Turning the Tide: How Small Cities are Competing for Talent

Edited on 05/11/2024

C4TALENT’s Lead Expert, Béla Kézy, takes you to ten small- and medium-sized cities as they fight to reverse the 'brain drain' and retain talent.


Meet Erik and Máté, two brothers who left Michelin-starred kitchens abroad to bring a taste of global gastronomy back to their hometown of Nyíregyháza, Hungary. Their story is more than a personal journey, and C4TALENT cities intend to make it a pattern.

Follow the project’s mission across its partner cities all asking the same question: How can we make smaller cities magnets for talent and innovation? With insights into the policies, entrepreneurial culture, and spaces that turn cities into talent hotspots, the article gives you a glimpse of how these towns are trying to become more than stepping stones in the global career path.

Persistence, teamwork, and transformation show that great opportunities can also be found in smaller towns, not only in big cities. Béla’s article explores real challenges, real people, and real change as C4TALENT investigates what it means to build thriving, innovative communities. How C4TALENT cities are joining the race for talent? Dive in to find out!

Submitted by Zoltán Szenes on 05/11/2024
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