Urban and regional planning community CEAT

The Communauté d’Études pour l’Aménagement du Territoire (CEAT) is a group of researchers whose works address questions related to the built environment from a multidisciplinary perspective, carrying therefore advanced research on spatial planning. Moreover, the Community’s objectives include teaching (Bachelor, Master and PhD students) and providing high level expertise services for public authorities. By focusing on the creation of synergies, CEAT favors collective, networked actions, aiming to promote the multiple connections between people, institutions, disciplines and the social space (“territories”), at different levels: local, regional, transnational and global.

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Farewell to Jiale Liang: A Year of Research and Collaboration at EPFL

— As his one-year academic journey at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) comes to an end, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to Jiale Liang, a visiting PhD student from Nanjing University, China, for his outstanding contributions to research and collaboration within the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), CEAT Lab.

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Andréanne's Journey into Climate Resilience

— For three months, Andréanne Laurin Fortier, a master’s student from the University of Trento (Italy), has been conducting research at EPFL’s Laboratory of Urban and Regional Planning (CEAT). Her work contributes to an ongoing project on Resilience and Adaptation in West Pokot, Kenya, exploring how local communities manage land, water, and livelihoods in the face of climate change.

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Report of the Symposium on Cities, Migration and Urban Integration

— The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) successfully organized a hybrid international symposium on the theme "Cities, Migration, and Urban Integration." This collaborative effort was part of the research project "Moroccan Cities and Migration," led by Jérôme Chenal and Nawal Benabdallah, PhD. The event brought together over 60 participants from 20 universities across 15 countries, fostering rich exchanges and paving the way for new collaborations in the fields of urban studies, migration, and integration.

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