Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    One year URGE: looking back with lead expert Eleni Feleki

    Eleni Feleki is expert in facilitating urban transitions. She supports cities to fulfil their ambitions towards urban sustainability. She works as lead expert for the URGE project. After one year URGE, she looks back and forward. 

    City of Utrecht

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  • City video URGE: Circular building cities

    The first of a series of city videos of URGE - the URBACT Action Planning Network on the theme of Circular building cities.

    City of Utrecht

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  • The new ingredient in educational innovation: the positive impact of cooperation

    Sharing experiences, learning from each other. This is the foundation of the URBACT programme. Through the ON BOARD project, two cities (Halmstad and Viladecans) share good practices to improve educational innovation.

    s.mendez

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  • Thanks to ALT/BAU the ball started rolling - Artur Gliwicki describes how the transfer of the Chemnitz good practice is going in Rybnik

    Once upon a time, in the spring afternoon of 2018, I was called by the Deputy Mayor of Rybnik Piotr Masłowski and asked if I’m interested in participating in the URBACT project. Without knowing the details, I enthusiastically agreed, and it started… for good!
    What we achieve thanks to "ALT/BAU" goes far beyond the stereotype of European projects and their products. We use the opportunity to "repair" the city in residential field. We have a new, fresh perspective, and when we add to it the german genesis of Good Practice, here: in Upper Silesia we meet a very positive reception of the idea of its transfer to the Rybnik soil. Find out how it went.

    sabine.hausmann

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  • Prešov and urban commons: a few words with Peter Formela

    Prešov's project manager Peter Formela introduces the involvement of the Slovakian city in the Civic eState Network and how they are working to recover an abandoned public space

    Inteview by Matúš Žák

    Gregorio Turolla

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  • 5 questions to Tanya Arler - the expat spouse

    Tanya Arler is the author of the book UNPACK - a guide to life as an expat spouse and she is founder of A Happy Expat. Tanya is an experienced traveling spouse and the Welcoming International Talent project had the opportunity to learn from her journey. 

    Evite van Winkoop

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