We boost international twinning city partnerships and explore new ways of collaboration.
By supporting and connecting urban communities and cities, the Twin City Lab pushes the level of international exchange beyond current standards.
Our Services
In order to boost twinning city partnerships and enable urban communities, we provide these innovative instruments and services – for free:
Upcoming events
As our current project funding ended with 2021, right now there are no open calls and event announcements. We will be back soon. Stay tuned!
updates from the blog
Watch us! The Twin City Lab mission explained in DE, EN, RU, UA
We recorded a few short clips to introduce the Twin City Lab and our mission.In English, German, Russian and...
Our Mission
Most of the world's population lives in cities. By 2050, it will be nearly 70%. Cities have become the main...
Scouting in Karlsruhe
Last year Karlsruhe and Krasnodar - with a long and experienced twinning relationship since 1902 - applied...
About us
We are a team of passionate movers and shakers,
aiming to push forward intercultural exchange and urban development.
We believe that dynamic and vivid relationships are based on reliable networks and dedicated communities – and on your innovative ideas.
This is our core team:
Gregor Büning
Björn Müller-Bohlen
Alexandra Yeryemeyeva
Oleksandra Gnyp
Ivan Makarov
In 2019 we built the foundation for our Twin City Lab activities. We started with a Twin City BarCamp in Minsk for an exchange of best practices, development of new formats as well as screening and mapping the twin city landscape.
In 2020 we published our digital toolbox, to provide you with innovative projects, guides, tutorials and insights.
In 2021 the Twin City Lab continues its work, initially with a focus on Belarus, Germany, Russia and Ukraine – thanks to the support and funding by the Foreign Federal Office.