On 30 January 2026, the Vice-Governor of Phnom Penh, H.E. Vannak Senk, signed a so-called Project Implementation Agreement with the Build4People consortium lead, the University of Hildesheim. After previous agreements with Cambodia’s largest university, the Royal University of Phnom Penh, the Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, and the Cambodian Institute of…
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The Build4People project is very happy about a joint publication at the Cambodia Journal of Basic and Applied Research. The leading author is Dr. Bunleng Se from the Department of Geography and Land Management at Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) with contributions from further Build4People team members. This publication…
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Build4People is very happy about the continued infusion of its transformative approaches into the Master Program in Urban and Regional Planning at Royal University of Agriculture. Prof. Dr. Tep Makathy, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia and Director of the Cambodian Institute…
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Build4People is very much thrilled to announce the publication of a key component of the B4P Transformation Toolbox, the Neighbourhood Evaluation Criteria, both in English and in Khmer language. This is the first tool available in Cambodia 🇰🇭 to measure sustainability of urban neighborhoods. For example, its application enables state…
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The festive season is upon us, and we at Build4People are also getting readyfor the holidays. We will be taking a short break over the coming daysto enjoy this special time with our loved ones. 🌟 Here’s to a successful and peaceful New Year! 🌟 Stay healthy and enjoy the festive season.…
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Feel warmly invited to have a look at the most recent Build4People video clips documenting select key activities of our Build4People team during our mission to Phnom Penh, Cambodia 🇰🇭 in December 2025. Documentation of Build4People Transformation Workshop “Citizen Science Tools”, RUPP, 02 Dec 2025: https://youtu.be/QL4d5sdAvW8 🚀 Build4People lecture and…
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On 18 December 2025, the Build4People team members Rolf Messerschmidt and Marcelo Rivera from Eble Messerschmidt Partner met with Anja Jannack and Sebastian Wiesenhütter from the Laboratory of Knowledge Architecture at TU Dresden to discuss digitalization approaches of the B4P Transformation Toolbox. During the meeting ideas were collected to develop…
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On 12 December 2025, Dr. Tep Makathy, Director of the Cambodian Institute of Urban Studies (CIUS) got invited to represent Build4People at the recent 1st National Policy Workshop on Nature-based Solutions in Cambodia at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Phnom Penh. During a session moderated…
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On 04 December 2025, there was the official launching of the Build4People Implementation phase (2025-2027). This took place at the newly founded Phnom Penh Smart City Hub within the compound of Cambodia’s capital city most historical and iconic landmark, Wat Phnom. The Phnom Penh Smart City Hub is managed by…
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It has been a great honour for the whole Build4People team to get invited for a lunch meeting at the residence of the German Ambassador, H.E. Stefan Messerer, in Phnom Penh. Together with our local cooperation partners from Phnom Penh City Hall, Peng Huoth Group, OCIC, the Cambodian Institute for…
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