The Second IURC China Training Session “ZOOM-IN China: Regional Development” launched – International Urban and Regional Cooperation

On 5^th November 2021 the IURC China training session, Zoom-in China: Regional Development was hold through video conference. Through this session, more than 30 representatives from IURC participating cities and regions learned about the policy of regional development and the regional innovation in China.

Alexandra Lehmann, EU Delegation to China

The event was opened by Alexandra Lehmann from EU Delegation to China. She gave a brief review of EU´s urban and regional development policy and visioned EU´s global competitiveness and sustainable growth through inter-regional and transnational collaboration, for example in IURC China.

Qian Wang, Team Leader of IURC China Programme

Subsequently, WANG Qian, the Team Leader of IURC China gave a brief on the implementation of IURC China, from the first phase IUC (2016-2020) to the current phase IURC (2021-2023).

During the session, 2 topics were addressed: Strategies and Policies for Regional Development, and Regional Innovation in China. Top excellent academics from Peking University gave in-depth view on the above-mentioned issues.

Prof. XUE Ling, Director of Department of Urban and Regional Management, Peking University

The first speech was by Prof. XUE Ling, the Director of Department of Urban and Regional Management in the School of Government at Peking University. He gave a systematic overview on the regional development in China, particularly from land use policy and economic transformation perspectives. “The development of a large country like China is facing the dual objective of achieving spatial efficiency and regional balance,” he stated.

Assistant Professor LIU Lun, Department of Urban and Regional Management, Peking University

The second speech was presented by LIU Lun, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Management in the School of Government at Peking University. As the co-writer of EU-China Regional Innovation Joint Study, she articulated the mechanism and drivers of regional innovation in China, followed with the related case studies.

The training session provided the participating EU city and region delegates the scene-setting of regional development and regional innovation in China. It supported the participants on prospective EU-China regional policy dialogue and cooperation on innovative regional development. The session was moderated by Keru Feng from IURC China team.

Agenda

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01_XUE Ling_Brief Analysis on Regional Development Strategy and Regional Policy in China (to be uploaded)

02_Lun LIU_Regional Innovation and Policy Making

2021年11月5日，IURC-China培训系列 “感知中国：中国的区域发展”以视频会议方式举行。通过这次会议，来自IURC案例城市和区域的30多名代表了解到中国区域发展的政策和区域创新的机制。

活动由欧盟驻华代表团的李丽珊主持开幕。她简要回顾了欧盟城市和区域发展政策，并展望欧盟的全球竞争力和通过区域间及跨国合作实践可持续发展，例如通过中欧城市与区域发展合作项目IURC-China。

随后，IURC-China项目主任王倩简要地介绍了IURC China从第一期IUC（2016-2020）到本期（2021-2023）的执行情况。

会议触及了两个主题：区域发展的战略和政策，以及中国的区域创新。来自北京大学的资深学者就上述主题发表了深入的看法。

北京大学政府管理学院城市与区域管理系主任薛领教授首先发言。他系统地介绍了中国的区域发展，特别是从土地利用政策和经济转型的角度。他指出，像中国这样的大国发展时，始终面临着达成空间效率与区域平衡的双重目标。

北京大学政府管理学院城市与区域管理系刘伦助理教授随后发言。作为欧盟-中国区域创新联合研究报告的共同作者，她阐述了中国区域创新的机制和驱动力，并展示了相关的案例研究。

此次培训除了为与会的欧盟城市和区域代表提供了中国区域发展和区域创新的背景，也为与会者提供了前瞻性的欧盟-中国区域政策对话和区域创新发展合作的支持。本次会议由IURC-China项目副主任冯恪如主持。

议程

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01_XUE Ling_Brief Analysis on Regional Development Strategy and Regional Policy in China (to be uploaded)

02_Lun LIU_Regional Innovation and Policy Making