Workshop 2026: Sustainable Futures Exchange (Kassel)

From 22 to 23 September 2026, the Department of Urban and Regional Economics at the University of Kassel welcomes international guests from the Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science for a two-day academic exchange. 

The workshop “Sustainable Regional Development & Energy Transition and Structural Change”, held as part of the Sustainable Futures Exchange 2026: Kassel–Shanghai, focuses on sustainable regional development, energy transition and structural change. 

The programme combines research presentations on regional development, innovation, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions with insights into research and transfer activities at the University of Kassel and visits to selected sites in Kassel.