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20 Jun 2019

Beauty in Poor Places - a blog on two Jobs & Skills projects

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“Why shouldn’t poor neighbourhoods have beautiful things?” Mauro-Gil Fournier asked me this a few weeks ago in Madrid. We were standing in a gleaming smartly equipped shop-front facility in the main street of Villaverde, one of the city’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This is one of the four MARES facilities planned as part of their Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) project. Mauro is part of an eclectic talented team making it all happen.
18 Mar 2019

Recruitment of a Project and Dissemination Officer

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The Urban Innovative Actions is opening a vacancy for a Project and Dissemination Officer position (initially on a fixed-term contract starting asap) to join the Permanent Secretariat (PS) based in Lille (France). Applications are open until 05 April 2019.
06 Mar 2019

UIA projects experimenting bold solutions for a Circular Economy – Part 2

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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 in the current programming period. In this perspective and as a continuation of our previous article , we would like to present the other four cities which were funded under Call 2 to implement innovative circular economy solutions.

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15/07/2019

UIA expert @FSgaragli discusses the significance of a holistic approach to #integration and the potential contribut… https://t.co/ODNC4De4De

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15/07/2019

In Vienna, #CoRE project supports around 60 #refugee #doctors coming from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya or Somalia and c… https://t.co/whazwOOndA

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09/07/2019

RT @ResiliaSolution: "Because we want to live smarter" : the approach of @Stad_Antwerpen combining smart meters, dashboards, circular coin…

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20 Jun 2019

Beauty in Poor Places - a blog on two Jobs & Skills projects

Short description
“Why shouldn’t poor neighbourhoods have beautiful things?” Mauro-Gil Fournier asked me this a few weeks ago in Madrid. We were standing in a gleaming smartly equipped shop-front facility in the main street of Villaverde, one of the city’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This is one of the four MARES facilities planned as part of their Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) project. Mauro is part of an eclectic talented team making it all happen.
18 Mar 2019

Recruitment of a Project and Dissemination Officer

Short description
The Urban Innovative Actions is opening a vacancy for a Project and Dissemination Officer position (initially on a fixed-term contract starting asap) to join the Permanent Secretariat (PS) based in Lille (France). Applications are open until 05 April 2019.
06 Mar 2019

UIA projects experimenting bold solutions for a Circular Economy – Part 2

Short description
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 in the current programming period. In this perspective and as a continuation of our previous article , we would like to present the other four cities which were funded under Call 2 to implement innovative circular economy solutions.
13 Feb 2019

4th Call for Proposals – 175 applications received

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On January 31, 2019, a total of 175 applications were successfully submitted to the UIA initiative. This article provides a sneak preview of 4th Call statistics and an insight into which Member States are the most represented, the most popular topics, the type and size of urban authorities and delivery partners involved, and the size of partnerships.

Events

UIA at the EUWRC 2019
07/Oct/2019
10/Oct/2019

UIA workshops at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2019

The European Week of Regions and Cities is the annual event organised by Committee of the Regions and DG Regional and Urban Policy for cities and regions. It will take place in Brussels from 07 to 10 October 2019. UIA will host two workshops and registrations are now open on the EUWRC website.
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Integration of Migrants and Refugees
12/Jun/2019
13/Jun/2019

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 integration of migrants and refugees", taking place in the Flemish city on 12/13 June 2019, alongside the EUROCITIES Working group on Migration and Integration. Make sure to register before the 29th of May 2019.
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UIA oline sessions
04/Dec/2018
12/Dec/2018

Register to our online support sessions

In addition to the seminars, the Permanent Secretariat will also organise online sessions with applicants – two collective Q&A sessions, on 04 and on 12 December, as well as several one-to-one individual consultation sessions in January.
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EUWRC 2018
08/Oct/2018
11/Oct/2018

Three UIA workshops at the European Week of Regions and Cities

The European Week of Regions and Cities is the annual event organised by Committee of the Regions and DG Regional and Urban Policy for cities and regions. It will take place in Brussels from 08 to 11 October 2018. UIA will host three workshops. Registrations now open on the EUWRC website.
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ESEW 2018
05/Jun/2018

UIA projects at the EU Sustainable Energy Week!

As part of the upcoming EU Sustainable Energy Week, the UIA initiative will partner up with the Urban Agenda Energy transition partnership for the “Energy transition in action” workshop. The workshop will take place on the 5th of June, from 4 to 5.30pm in Brussels (Charlemagne building, meeting room “De Gasperi”).
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27/Mar/2018

UIA at the UDN workshop for Irish cities

The Urban Development Network Workshop will take place in Cork on 27th March 2018. The workshop is organised by the Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Southern Regional Assembly and the City of Cork as hosts. Members of the UIA Permanent Secretariat will take part together with representatives from UIA projects.
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Communication and management
09/Mar/2018

Watch the webinar on the project management and communication work packages, and register to the live Q&A!

Can a Delivery partner be in charge of the project management? What do you need to ensure a sound management and coordination of the project? You would like to receive some practical examples and advice to better structure your project management WP? How to design a communication strategy? Learn all you need to know in this pre-recorded webinar. Still have questions? Register to the online Q&A session to be held on 9 March 2018 from 10am (CET)!
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UIA participates in the UFGC 2018
28/Feb/2018
02/Mar/2018

UIA at the Urban Future Global Conference 2018

More than 3,000 city changers are meeting in Vienna from 28 February until 02 March at the UFGC, Europe’s largest event for sustainable cities. UIA will be part of it with a stand and speakers from UIA projects will participate in workshops, come and join us!
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webinar eligibility of funds
23/Feb/2018

Watch the webinar on the eligibility of funds and register to the live Q&A!

Does your project fit the activities you are proposing in your Work Plan? Does each project partner need to secure co-financing contribution? Are all your planned project costs eligible? Learn all you need to know in this pre-recorded webinar. Still have questions? Register to the online Q&A session to be held on 23 February 2018 from 10.00am (CET)!
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Malmo UIA Seminar
07/Feb/2018

Applicant Seminar in Malmö

UIA will hold an Applicant Seminar in Malmö on 07 February 2018. Registration for this event is now closed. If you wish to attend, please send us an email at info@uia-initiative.eu
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Zagreb UIA Seminar
23/Jan/2018

Applicant Seminar in Zagreb

UIA will hold an Applicant Seminar in Zagreb on 23 January 2017. Registration for this event is closed. If you wish to attend, please send an email to info@uia-initiative.eu
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Cities Forum Rotterdam
27/Nov/2017
28/Nov/2017

UIA at the Cities Forum

The 3rd edition of the Cities Forum organised by the European Commission will take place in Rotterdam on 27/28 November 2017. UIA will be present with a stand and UIA cities will participate in workshops and panel discussions. Register now!
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EUWRC UIA
10/Oct/2017

UIA workshop at the European Week of Regions and Cities

The European Week of Regions and Cities is the annual event organised by Committee of the Regions and DG Regional and Urban Policy for cities and regions. It will take place in Brussels from 09 to 12 October 2017. UIA will host a workshop on 10 October together with DG REGIO. Registrations are now closed.
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UDN event
09/Feb/2017

UDN event on the UIA 2nd call for Proposals

The Urban Development Network (UDN), managed by the European Commission, and the UIA Permanent Secretariat are joining forces to support urban authorities interested in the 2nd UIA Call for Proposals in preparing their project proposals.
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Webinars
02/Feb/2017
23/Feb/2017

Applicants webinars - 2nd Call for Proposals

Over the course of February, the Permanent Secretariat of the UIA initiative will organise a series of four webinars to support interested organisations in the preparation of their 2nd Call application.
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10/Oct/2016
13/Oct/2016

UIA at the European Week of Regions and Cities

The European Week of Regions and Cities (formerly the Open Days) is the annual event organised by Committee of the Regions and DG Regional and Urban Policy for cities and regions. It will take place in Brussels from 10 to 13 of October 2016. UIA 's interactive session on 11th of October is already fully booked!
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Amsterdam city centre
30/May/2016

CoR Forum on the EU Urban Agenda

The Committee of the Regions is organizing a forum on the EU Urban Agenda in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam on the 30th of May 2016. UIA will attend and hold a stand in the exhibition area.
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