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IURC Korea Kick-off: Strengthening EU–Korea Urban and Regional Cooperation

The IURC programme launched its first exciting kick-off meeting in Korea with delegations from Seoul Metropolitan Government, City of Jeonju, Incheon Metropolitan City, Jeollanam-do Provincial Government, Chungcheongnam-do Province, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. All 6 Korean cities and regions shared their commitment and ambitions towards expanding partnership with EU partners in sustainable urban development and regional innovation field. At the IURC...

Strategic Partnerships forged at the 14th Mayors Forum of the World Cities Summit 2025 (2 to 4 July in Vienna)

The International Urban and Regional Cooperation Asia & Australasia (IURC AA) accepted the invitation by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), to join as a strategic partner at the 14th Mayors Forum of the World Cities Summit 2025 (a flagship component of the World Cities Summit (WCS)) in Vienna, Austria from 2 to 4...

Official Launch of the IURC Asia and Australasia Initiative Held at Expo 2025 Osaka (Hybrid Event)

Group pictureOpening remarks by DG REGIOOpening remarks by FPIOpening remarks by Osaka PrefectureOpening remarks by Catalonian Minister Duch Panel discussionPanel discussionPanel discussion Over 150 participants joined the virtual Hybrid Launch of the IURC Asia and Australasia (AA) at the EU Pavilion on the occasion of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, on 28 May 2025. The event provided an opportunity to...

Register: Hybrid Launch of the IURC AA on 28/05/2025

IURC Hybrid Seminar to Spotlight Global Urban and Regional Cooperation at the Expo 2025 Osaka We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming seminar: “European Union, Asia and Australasia: Building Partnerships Between Cities and Regions” Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025Time: 08:00 – 10:00 CEST (15:00 – 17:00 local time in Japan)Venue: Online (Zoom) – Hybrid event at the EU...

Thematic Webinar Series – Closing Modules

Thematic Webinar Series - Closing Modules Monday 11 December - 22 December 2023 08:00 am Brussels time (CET) Venue: Online (Zoom link will be sent after registration) The IURC Asia and Australasia team will be running a series of thematic webinars dealing with: EU Funding: Opportunities for possible pilot / follow-up actions Tactical Urbanism – Deep Dive and Pilot Actions Smart...

EU-Thailand Heritage Highlighted

The history and shared cultural heritage of the EU-Thailand relations are reflected in the video "EU Urban Heritage", which is now available on the Facebook page of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Thailand. The video includes contributions by the Ambassador of the European Union to Thailand - H.E. Mr. Pirkka Tapiola - as well as from the...

Vietnam

IURC Asia & Australasia Partner Country: Vietnam Country Description With a population of 95 million people, living in 64 provinces and 5 cities with a total area of 329,314 km2, Vietnam is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. During recent decades, cities in Vietnam became the engines of economic development, and rapid urbanisation has been the...

Thailand

IURC Asia & Australasia Partner Country: Thailand Country Description Thailand is not only undergoing rapid urbanisation but is also implementing various policies to tap urbanism for economic growth and promote sustainability. Until the second half of the 20th century, it was primarily an agricultural country. However, since the 1960s increasing numbers of people have moved to Bangkok and to other...

Malaysia

IURC Asia & Australasia Partner Country: Malaysia Country Description Malaysia has 32.73 million inhabitants (Department of Statistics, Q4, 2020) and surface of about 330,000 km² (a bit smaller than Germany). As a federation, it is divided between the federal and the state governments. It consists of 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia, 2 states on the island of Borneo and 3...

Republic of Korea

IURC Asia & Australasia Partner Country: Republic of Korea Country Description Over the past years under a green growth strategy, different authorities have launched a number of initiatives on urbanisation, including green and smart city projects, eco-friendly energy towns and others. For instance, a number of ministries organised competitions and trial projects to partner with local governments to establish and...