LED2LEAP Intensive Programme Miskolc 2021

Introduction

The first LED2LEAP intensive program will be held in the North East region of Hungary, in Miskolc, the 4th biggest city of the country. Participants there will have the opportunity to apply through practice the methods and tools they’ve learned during the online course. The intensive program will be held in the end of Summer 2021 in two locations: the dr Ámbédkar School and the Martin Luther King Dormitory. Miskolc has a significant Roma community and the school program is mainly focusing on this local group to provide another chance to break out from the general poverty they are in still today. Participants of this intensive program will have the opportunity to meet the school community and other stakeholder groups and work together on creating a more supportive, healthier, and inspiring environment for the youth and also for the local community.

Story of the School and the Dorm

Dr Ámbédkar School was established in 2007 in Sajókaza with the help and support of the Indian Jai Bhim Community. The aim of the school is to open up the possibility of further education in communities where the proportion of graduates does not reach 1%. With the help of the many local, national and international organisations and foundations, 113 adults have completed their primary school education and 114 people have taken their graduating exam in a given subject in the past 13 years. In 2018, funding from the Hungarian Government made possible the establishment of the Martin Luther King Dormitory, which closely assists the work of the school. During the dorm’s inauguration ceremony, Félix Farkas, the Parliamentary Roma Nationalist Spokesman, cut the ribbon. The financial background of the school and the dormitory is still not stable. They regularly receive donations but it is really hard to develop their environment in an efficient way from donations. The school and dorm are located 2.3 km away from each other.

Website of the school: http://www.ambedkar.eu/

Location of dr Ámbédkar School and the Martin Luther King Dormitory in Miskolc

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Landscape challenge in Miskolc

During our intensive programme, the following questions will guide our process:

• How might a democratic project in the school help the whole community?
• How might a school become a catalyst for the community?
• How might we support a disadvantaged community without intervening too much?
• What kind of interventions could create better circumstances for learning?
• How might we increase safety and security in the neighbourhood?
• How might we create a better connection between the school facilities?
• How might the school influence the surrounding public spaces?
• How could the learning environment effect the future of these young people?

How can I participate?

• First day: Sunday, 26th of August 2021
• Last day: Monday, 4th of September, Tuesday, 5th of September is a travel day back home.

Applications to the Summer Workshop in Miskolc, Hungary - Summer 2021, can be submitted together with the registration to the LED online seminar: >>>Register online

While the online seminar is open to anyone who is interested, only enrolled students of the LED2LEAP partner universities are eligible for receiving a travel grant for attending the Miskolc workshop.

LED2LEAP Partner Institutions are: LE:NOTRE Institute (coordinating institution) an international foundation based in Wageningen, Netherlands

• Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany
• Hungarian University of Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty of Landscape Architecture - Budapest, Hungary
• KulturActiv an NGO - Budapest, Hungary
• University of Bologna Department of Architecture - Bologna, Italy
• ETABETA an NGO Bologna, Italy
• SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Uppsala, Sweden

However, a limited number of participants will be able to attend on a self-funded basis. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity.