UIA workshop on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees
The UIA initiative in cooperation with the City of Antwerp are pleased to invite you to the workshop entitled "The role of cities in the integrat...
UIA projects at the International Social Housing Festival
The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF), organised by Housing Europe, is traveling to Lyon in summer 2019. As a part of it, UIA will host a s...
UIA projects at the 4th Circular Change Conference
Four UIA cities (Antwerp, Heraklion, Ljubljana, Maribor) will take part in a dedicated workshop on Circular Economy. Registrations are now open....
Recruitment of a Project and Dissemination Officer
The Urban Innovative Actions is opening a vacancy for a Project and Dissemination Officer position (initially on a fixed-term contract starting asap) ...
2019: It’s time to start sharing the first UIA lessons and findings
The selection of 22 new projects in the framework of the 3rd Call for Proposals and the closure of the 4th Call for Proposals with 175 proposals from ...
Involving citizens for better air quality measures: the 5 UIA cities leading the way
Despite the recent considerable progress, ambient air pollution remains the first environmental cause of death in the EU, still leading to about 400.0...
UIA projects experimenting bold solutions for a Circular Economy – Part 2
In January the European Commission and the UIA Initiative announced that Circular Economy will be among the topics for the last UIA Call for Proposals...
Call for the UIA Experts Call 3 projects now reopened
The call for the selection of the UIA Experts to support the Call 3 projects has now been reopened. The new deadline for applications is the 5th of Ap...
News from the UIA projects
Urban infra revolution - Circular economy materials and novel method development to produce recyclable and functional urban construction products
Lappeenranta
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Finland
Designing and modelling the city!
The City of Lappeenranta, the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and Design Reform and have been working together on developing the virtual modell..
Super Circular Estate - First Circular Social Housing Estate for 100% Material and Social Circularity
Kerkrade
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The Netherlands
Large-scale renovation of the Voorterstraat
On 21 March a milestone took place for the UIA project Super Circular Estate. The demolition works of the high-rise flat on the Voorterstraat started...
B-MINCOME - Combining guaranteed minimum income and active social policies in deprived urban areas
Barcelona
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Spain
Let’s boost the local economy!
A new municipal currency has been launched as part of the B-MINCOME project and it seems to be producing good results...
Antwerp Circular South - engaging the community in an online and offline circular economy
Antwerp
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Belgium
Living waste free
More than 100 households living with the area of Antwerp Circular South project participated the 100-100-100 waste campaign and tried during 100 days ..
APPLAUSE - Alien Plant Species from harmful to useful with citizens' led activities
Ljubljana
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Slovenia
Detection and mapping of Japanese knotweed with the use of satellite images
Did you know that we can detect and map Japanese knotweed with the help of satellites?..
BRIDGE - Building the Right Investments for Delivering a Growing Economy
Rotterdam
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The Netherlands
Hundreds of students go for a job
The message of the BRIDGE career start guarantee, part of the National Urgency Programme South Rotterdam (NPRZ), is reaching more and more people. As ..
SASMob - Smart Alliance for Sustainable Mobility
Szeged
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Hungary
Counting the number of travellers on the City Centre Bridge
Everyone – even those travelling in a car or crossing the bridge on a trolleybus. And it's far more simple than one would think. ..
CURANT - Co-housing and case management for Unaccompanied young adult Refugees in ANTwerp
Antwerp
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Belgium
CURANT will host next international conference on migration projects with other UIA projects
On 12 and 13 June 2019, CURANT is hosting an international conference, together with the UIA Secretariat and the cities of Bologna, Vienna and Utrecht..
CitiCap - Citizen's cap-and-trade co-created
Lahti
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Finland
Lahti invites fellow cities to join in
The CitiCAP project will launch the world’s first pilot on personal carbon trading on mobility emissions in the Autumn 2019. One of the City of Lahti’..
