February 2026
In 2018, Yes We Camp and Ancoats launched the University Diploma “Espaces Communs” in collaboration with Université Gustave Eiffel. Nearly 200 professionals have already benefited from this comprehensive and immersive one-year programme.
Its objective is to transmit and further develop the skills required to create and manage open, productive, cultural, innovative, and community-oriented spaces, both in urban and rural contexts.
Over the 2026–2027 period, the project CLASS – Collective Learning Around Sustainable Spaces will support the development and testing of the “Espaces Communs” programme in Germany and Portugal. This initiative is based on a European co-construction approach, bringing together practitioners and higher education institutions. The project is funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, which promotes pedagogical innovation, transnational cooperation, and the recognition of skills at the European level.
With the support of Yes We Camp and Ancoats—who contribute their expertise in pedagogical design and practice-based training—the University of Tübingen (Germany) and the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon (Portugal) will each implement a 70-hour pilot programme tailored to their national contexts. These programmes will build on their respective strengths in social sciences, architecture, and urban planning, and will combine academic teaching, on-site immersions, collaborative project work, and European exchanges.
Université Gustave Eiffel will be responsible for the project’s evaluation, with the aim of analysing the outcomes of these experiments and laying the groundwork for the sustainable and recognised deployment of the programme at the European level.