As a result of the successful application in the topic of DUT 15-minute city, the Department of Urban Planning and Design (Faculty of Architecture, BME) will participate in the YouthMove15 project based on international cooperation between 2026-2028.

The YouthMove15 project aims to foster child-friendly 15-minute cities by critically repositioning them to reflect the unique needs, experiences, and rhythms of children and young people (CYP). The transdisciplinary consortium of 26 partners will use a mixed-methods methodology to diagnose the “desire-opportunity” gap in CYP’s mobility and social activities through surveys, spatial mapping, and mobile methods. It will integrate CYP’s voices by adapting, developing and testing innovative digital, narrative-based and playful methods; reposition schools and underused urban spaces as hubs for youth activity through co-creation; and develop interactive educational resources with a strong focus on inclusivity for underrepresented communities in Brussels, Budapest, Groningen, Lisbon, and Oxford. It will transfer knowledge via key outputs such as the YouthMove15 Toolkit, an international youth video competition, a school ambassador programme and the Young People’s Manifesto for the 15-minute City.

Project lead: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Project partners:

Belgium: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

United Kingdom: Oxford Brookes University (OBU), Oxfordshire County Council, SUSTRANS, make [REAL] Ltd., VU.CITY Limited

The Netherlands: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)

Hungary: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Urban Planning and Design, UFLab, Húsznegyven Association, Hungarian Cyclists’ Club

Portugal: Rés do Chão Cento e Dezanove Associação

keywords: Children’s Independent Mobility, Participatory urban planning, Analogue & Digital Tools, Placemaking, Health & wellbeing