With the "Youth Participation" work area, the City of Aachen focuses on the participation of young Aachen residents. The aim is to promote their active participation in political and social decision-making processes, to incorporate their perspectives into urban development and to provide information about participation - in the district, at school, in public spaces or in urban decision-making processes.
The activities and offers are aimed at young Aacheners as well as multipliers from education, youth work and urban society.
These are the focal points of the work area:
Political education
The basis for all participation is a good understanding of political and municipal contexts. The department develops and publishes information and educational materials tailored to specific target groups - for example on local politics or municipal administration. Further information will be published here in August 2025.
Dialog & participation
The work area strengthens and expands existing and new offerings and participation formats that enable young Aachen residents to actively participate in municipal decision-making processes. The aim is to establish a continuous culture of participation. In addition to the direct exchange between young people, administration and politics, the focus is also on the concrete experience of democratic processes.
Participatory further development
Youth participation is understood as a learning process. Existing formats are reflected upon and further developed in regular exchange formats with youth groups, initiatives and stakeholders from administration, education and civil society.
Events and projects at a glance:
- Review: Future workshop "Pimp My Future!" (6 .- 8.11.2024 )
- Youth Forum (30.04.2025)
- District Youth Conference Aachen-Haaren (28.06.2025)
- Children's forum (9.07.2025)
- Information event on the local elections in Aachen (information to follow)
- Future workshop: Youth participation (information to follow)
- Educational materials on local politics and city administration in Aachen (information to follow)