Desk research and partners first-hand experience, confirm a need for innovative skills-based education that focus on sustainability. YSC strive to: 1. Improve knowledge about climate change and the technical, social and structural changes this imply for society at large and its citizen. 2. Facilitate peer exchange trough virtual Smart City communities 3. Highlight the skills prioritised by the fast-evolving labour market 4. Focus on student agency through STEM and skills-based learning