EUniverCities

19/09/2022 19/09/2022

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Improve the university-city nexus. By applying to the URBACT programme, they want to learn from each other's experiences and practices, and move forward as successful and inclusive knowledge cities to realise Europe's 2020 strategy.

Summary

Introduction

EUniverCities will address the issue how to frame co-operation between city and university, and arrive at smart, "next-generation" forms of city-university collaboration. The core idea behind the network is that more comprehensive types of collaboration and "co-creation" will bring significant benefits for both sides, and will strengthen the position of the city as "knowledge-based" city.

University-cities are key engines of Europe’s knowledge economy, and the prime loci of “smart growth”. They are powerhouses for the development of new knowledge, ideas, products and services that are at the basis of prosperity and well-being. They are “incubators”, attracting and educating talented young people in a crucial period of their life. They are breeding nests for entrepreneurship, and some attract knowledge-based companies that look for the brightest young people.

 

PARTNERS

Lead Partner : Delft - Netherlands
  • Magdeburg - Germany
  • Germany
  • Ghent - Belgium
  • Aveiro - Portugal
  • Lecce - Italy
  • Varna - Bulgaria
  • Lublin - Poland
  • Tampere - Finland
  • Linköping - Sweden

Timeline

Project launch

Project completed

Articles

  • Articles
    The Re-Gen Civic Hackathon in Albacete

    Albacete Successfully Hosted The Re-Gen Civic Hackathon 2025

    On Saturday, 5 April 2025, the Re-Gen Civic Hackathon was held at the Albacete Youth Centre (Spain). The event was part of the European Re-Gen initiative, organised by CEEI Albacete in collaboration

  • Articles

    Εμπειρίες προηγούμενων εταίρων: ποια είναι τα οφέλη από τη συμμετοχή σε Δίκτυα Μεταφοράς URBACT;

    Το "τρένο" μεταφοράς Καλών Πρακτικών είναι έτοιμο να ξεκινήσει το ταξίδι του. Αν ψάχνετε κάποιο λόγο για να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή σε Δίκτυα Μεταφοράς (Transfer Networks) URBACT, διαβάστε αυτό το άρθρο. 

     

  • Quality of Life in shrinking cities, part two - Measuring and Monitoring

    This article is based on the workshop “Quality of Life: what is it and how to promote and measure it” delivered by URBACT Expert José Costero for the URBACT network Residents of the Future in Alba