Year: 2021

Study Visit Aurora, USA, in Bergamo and Rimini, Italy

20 - 24 June 2022 The cities of Bergamo and Rimini, Italy, and Aurora, USA, undertook their second study visit as part of the IURC program. Two delegates from each city visited Bergamo and Rimini for a week to continue their work on the agreed thematic areas of cooperation: Sustainable Urban Mobility Nature-Based Solutions Culture and Tourism On Monday, June 20th,...

Furthering the Cooperation between PMRDA and Karlsruhe

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), India is cooperating with the city of Karlsruhe in Germany via the EU-funded IURC Asia and Australasia programme. The 2 cities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing to work formulate a Centre of Excellence in Urban Planning concept and (as part of the parallel Karlsruhe-PMRDA cooperation) support the design of the Eco-Industrial...

Port Cities of Messina and Kochi Visualising Flood Early Warning in Cooperation with IURC

As a follow up to the exchange visit of Messina, Italy to Kochi, India in May 2022, Kochi visited Messina between 9-11 November 2022. Mr Alessi and Ms Briguglio of the Messina Municipality as well as Mr Karamanos from the EU-funded IURC Asia & Australasia programme guided the Kochi delegates through their entire exchange visit. The delegates were: Ms Sherline...

Regional Workshop for European, Asian and Australasian city experts in Brussels

More than 50 delegates from 26 EU cities and regions as well as from 6 cities from Australia (Brisbane), New Zealand (Christchurch), Japan (Nagoya), the Republic of Korea (Sejong) and India (Chennai, Kochi and Pune) met on 7 November 2022 in Brussels to exchange on the implementation of the IURC programme. The workshop provided the opportunity for cross-country cooperation among...

Regional Workshop for European, Asian and Australasian city experts in Brussels

More than 50 delegates from 26 EU cities and regions as well as from 6 cities from Australia (Brisbane), New Zealand (Christchurch), Japan (Nagoya), the Republic of Korea (Sejong) and India (Chennai, Kochi and Pune) met on 7 November 2022 in Brussels to exchange on the implementation of the IURC programme. The workshop provided the opportunity for cross-country cooperation among...

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...

IURC China Cooperation Webinar: Urban Renewal and Renovation Wave

In IURC cities, both in Europe and China, urban renewal has become the major approach to meet the increasing demand of residents for urban space and facilities without the expenses of large-scale demolition of existing buildings and urban fabric. Many neighbourhoods and buildings are in critical demand of renovation aiming for healthy environmental quality, energy & resource efficiency, and aesthetics...

A delegation from Naples, Italy carried out its study visit to Manaus, Brazil

As part of the cooperation activities between Naples (Italy) and Manaus (Brazil), a delegation of officials from the city of Naples carried out their study visit to the city of Manaus. During this 3-day study visit, the representatives of Naples were guided by the Manaus representatives through strategic locations: the first day started with a boat trip along the Negro...

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....