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  • Future STEAM Cities Transferability Study

    The Future STEAM Cities Transferability Study explores the potential for adapting Aveiro’s STEAM City model across four European cities—Alytus (Lithuania), Kolding (Denmark), Oulu (Finland), and Płock (Poland). Conducted within the URBACT Innovation Transfer Network framework, the study identifies the key conditions, challenges, and opportunities that shape the successful implementation of STEAM-based urban innovation.

     

    Joana Resende

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  • Echoes of the Iisalmi meeting

    Are we ready to welcome the residents of the future?

    By Tiago Ferreira

    How can smaller cities compete in an era of global people’s mobility? What makes a place not only livable but appealing enough for someone to choose it again, or for the first time as home?

    These are the kinds of questions that Residents of the Future set out to explore. Now, passing midway through our journey, we find ourselves surrounded not by answers, but by possibilities, each one shaped by the local character and aspirations of the nine cities that form this network.

    Krešimir Grubić

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  • 2nd ULG meeting in Sandyford Business District

    Looking Ahead: Turning Data into Connection

    Sandyford Business District moves toward testing actions in the next phase of their project!

    Fanni Kosztolányi

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  • group photo at the 3rd ULG meeting - Amersfoort

    Together against loneliness in Amersfoort

    Third URBACT meeting in Amersfoort brings ideas into motion

    The third meeting of the URBACT Local Group (ULG) took place on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Het Klokhuis in Amersfoort. The afternoon focused entirely on the theme " Together Against Loneliness ," with ample opportunity for reflection, connection, and action.

    Fanni Kosztolányi

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  • NUP BiH u posjeti partnerima iz BiH u URBACT Mrežama za akciono planiranje

    Lejla Selmanovic

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  • LET'S GO CIRCULAR! meeting in Guimaraes, with a glowing 3D map of the city

    Transforming Urban Landscapes: Circular Economy Practices in European Cities

    The transition to a circular economy (CE) is a cornerstone of sustainable urban development, directly addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges. LET'S GO CIRCULAR! Lead Expert Eleni Feleki wrote a comprehensive article about the findings from almost two years of exploring how to pave the way for CE in European cities. 

    Larissa Kiesel

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