Launch of EU-Australian Cities Cooperation

In the context of the IURC project, the city coordinators for the selected European and Australian pilot cities are invited to join an online launch of the EU-Australian cities cooperation on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, at 08:00-09:30 CET / 18:00-19:30 Canberra time).

Agenda

Moderation: Prof. Bruce Wilson, EU Centre of Excellence, RMIT, Melbourne and IURC Australasia Helpdesk Coordinator

• Welcoming by EUD: H.E. Dr. Michael Pulch, EU Ambassador to Australia (5 min)

• Introduction to international city-to-city cooperation by Dr. Ronald Hall, Senior Advisor, DG REGIO, EU Commission (10 min)

• Presentation round of the pilot cities (35 min)

a. EU cities (Barcelona, Florence, Hamburg, Madrid) – 5 min each city
b. Australian cities (Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne) – 5 min each city

• Feedback from the IURC Project Team (10 min)

a. Australia coordinator on the cities’ presentations: Prof. Bruce Wilson
b. IURC Team Coordinator on pathways for cooperation: Pablo Gándara

• Open discussion on possible topics of cooperation (20 min)

• Next steps and closing: (10 min)