Category: News from IURC

Study Visit of Attica (Greece) in Colima (Mexico), Nov-Dec 2022

As part of the cooperation activities between the regions of Attica (Greece) and Colima (Mexico), two officials from the Innovation Center of Attica Region carried out a 3-day study visit in Colima from November 30th through December 2nd, 2022. Both regions are cooperating to explore opportunities to position tourism as an economic engine in a post-covid context. Through the implementation...

Watch IURC LA’s webinar #10, on ‘Participatory Planning and Community Engagement’

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OKvA_S_7VA[/embed] On 12 December 2022, IURC Latin America held its tenth webinar on "Participatory Planning and Community Engagement". The event brought together international experts from Italy and Chile to discuss the role of participatory planning processes and how they build trust between the public, private and civil society sectors, as well as the people involved. The webinar started with the...

Read the fascinating blog of Ostrobothnia’s experience in learning about renewable energy in their just finalized visit to Magallanes

"Living at the edge of the world is truly concretized once you get the chance to travel to the other side. This experience was made tangible during the first week of November 2022, when I had the chance to travel to the city of Punta Arenas in Magallanes, the region closest connected to the Antarctic parts of Chile." "I was...

Mendoza – North West Development Region Study Visit –November 30th to December 2nd 2022

As part of the cooperation activities between the Province of Mendoza (Argentina) and the North-West Development Region (Romania), a delegation of two government officials from North-West carried out a study visit to Mendoza province (Argentina) from Wednesday, November 30th to Friday, December 2nd. During the study visit to Mendoza, the North-West delegation had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the...

Spanish city delegates’ study mission to Christchurch, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Delegates from the Spanish cities of Málaga and Vitoria Gasteiz visited the New Zealand city of Christchurch to deepen pilot project cooperation in the fields of climate resilience, open innovation and citizens' engagement. The mission aimed at deepening the results obtained during the preparatory online meetings as well as during the study visit of Christchurch to Málaga and Vitoria-Gasteiz in...

Busan and Rotterdam consolidate concrete partnership with a second study visit

Supported by the European Union's IURC programme, Busan and Rotterdam conducted the second study visit in Rotterdam between 5-9 December 2022. The visit focused on the areas identified during the study visit undertaken by Rotterdam delegates to Busan in July 2022. Delegates from both cities were able to fill their activity plan with concrete steps to be undertaken in the...

Seberang Perai’s study visit to Portuguese cities of Vila Nova de Famalicão and Maia

The IURC Asia-Australasia organised its fifth and final EU-Malaysia study visit to the Portuguese cities of Vila Nova de Famalicão and Maia between 24-28 October 2022. The Seberang Perai City Council delegation comprised of Mr. Chew Eng Seng, Local 21 Agenda officer (IURC key focal point) and Madam Amira Ahmad, Head of Assistant Director, Community Affairs Department together with Ms....

A delegation from Opolskie, Poland carried out its study visit in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

As part of the cooperation activities between the Province of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) and the Opolskie Voivodeship Region (Poland), a delegation of three government officials from Opolskie carried out a study visit to Tierra del Fuego province (Argentina) from Monday, November 14th to Wednesday, November 16th. During the study visit to Tierra del Fuego, Opolskie’s delegation had the opportunity to...

EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation: Six EU Regions conducted the First Study Visit to Japan

From 13-19 November, the team of the EU regions conducted a study visit to Japan, with a total of 24 participants from six EU regions and the European Commission (DG REGIO and EUD Japan). The team composed of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (France), Basque Country (Spain), Catalonia (Spain), Emilia Romagna (Italy), Ljubljana Urban Region (Slovenia) and Val d’Oise (France); and Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka,...