Tag: urban

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...

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...

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...

IURC Latin America at 2nd IURC Annual Event in Brussels, Belgium

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIcxx7Z4Fjk[/embed] IURC Latin America delegates participated in the 2nd International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Annual Event, which took place on November 7th and 8th, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was supported by the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments and the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission. After two years of implementation, the IURC programme...

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...

Study Visit of Ancona in Guanajuato, Mexico, Oct 30 – Nov 2

Within the framework of the International Program for Urban and Regional Cooperation - IURC Latin America, financed by the European Union, a delegation of three officials from the Italian city of Ancona carried out a three-day study visit in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, between October 30th and November 2nd, 2022. During the last few months, both cities had been...

A delegation from North-East, Romania carried out its study visit in Atlántico, Colombia

As part of the cooperation activities between North-East (Romania) and Atlántico (Colombia), two officials from the North-East Regional Development Agency carried out their 3-day study visit in Atlántico from October 17th through October 19th, 2022. Both regions cooperate to identify investment opportunities based on S3 priority areas and share best practices on performing cluster management organizations to boost their economic...

A delegation from Ostrobothnia, Finland, begins a study visit to Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile

On Monday, November 7th, the region of Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic welcomed the delegation of the Ostrobothnia region, as part of the second phase of the International Urban Cooperation Programme, which aims to lead and develop a form of decentralized international cooperation in matters of regional innovation. This first day had the important participation of the regional government, led...

Webinar 9: “Gender & Planning: Towards more inclusive cities”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the "Gender & Planning: Towards more inclusive cities" webinar. 🗓️The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme on Monday, November 21st  at 09:00 CDT/16:00 CEST. The webinar will have a duration of 75 minutes and offer simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish, and Portuguese....