Year: 2021

IURC China Bilateral Working Session on Sustainable Agri-Food System : Lazio Region – Zhengzhou City

On 29 September, delegates from Zhengzhou City (China) and Lazio region (Italy) participated in a bilateral working session to discuss potential cooperation on sustainable agri-food system. The delegates exchanged experiences and shared regulatory and technical knowledge, identified potential pilot projects focusing on food safety, urban and peri-urban agriculture, organic farming, and circularity in agriculture, aiming for resilience and responsiveness in...

Second Study Visit of Ha Tinh City, Da Lat City via IURC to Stuttgart Region, Metropolitan Capital City of Rome, Colleferro and Latina

10-14 October 2022 The IURC Asia & Australasia programme's partner cities from Vietnam, including Ha Tinh City and Da Lat City, just completed their second study visit to their EU counterparts, the Functional Area of the City of Colleferro and Latina (Italy) and the Stuttgart Region (Germany). The purpose of the study visit was to: strengthen cooperation between IURC pilot...

Brisbane study visit to Hamburg’s famed Wilhelmsburg quarter (IBA)

This week the Brisbane delegation visited Hamburg, its partner city for the IURC programme. Brisbane is the proud host of the 2032 Olympic games, and began their study tour today by visiting Hamburg’s Wilhelmsburg quarter, Europe’s largest populated river island, split by two branches of the Elbe.  Today’s tour focused on a visit to the grounds of the IBA Hamburg...

Webinar 8: “Urban Commons: experiences from Naples, Manaus, and Sao Paulo”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the ”Urban Commons: experiences from Naples, Manaus, and Sao Paulo” webinar. 🔗 Register now here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8716473783833/WN_oE2IcBN_Ssqr9DB4gdq46Q 🗓️The webinar is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme on Friday, October 28th at 09:00 CDT/16:00 CEST. The webinar will have a duration of 75 minutes and...

Opolskie Voivodeship – Tierra del Fuego Study Visit – September 30 to October 4, 2022

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 Tierra del Fuego carried out a study visit to the Opolskie Region (Poland) from Friday, September 30th to Tuesday, October 4th. During the study visit to Opolskie, Tierra del Fuego’s delegation had the...

Study Visit Mar del Plata – Genoa. September 29 to October 3, 2022

Within the framework of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Program (IURC Latinoamérica,), financed by the European Commission, a delegation from the Argentine city of Mar del Plata, visited the city of Genoa, Italy, from September 29 to October 3, 2022. The Mar del Plata delegation was composed of Santiago Bonifatti (Secretary of Government of the Municipality), Lucia Bonifatti and...

EU-China Cooperation in Education, Jobs & Skills: New Skills Agenda for Sustainability, Competitiveness, and Innovation

On 28th September, the IURC-China cooperation webinar on Education, Jobs, and Skills invited European and Chinese cities and regions in a collaborative and participatory environment to share best practices for achieving competitiveness and innovation, by enabling citizens through quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning to participate fully in society and manage successfully in the labour market transition. The...

Cities from EU, India & Asia Deliberate on the Assessment and Management of Local Air Quality in Cities

On 7 October 2022, a thematic event on Local Air Quality Assessment and Management in Cities was conducted by the EU-funded IURC Asia and Australasia within the IURC thematic network Urban and Regional Renewal and Social Cohesion. This event was directed towards city officials who are working  on local air quality issues. Officials from the Indian cities of Kanpur, Patna,...

Watch the video: IURC at IASP Seville

[embed]https://youtu.be/FxBkBCbyFkI[/embed] Link to video: https://youtu.be/FxBkBCbyFkI 24 delegates from Argentina, Finland, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, and Spain, met on September 26th-29th at the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) in Seville, Spain —hosted by Cartuja Science & Technology Park, Seville. On September 26th, IURC-LA organized a side event for delegates to be able to exchange...

Maia and Famalicão visit to Malaysia’s Penang Cities – Circular Economy and World Habitat Day 2022

A delegation from the Portuguese cities of Maia and Vila Nova de Famalicão held several work meetings in the Penang cities George Town and Seberang Perai from 11 to 16 September 2022. As a result of the mission, three MoUs were signed for cooperation on circular economy and waste management. The mission was reflected in a video launched by the...