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IURC-China Pilot Cities Won Awards in Yangzhou International Horticultural Expo!
Rome, Nuovo Circondario Imolese of Bologna, and Barcelona, who participated in the Yangzhou IHE last year, have won respectively the Golden, Silver and Bronze awards for Outdoor International Gardens. Whereas…
IURC experts in India underscore importance of multi-stakeholder engagement
Our urban development experts in India, Prachi Merchant, Ansu Susan Alexander, Ashish Verma and Panagiotis Karamanos published an article in the Shashwat journal discussing the significance of the IURC programme’s emphasis on the quadruple helix approach,…
IURC Annual Event – Highlights
“This is a make-or-break decade” for climate change and the just transition, so said Normunds Popens, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s DG REGIO as he opened the International Urban…
Cities Learning from Cities: The Success of IURC North America’s Second Phase
In 2021, the second phase of the IURC North America (IURC NA) program was launched, marking a significant milestone in the collaborative effort towards sustainable urban development. The IURC NA…
Synergies and Partnership for Sustainable Development: EU-China Urban and Regional Cooperation
IURC- China facilitated both EU and Chinese cities and regions for their commitment to sustainable goals like Agenda 2030 (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda. It enhanced cities and regions´…
City resilience at the forefront of EU-India city partnerships
The International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Programme was formally launched in India in February 2022 and worked with 14 Indian cities and 9 European cities, through 9 city pairings…
Professional Certification with Laboratory and Workshops: Green Design and Nature-based Solutions
MELAKARIVER FLOWS INTO STANTERNO RIVER: MEETING OF MINDS OF TWO IURC CITIES The Melaka Historic City Council officials (see attached profiles) have completed Phase 1 of the certification course (see…
New Plymouth (New Zealand) Delegation visited Vilnius (Lithuania)
Led by Deputy Mayor David Bublitz, a delegation from New Plymouth District Council and affiliated institutions visited counterparts in Vilnius to exchange views about energy transition, climate action and smart city…
Official Launching of Seberang Perai City Council’s Second Pilot Project “Eco-School Vocational Training Programme” at Valdor Secondary School, Seberang Perai
Today is the opening ceremony of the Eco School Vocational Training Programme at Valdor Secondary School, Seberang Perai. It was officially launched by YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow, the Chief…
Call for Companies to enter the Joint Open Innovation Online Pitches on New Energy Technologies and/or Hydrogen
Companies (large, middle-sized or SME) from our IURC partner cities of Essen (Germany), Grenoble-Alpes Metropole (France), Toyota or Koriyama (Japan), looking for solutions on new energy technologies and/or hydrogen to…
Nurturing Start-ups and Driving Innovation in Gwalior and Leuven via Joint Actions
As part of the cooperation between Gwalior, India and Leuven, Belgium, Leuven MindGate and the Flanders Business School co-funded with IURC the participation of 3 Gwalior start-up representatives and a…
A Case of Mutual Enrichment between an Indian and European City
A three-member delegation from Alto Minho, Portugal visited Jamshedpur, India from 18 – 21 April, 2023 as part of the ongoing cooperation between the Intermunicipal Council of Alto Minho (CIM Alto…
NCI Bologna and Yangzhou Met to Prepare for Green Design Centre and Academic Cooperations
On 13th December 2022, officials from Nuovo Circondario Imolese of Bologna (Italy) and Yangzhou (China) participated in an online working session to develop substantive cooperation areas between the cities. NCI,…
IURC-China Team Visits Bari, Italy
IURC-China team made a fruitful study visit to the city of Bari on 28-29 November 2022. The technical visits aimed at meeting the key mayor´s administration and technical staff, understanding…
IURC China Lazio Region – Zhengzhou City 2nd Working Session
On 03rd November, the Lazio region (Italy) and Zhengzhou city (China) undertook the second follow-up meeting as part of the IURC-China cooperation working sessions in Sustainable Agriculture and Agri-Food System.…
IURC Annual Event Brings IURC-China Cities and Regions Closer Together towards Cooperative Leadership
On the 7th and 8th of November, IURC-China city and region representatives met in Brussels at the IURC Annual Event 2022. The delegates exchanged their urban/regional development experiences, found solutions…
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…
IURC China Cooperation Webinar: Urban Planning and Design for Inclusive, Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Cities
The sustainability, productivity and resilience of urban systems heavily depend on transformation through urban planning and design, with the interaction of different stakeholders, allowing for reliable and forward-thinking collaboration among…
Webinar 14. “Repair, Recycle, Re-use: International experiences on the upcycling of electronic waste”
We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the webinar “Repair, Recycle, Re-use: International experiences on the upcycling of electronic waste”. The event is organized by the…
IURC-LA participated in the Cities Forum with 20 delegates in Torino on March 16th-17th
20 delegates from 12 cities and 2 regions participated in the Cities Forum in Torino as part of the IURC Latin American delegation, taking place on March 16th and 17th,…
Watch IURC’s LA Webbinar #13 “Right to Green: Building parks through Community Engagement. Case Studies from Barranquilla, Essen, and Fortaleza”
On March 22nd, IURC Latin America held its webinar #13 “Right to Green: Building parks through Community Engagement. Case Studies from Barranquilla, Essen, and Fortaleza”. The webinar sought to open…
A delegation from Cantabria (Spain) carried out its study visit in Chihuahua (Mexico) on March 13-15
As part of the cooperation activities between Cantabria (Spain) and the State of Chihuahua (Mexico), a delegation of 2 senior officials from Cantabria carried out their 3-day study visit in…
Magallanes (Chile) carried out a Study Visit in Ostrobothnia (Finland) in March 20-22, 2023
As part of the cooperation activities between the Region of Magallanes (Chile) and the Region of Ostrobothnia (Finland), a delegation of two government officials and a sectoral expert from Magallanes…
Ostrobothnia (Finland) welcomed senior officials from Magallanes (Chile) on March 20
On March 20 Ostrobothnia (Finland) welcomed two senior officials from Magallanes (Chile) as part of the cooperation between the two regions with the objective of sharing knowledge and identifying areas…
Study visit Pittsburgh, USA in Dortmund, Germany
2 – 4 May 2022 The cities of Pittsburgh, USA, and Dortmund, Germany, held their first study visit in Dortmund from May 2-4, 2022, to share experiences around the following…
Study Visit Metropolis GZM, Poland in Metropolitan Kansas City, USA
4-6 April 2022 The first study visit from Metropolis GZM, Poland, and Metropolitan Kansas City, USA, took place from April 4-6, 2022. They focused on the following Joint Areas of…
Innovative Local Economic Development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aig3F87FVvE Our webinar series on Education, Jobs, and Skills involve IURC-NA cities and key stakeholders in a peer-to-peer learning environment to discuss and share challenges and best practices to build…
Study Visit Dortmund, Germany in Pittsburgh, USA
Study Visit Dates: 4 – 6 April 2022 One of the highlights of the city-to-city cooperation process is the learning experience in the field when the IURC programme directly organises…
Study Visit Mannheim, Germany in Windsor, Canada
Study Visit Dates: 4 – 6 April 2022 The first study visit between Windsor, Canada, and Mannheim, Germany, focused on the following Joint Areas of Cooperation: -Renovation Wave – Energy…
IURC Kansas City – Renovation Wave Networking Event
07 – 09 April 2022 IURC NA, in partnership with Climate Action KC and GCoM USA, held on April 7th and 8th, 2022, the Renovation Wave Networking Event in…
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