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Daugavpils hosted the second Re-Gen partners meeting

From 31^st May to 1^st June 2024, Daugavpils (Latvia) hosted the second core meeting of the international partners of the URBACT project "Public space regeneration through integrated urban sports hubs for the participation of young citizens" Re-Gen.

SPORT & THE CITY: Street Culture, Sports & Urban Regeneration in Verona

SPORT & THE CITY is Verona’s Street Culture and Sports Festival, part of the European project Re-Gen, promoted by the Municipality of Verona with local partners Le Fate ETS and Nuova Acropoli. The events, held on May 10 and May 17, engaged young people from the neighborhoods of Santa Lucia, Golosine, and Borgo Roma through sports, music, art, and community activities. Alongside the festival, FABRICA URBANA Workshop explored urban regeneration in Borgo Roma area.

“Small Sports for Big Achievements” – A Children's Sports Day in Pula

On Monday, May 12, 2025, Marsovo Polje in Pula was transformed into a large sports playground, bringing together more than 220 students from 5th to 8th grade for the full-day event “Small Sports for Big Achievements,”. 

The event was designed to encourage children to explore their sports skills through play, competition, and teamwork in a safe, inclusive, and motivating environment. Its goal was to promote healthy lifestyles, teamwork, and the active use of public spaces through sports and play – in line with the core values of the Re-Gen project.

Hackathon Held as Part of the Re-Gen Project: Young People from Pula Shaped Ideas for Urban Space Regeneration in the Busoler Area

On Friday, April 25, 2025, a Hackathon was held at the newly opened Youth Center in Pula – an intensive one-day workshop organized as part of the European Re-Gen project. The event brought together around thirty students from Pula, divided into six teams, with the aim of creating innovative solutions for the regeneration of urban spaces, with a special focus on the Busoler zone.

The goal of the Hackathon was to actively involve young people in the spatial planning process through fieldwork, needs research, and the development of conceptual solutions based on the principles of social inclusion, healthy lifestyles, and sustainable urban development. The outcomes of the workshop will serve as a basis for further elaboration of project tasks within the Integrative Action Plan (IAP) and potentially as a contribution to the development of future urban sports centers.

The 4th Central Meeting of the European Partners of the Re-Gen Cities Network in Corfu on April 1st and 2nd, 2025.

The 4th Central Meeting of the European Partners of the Re-Gen Cities Network, within the framework of the European Program URBACT IV 2021–2027, was successfully completed in Corfu on April 1st and 2nd, 2025. The meeting was organized by Kapodistriaki Development S.A. – Local Government Development Organization, as a European Partner of the Program. 

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 with Emilia Parra from Vértice Cultural, Laura Gómez Serrano, youth officer at the Albacete Youth Centre, and Carmen Gómez, also from the Youth Centre. The aim was to involve young people aged between 16 and 22 in the creation of innovative projects to regenerate underused urban spaces through social and sporting activities designed for teenagers aged between 10 and 18.