ECL - AA Emerging City Lab

📍 BUCABUMA Scholarship Opportunity

The BUCABUMA Project (Building Capacity in Circular Natural Building Materials using Frugal Digital and Traditional Engineering Innovations) is a fully funded EU–Africa academic mobility programme advancing sustainable construction across Africa and Europe.

The programme brings together KNUST (Ghana), University of Nairobi (Kenya), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), and KIT (Germany) to strengthen skills in circular economy approaches, climate-resilient construction, and natural building materials such as bamboo, clay, and other locally available resources.

Through this scholarship, students and researchers gain access to international mobility, hands-on training, and collaborative research opportunities that combine traditional building knowledge with modern digital engineering tools.

📌📌 Start your application 👇
https://lnkd.in/e5UeNvqx

CALL FOR APPLICATION | STUDY EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Exciting opportunity for MSc and PhD students at Addis Ababa University – School of Built Environment!

Apply for the fully funded semester exchange program with Bauhaus University Weimar (Germany), supported by the European Union. Gain international exposure, expand your research, and engage with global academic networks.

Program Duration: October 2026 to February 2027
Available Positions: 1 MSc and 1 PhD (merit-based)
Application Deadline: April 21, 2026

Eligibility and requirements apply. Submit your application as a single PDF to: [email protected]

No application fee required.

we celebrated 10 years of ECL-AA with cherished friends, dear colleagues, and valued partners. The evening was made unforgettable by live music from the Emerging Music Laboratory. Here’s to a decade of success and many more to come!

Today, we successfully concluded the INUMO Expert Workshop at the Goethe-Institut Äthiopien, focusing on Digital Tools for a Sustainable Structure Plan.

The event brought together experts and participants for insightful keynote speeches, interactive discussions, hands-on exercises, and valuable networking opportunities.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making this workshop a success! Stay connected for more updates and future collaborations.

ECL - AA Emerging City Lab coordinated a student research excursion to Bishoftu city, Ethiopia from ; as part of INUMO project:

The student research trip to Bishoftu brought together a group of enthusiastic students from Bauhaus University Weimar and the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EiABC). With a common goal of exploring the research framework of Integrated Urban Mobility (INUMO), the students embarked on a transformative journey. Bishoftu, a vibrant city in Ethiopia, provided the perfect setting for this collaborative endeavor. Over the course of the trip, the students engaged in immersive fieldwork, observing and analyzing the urban mobility challenges faced by the local community. Through interviews, surveys, and data collection, they sought to understand the existing transportation infrastructure, identify key bottlenecks, and propose innovative solutions to enhance the overall mobility experience. This intercultural exchange not only broadened the students' perspectives but also fostered meaningful connections between different academic institutions and communities. Together, they envisioned a future where integrated urban mobility systems could enhance accessibility, sustainability, and quality of life for residents of Bishoftu and beyond.

You are warmly invited to an upcoming panel discussion on May 24 at 7 pm at TU Berlin or on Zoom:

ZOOM-link:

https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/j/64915401405?pwd=Q1R4bCtTUXpZMjdDUkJDNkNhUUtYdz09
Meeting-ID: 649 1540 1405
Kenncode: 537950
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There is also a crowdfunding going on to fund the book:

LINK to the Crowdfunding:
https://www.startnext.com/en/new-book-the-addis-ababa-house

PUBLIC LECTURE
By: Gareth Doherty (PhD.)
Associate professor of Landscape Architecture at Harvard Univeristy GSD

CRITICAL LANDSCAPES:
How landscape architecture can change the world and how the world can change landscape architecture

Wednesday, 19th April, 18:00 EAT
at the Swedish Pavilion, EiABC

PUBLIC LECTURE
By: Belilta Asfaw, Architect

A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Defining What It Really Means to be an Architect Today

Wednesday, 3rd April, 18:00 EAT
at the Swedish Pavilion, EiABC