The NEB Academy is evolving into the innovation engine of the NEB, developing connections, tools, and instruments to ensure that knowledge produced is channelled towards skilling activities, capacity-building, and applied innovation. This panel will introduce the new scope and objectives of the NEB Academy, considering how to channel research into skills, skills into experimentation, and experimentation into scalable innovation.

Venue

Brussels, June 11th 2026, 12:15-13:15 | Art & History Museum, Parc du Cinquantenaire | Co-hosted by the University of Primorska and InnovaWood

Programme

Welcome & Interactive Opening

Florence Kuijl, InnovaWood

The NEBA Alliance: Building a European Network of Training Hubs

Andreja Kutnar, University of Primorska, coordinator of the NEBA Alliance | Presentation of the NEBA Alliance vision, achievements, and future ambitions

NEBA North Hub: Co-Creating the NEB Across Estonia, Finland and Sweden

Sille Pihlak, EKA | Insights into regional collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and cross-border approaches to implementing the New European Bauhaus in Northern Europe.

Teaching the NEB to Architecture Students in Poland

Anetta Kepczynska-Walczak & Bartosz Walczak, Lodz University of Technology | Experiences and methodologies for integrating NEB principles into architectural education and design thinking.

The NEBA Alliance Open Platform: Connecting Knowledge, Training and Communities

Frank van der Hoeven, TU Delft | The NEBA Alliance open platform for training materials and its role in supporting collaboration, learning opportunities, and knowledge exchange.

Train-the-trainer concepts and learning materials in VET education (eLABoration Wood)

Stefan Leitner, Holzbau Austria | Lessons learnt from training pilots and elaborationwood.at

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

Key takeaways and announcement and open call for hosting the 2nd NEB Academy Conference – Andreja Kutnar