The participants were expected to have acquired improved knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Comprehension and use of relevant tools, techniques and processes to analyze the constantly changing complexity of urban areas
• A thorough understanding of the concept of sustainable urban development and the inter-relationships between the areas of climate change, local economic development, gender equality and youth, urban planning, and management and change within the urban context
• Understanding of the SymbioCity Approach, to support and foster sustainable urban
• Key knowledge and skills to support multi-stakeholder and multi-level change processes within public sector institutions concerned with urban development urban