Scientific Coordinator

Stefania Ragozino

Objectives and contents

PS-U-GO will implement Urban Living Labs (ULLs) as educational spaces involving stakeholders from the quadruple helix to experiment and test ideas and solutions to urban challenges. The ambition of the project is to enable place-based civic participation to address issues of public concern in respect to common values. The aim is to equip students with advanced participatory and soft skills for sustainable urban governance through innovative education, set in real-life environments.

The project will review and map existing ULL methodologies and participatory approaches to establish a pedagogic framework of situated learning and a strategy for co-creation. Online and in-person training will prepare the students to take part in their local ULLs, implemented in four cities, Cottbus (Germany), Napoli (Italy), Nicosia (Cyprus) e Palermo (Italy).

Key results will be the co-creation of urban solutions and interventions in four ULLs, and the development of advanced participatory and soft skills of students and other stakeholders. Outputs include a framework for situated learning in ULLs, a co-creation handbook, context-sensitive ULL methodologies, an online manual for participatory skills and a booklet for each ULL.

Project Highlights

Politics of Hope for the Enjoyment of the Sea | 6-7 November 2025 | Naples

PS-U-GO ULL Naples – Validation Workshop on the Information System for Enhancing Access to Naples’ Free, Clean, and Public Coastal Areas | 10 October 2025 | Naples

Collective learning: CNR IRISS brings the PS-U-GO Urban Living Lab Naples to European Researchers’ Night | 26 September 2025 | Naples

The PS-U-GO project at the “EMD in My Country 2025” event — Waves of Innovation: Science, Fishing and the Future of the Sea | 30 May 2025 | Naples

Participatory skills and knowledge co-creation: fieldwork and second training event in Naples for “PS-U-GO Project | 7 May 2025 | Naples

Read the Manifesto of the PS-U-GO ULL Naples | Discover more

PS-U-GO Training Event Naples: a participatory exploration of Urban Living Labs and Commons | 9-11 April 2025 | Naples

National Conference “They Are All Public Beaches” | 29  March 2025 | Naples

PS-U-GO ULL Naples — Towards a Manifesto | 15  March 2025 | Naples

PS-U-GO ULL Naples: Common Issues | 28 February 2025 | Naples

News A Call for Students to Participate in the Naples “Urban Living Lab” | 21 January 2025

Enriching Lives, Opening Minds: the role of the CNR DSU within the Erasmus+ funding program | 14 December 2024 | Rome

Advancing urban sustainable development through innovative education. First Training Event of the Erasmus+ project PS-U-GO | 25-27 September 2024 | Bruxelles

New project started! Education in Living Labs: Participatory Skills for sustainable Urban Governance (PS-U-GO) | 16 January  2024 | online

Research Group IRISS

Maria Cerreta Gabriella Esposito Stefania Oppido Maria Patrizia Vittoria

Collaborations

University of Cyprus, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Social Fringe: Interesting Untold Stories, Palermo Urban Solution Hub, Urban Foxes.

Featured scientific publications

In progress

Duration

Start 2023 | End 2026

Amount and source of financing

Totale finanziamento: 400.000,00 €. Quota CNR IRISS 62.664,00 € – The Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong Learning Programmes, National Agency CY01.

Administrative reference

European Programme Erasmus+, Call: 2023 — EAC/A10/2022.

Administrative manager

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More info:

https://www.psugo.eu