Call for applications: Cross-Creathon Paris-Eindhoven 2021. Creathons can be described as ‘creative marathons’ or interactive workshops that bring together talented students and young professionals residing in France and the Netherlands, from different backgrounds and fields of study. The participants of the Creathon work together to deliver innovative solutions, projects or prototypes, related to a pre-formulated topic. Click here for more information about previous Creathons.

Summary 

Paris and Eindhoven appear among Europe’s most prominent creative design hubs with a rich heritage of design traditions and innovations highlighted by the yearly Paris Design Week and Dutch Design Week , official partners of this Creathon. Urban design will be at the heart of this year’s bilateral Cross-Creathon reuniting Paris and Eindhoven on the question of how urban design has impacted our lives and our living together during and after the Covid pandemic.

This Creathon aims to find innovative answers to these current socio-ecological challenges. During the Creathon you will be asked to form small groups and to work collectively on sustainable and social urban design solutions, which can either have a physical palpable or an intangible component. This resonates with the idea that you can mobilize design to conceive objects, but also to change mindsets. Extensive recycling and upcycling of urban materials, inclusive public spaces and popularising the use of urban design are examples of social and sustainable urban design approaches.

Two experts from both cities will be coaching you during the working sessions related to design, public health, waste reduction and sustainability. Each team will be composed of four participants, including at least one participant from France and one from the Netherlands. 20 spots are available for ten participants from each metropolitan region.

Costs and Participation

The organisers will cover the costs of transportation (travel between France and the Netherlands and vice versa + public transport/biking (if possible) on-site), accommodation (two nights in a hotel for non-Paris residents and two nights in a hotel in Eindhoven for non-Eindhoven residents) and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner for both stages of the programme). You are responsible for the costs of any other expenses yourselves.

The organisers will cover the costs of transportation (travel between France and the Netherlands and vice versa + public transport/biking (if possible) on-site), accommodation (two nights in a hotel for non-Paris residents and two nights in a hotel in Eindhoven for non-Eindhoven residents) and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner for both stages of the programme). You are responsible for the costs of any other expenses yourselves.

Eligibility

• Cross-Creathon Paris-Eindhoven is open to Bachelor/Master/PDEng/PhD student and young proefessionals aged betweeen 18 and 30 years old and residing in the Paris region (IIe-de-France) or in the Netherlands, though specifically working or studying in the region of Eindhoven, can apply for this event.
• International students are also welcome.
• The working sessions will be in English.

Application

In order to apply for Cross-Creathon Paris-Eindhoven, applicants must send their application and CV as a single PDF to Vicky Weits and Lex Kuil via [email protected] and [email protected]

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