What's new

Riga NGO House together with NGOs combines efforts and welcomes children and young people with disabilities for special event

At the end of last year on December 12, 2019, more than 130 children and young people gathered together at the Riga NGO House to rise their social ability through the networking. This event was initiated and created by several NGOs. Despite of having different scope of action, organizations managed to put their forces and ideas together to work for common goal.

Barcelona presents the Citizen Assets programme for community use and management

The program establishes social criteria for the transfer of municipal assets for community use.

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!