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The Playful Paradigm Transfer Network - A Tool Kit for Cities to Build a Toy Library Step by Step

Cities, willing to host a meeting space for all Including families, elderly people and children, should open a Toy Library.

Transnational Meeting Bielsko-Biala: 11-12 December 2019

On the 11th and 12th of December 2019, the Welcoming International Talent project was hosted by the Polish city of Bielsko-Biala. These two days, we discussed the situation in Bielsko-Biala with regard to the attraction and integration of international talents and what role the labour market plays in this issue. Jan Kees of the city of Groningen shares his experience of this promising city in the South Silesian region of Poland.

Labourmarket in Zlín

Insight into the Czech Labor Market Situation

The Czech city of Zlín is one of the partners in the Welcoming International Talent project who’s aim is to attract and maintain international talents in the city. However, to success of attracting internationals and making them part of their new society depends on various factors. In the WIT project, we identified the environment on the labourmarket as one of these factors. How does the labourmarket in Zlín region look like and what challenges does it face?

Diary of an international talent in Bielsko-Biala

The Welcoming International Talent project focusses on welcoming international students and expats in medium sized European cities. Aim is to improve welcoming policies of these seven cities with various projects. But how do internationals themselves experience living in these welcoming cities? In this column, an international from each WIT-city will share their experiences. This time: Steven Khanna from Bielsko-Biala, Poland!

Innovation in recruitment and selection. Rotterdam vs Porto experiences

By Loris Gherra, journalist

Ivo Wissink, Program Manager of the City of Rotterdam, and Salomé Ferreira, HR Municipal Director of the Porto City Council, underline their respective recruitment method and the differences in the Northern and Southern Europe Public Administration HR approach. 

CARD4ALL HOT TOPICS

In order to reinforce its focus and study more in depth some of the thematic issues involved in the transferability of the solution, the project through its Lead Partner has decided to engage an Ad-Hoc Expert, Eurico Neves that has as main task to identify and research about the challenges of adopting a Citizen card System and ensure its sustainability in the future.