Year: 2021

EU-New Zealand: IURC Cities participated at Sustainable Cities Dialogue

The Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand has launched a new seminar series entitled Policy Futures: EU-Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose is to deepen policy dialogue on issues of mutual relevance, such as climate action, digital policy and the future of multilateralism. The series will support exchanges between New Zealand and EU researchers, practitioners and decision-makers across government,...

EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation: Five Japanese Prefectures conduct their study visits to EU regions

From 04-10 June 2023, a delegation of Japanese prefectures conducted their study visits to Europe, with a total of 16 participants from five prefectures and the European Commission (DG REGIO and EUD Japan). The team composed of representatives from Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Oita Prefectures of Japan who were then split into various groups according to their interests in...

Greek Cities & Leh Strengthen Relations on Urban Issues

A 3-member delegation from the Greek cities of Trikala, Farkadona and Meteora visited the mountain city of Leh in India from 5–8 June, 2023 as part of the ongoing cooperation between the two regions. The focus of cooperation is urban planning, while the delegates shared their commonalities and challenges in terms of location, potential for tourism, funding, etc. The delegates...

A Model Cooperation Between Various Stakeholders on Flood Warning

A water-based city, Kochi has 48 km of waterfront development, a water transport system that converges with other modes of transport. Being a city that lies near sea level, any change in ocean levels will affect the city. The city faced one of the worst floods in 2019. Critical assets like main power substations and arterial roads were flooded. Flash...

Bangkok draws food policy inspiration from Milan

An 11-member delegation from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) visited Milan from 22-24 May for a cooperation dialogue with the Municipality of Milan, which includes the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Secretariat, to discuss cooperation progress and goals within the IURC programme. The 3-day event consisted of meetings, workshops and site visits in which the Bangkok delegates, led by...

Food Tech in the EU and Japan Webinar by EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation

The EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation Webinar webinar on Food Tech held on 24 May from 9:00-10:30 CEST aimed to introduce the respective initiatives of European regions and Japanese prefectures on food innovation. From this perspective, experiences, and support on food industry in regions in Europe and Japan were presented and discussed. The rationale of the webinar lays on the fact...

Cultivating Cultural Heritage and Sustainability : NCI/Bologna and Yangzhou Meeting on Green City Development

On May 26th, 2023, a productive working session to foster collaboration between NCI/Bologna and Yangzhou was conducted. The meeting provided a timely opportunity to discuss the progress made since the last gathering. Representatives from NCI/Bologna and Yangzhou presented updates on their respective efforts, discussed the plans for action towards the implementation of the joint Green Design Centre, and planned the...

Becoming the Gaming Industry Hub: Sisak Moslavina County and Chongqing Establish Cooperation for the Digital Economy

On May 19th, 2023, the IURC-China working session between delegates from Sisak Moslavina County and Chongqing was held for cooperation to enhance regional competitiveness through developing the gaming industry. Representatives from the Sisak – Moslavina County gave an overview of how the region achieved regeneration through the PISMO project and has become a video gaming hub of the Balkans. Sisak...

Webinar 16 “Smart Specialisation Strategies and Sustainability: a framework for reflection”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the webinar "Smart Specialisation Strategies and Sustainability: ​ a framework for reflection”. The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme on Tuesday, June 27th at 09:00 CDT/ 17:00 CEST. The webinar will have a duration of 75 minutes and offer simultaneous interpretation in...

Watch IURC’s LA Webinar #15 “15-minutes city: promoting sustainable mobility in Umea (Sweden) and Valencia (Spain)”

On May 17th, IURC Latin America held its webinar #15 "15-minutes city: promoting sustainable mobility in Umea (Sweden) and Valencia (Spain)". The webinar sought to explore the 15-minutes city model of planning, regarding its practical application and replicability and discussed case studies to illustrate its contribution to increasing accessibility to urban life and promoting active and sustainable mobility patterns. The...