the necessary funding.

Local Support Group and expected results in Lublin:

50 members – representing over 10 stakeholders work together in order to exchange knowledge, experience to each other

meetings helds since the beginning of February 2013

divided into 3 subgroups (October 10, 2013)

3 thematic groups :

1) How to keep and attract talents in Lublin

2) Urban issues – City - University

3) System of cooperation between universities and municipality

Peer Review Lublin (end of February)

Local Action Plan (end of April)

Thank you for your attention!See you in Peer review in Lublin in February !