Every city is unique, with its geographical location, population composition, culture and history. But urbanisation is taking place at an increasing pace all over the world, and the challenges that come with it tend to be similar. The solutions, on the other hand, are diverse and therefore worth studying.
City governments often have the same balancing act: economic growth versus social policy, modernisation and preservation of identity, new construction and nature conservation, to name a few. How do you ensure that a city develops while benefiting residents?
There is joint presentation and writing, on publications and proposals, and networks are forged here for life.'
Anthropologist Bart Barendregt, coordinator of the Academy on the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus side, describes the Academy as 'the perfect pressure cooker in which co-creation becomes a reality within a time frame of only a few days and with often young Indonesian colleagues. There is joint presentation and writing, on publications and proposals, and networks are forged here for life.'
Exchange through scientific programmes is important for South Tangerang
From the Academy, a delegation of researchers was received this week by the city government of South Tangerang, Java, Indonesia. Mayor Benyamin Davnie said he attached great importance to knowledge exchange: 'I welcome the universities' attention to our cultural heritage. Exchange through scientific programmes is important for South Tangerang, which is currently developing rapidly.'
From the city administration, a visit was also arranged to the Benteng Cina heritage museum, the medical robotics at Bintaro hospital and Situ Gintung reservoir.
Even though the scale on which everything happens here is of a different order, we can learn from each other.'
Wim van den Doel, dean of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universties: 'The city council named themes such as the well-being of local communities, environmental health, innovations and digitalisation as important for the future of South Tangerang. And even though the scale on which everything happens here is of a different order, these are similar issues that are also at play in cities like The Hague and Rotterdam. So we can learn from each other.'The themes of this year's BRIN-LDE Academy are AI and the Digital Economy, Postcolonial Heritage and Language Politics and Human-Environment Relations in the City and will take place from 23 to 27 October 2023.
Quotes taken in part from this post on kabartangerang.com
