Tag: regions

Webinar #19 IURC “Latin America: Final lessons from the Region-to-Region cooperation”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the webinar "IURC Latin America: Final lessons from the Region-to-Region cooperation”. The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LA) Programme on Thursday, November 23rd at 09:00 CST/ 16:00 CET. The webinar will have a duration of 75 minutes and offer simultaneous interpretation in English,...

The regions of North West (Romania) and Mendoza (Argentina) signed an important Memorandum of Understanding to continue their cooperation

Within the framework of IURC Latin America, the regions of North-West (Romania) and Mendoza (Argentina) had been cooperating on the improvement of regional innovation strategies, which have concluded in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the North-West Regional Development Agency (Romania) and the Government of Mendoza (Argentina). The MoU was legalized through an apostille on September 15th,...

IURC-LA & CITINOVA co-hosted an international encounter on circular economy solutions in Fortaleza in May 04-05

On May 4th and 5th, 2023, IURC Latin America co-hosted with the Municipality of Fortaleza and the Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (CITINOVA) the two-day event “Circular Economy & Waste Management: Toward more sustainable solutions for cities and regions” in Fortaleza, Brazil. The event is part of EU-Brazil circular economy roadshow, with events also taking place in Rio de...

IURC-LA participated in the Cities Forum with 20 delegates in Torino on March 16th-17th

20 delegates from 12 cities and 2 regions participated in the Cities Forum in Torino as part of the IURC Latin American delegation, taking place on March 16th and 17th, 2023. The Cities Forum brought together key urban stakeholders at European, ational, regional, and local levels who are committed to a green and just future of cities, and was organised...

A delegation from Cantabria (Spain) carried out its study visit in Chihuahua (Mexico) on March 13-15

As part of the cooperation activities between Cantabria (Spain) and the State of Chihuahua (Mexico), a delegation of 2 senior officials from Cantabria carried out their 3-day study visit in Chihuahua from March 13th to Marth 15th, 2023. Both regions cooperate to promote identification of investment priorities in specific S3 areas and share best practices on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and social...

Chihuahua (Mexico) welcomed members of the European Project Office from Cantabria (Spain) on March 13th

This March 13th, started the three-day study visit of two members of the European Project Office Government of Cantabria (Spain) in Chihuahua (Mexico), with the aim of developing their areas of interest such as health, education, entrepreneurship and innovation. They had the opportunity to participate in the first edition of the "Expo Talento Humano" of Chihuahua, as well as to...

Attica (Greece) welcomed a Delegation from Colima (Mexico) on February 16

The three-day study visit of the Colima (Mexico) delegation in Attica (Greece) begins, in order to share good practices in their respective areas of expertise such as tourism, logistics and ports. The Governor of the Region, Mr. George Patoulis, welcomed them, and they have also visited the Innovation Center of Attica Region (ICAR) and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and...

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...

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...

Webinar 10: Participatory Planning & Community Engagement: Towards More Socially Inclusive Cities

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the “Participatory Planning & Community Engagement: Towards More Socially Inclusive Cities” webinar. The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme on Monday, December 12th at 09:00 CDT/16:00 CEST. The webinar will have a duration of 60 minutes and offer simultaneous interpretation in...