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Articles & publications (49)

USE-IT! Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Birmingham is doing on urban poverty in this UIA Expert journal. ...

USE-IT! Birmingham, United Kingdom

Implementing the USE-IT project in Birmingham: Find out in the second UIA Expert Journal what activities have been carried out

UIA Expert Nils Scheffler has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Birmin...

USE-IT! Birmingham, United Kingdom

USE-IT! Zoom-In: Creation of social enterprises

In this first Zoom-In, the UIA Expert Nils Scheffler looked at one key element of the USE-IT! Project: the creation of a community of social enterpris...

USE-IT! Birmingham, United Kingdom

USE-IT! UIA Expert Journal – Progress continues on linking capital investments in deprived neighbourhoods with local communities

Third journal tells us how this complex project is being delivered and how it’s facing its challenges...

USE-IT! Birmingham, United Kingdom

USE-IT! Zoom-In 2: Jobs for overseas migrants

UIA Expert Nils Scheffler shares the project’s insights on how to qualify 180 local overseas migrants to become employees for the British health syste...

USE-IT! Birmingham, United Kingdom

USE-IT! Journal 4: The project in its final year

Interim results, lessons learnt and further actions needed....

USE-IT! Birmingham, United Kingdom

MAC Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Pozzuoli is doing on urban poverty in this UIA Expert journal. ...

MAC Pozzuoli, Italy

Implementing the MAC project in Pozzuoli: Find out in the second UIA Expert Journal what activities have been carried out

UIA Expert Pietro Elisei has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Pozzuol...

MAC Pozzuoli, Italy

The MAC Project Journal 3: The progress so far

Get the latest news about Pozzuoli’s project!...

MAC Pozzuoli, Italy

MAC journal and the challenges of a coordinated dialogue with the project partners

In this edition of MAC Journal, UIA Experts Pietro Elisei presents the implementation challenges and developments faced by the project. ...

MAC Pozzuoli, Italy

About Urban poverty and urban agriculture

The UIA Expert Pietro Elisei, in the second zoom-in for the MAC project, focuses his lens on the project process and on design pillars. ...

MAC Pozzuoli, Italy

AS-FABRIK Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Bilbao is doing on jobs and skills in the local economy in this UIA Expert journal....

AS-Fabrik Bilbao, Spain

Implementing the AS-FABRIK project in Bilbao: Get an update on the activities carried out in the second UIA Expert journal

UIA Expert Willem Van Winden has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Bil...

AS-Fabrik Bilbao, Spain

AS-Fabrik Zoom-In: Interview provides insight into transformation of local economy

UIA Expert Willem van Winden interviews Eduardo Castellano one the architects of a highly innovative approach towards industrial modernisation. ...

AS-Fabrik Bilbao, Spain

AS-FABRIK Expert Journal 3: Working on increasing the competitiveness of industry and developing new knowledge-intensive business services

UIA Expert Willem Van Winden provides an update on how the project is evolving....

AS-Fabrik Bilbao, Spain

UIA projects contributing to inclusive and smart growth: Report reflecting experiences and first lessons now available

Read the final report with conclusions from the jobs and skills in the local economy capitalisation activities...

BRIDGE Rotterdam, The Netherlands

AS-FABRIK Expert Journal 4: Get to know what happened in the last 6 months!

In his fourth Journal, Willem van Winden discusses all key activities that you need to know about AS-FABRIK. Most importantly, Willem shares his thoug...

AS-Fabrik Bilbao, Spain

Co-creation and collaboration processes within AS-FABRIK project

This Zoom-in deals with the issue of co-creation in Bilbao, in the framework of AS-FABRIK project, wherein a physical location that will become the be...

AS-Fabrik Bilbao, Spain

SALUS Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Bologna is doing on the topic integration of migrants and refugees in this UIA Expert journal....

S.A.L.U.S. ‘W’ SPACE Bologna, Italy

MARES de Madrid Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Madrid is doing on the jobs and skills topic in this UIA Expert journal. ...

MARES Madrid, Spain

Implementing the MARES de MADRID project: Get an update in the second UIA journal

UIA Expert Alessandro Coppola has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Ma...

MARES Madrid, Spain

MARES de Madrid Zoom-In: Learn how the city supports the emerging social economy sector

UIA Expert Alessandro Coppola provides an in-depth look at how the implementation is changing the local economy. ...

MARES Madrid, Spain

MARES's 3rd project journal

In his 3rd Journal of the MARES project, UIA Expert Alessandro Coppola takes his readers in a journey of how Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) works...

MARES Madrid, Spain

Implementing the MARES de MADRID project: Get an update in the 4th UIA journal

UIA Expert Alessandro Coppola drives us through the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Mad...

MARES Madrid, Spain

OpenAgri Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Milan is doing in this UIA Expert journal!...

OpenAgri Milan, Italy

Implementing the Open-Agri project in Milan: get an update on the activities carried out in the second UIA expert journal

UIA Expert Miguel Sousa has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Milan fo...

OpenAgri Milan, Italy

OpenAgri Zoom-In: In-depth look at the Experimentation Lab in Urban Agriculture

In this first Zoom-In, the UIA Expert Miguel Sousa looked at one of the innovative aspects of the OpenAgri project in Milan, the Experimentation Labor...

OpenAgri Milan, Italy

Milan OpenAgri's 3rd project journal

In the third edition of the OpenAgri journal, the UIA expert Miguel Sousa, gives a complete overview of the latest development and challenges faced by...

OpenAgri Milan, Italy

The Open Badge, an innovative tool to enhance individual skills

In this Zoom-in, Miguel Sousa, UIA Expert for the OpenAgri presents an innovative instrument developed in the framework of the project: The Open Badge...

OpenAgri Milan, Italy

B-MINCOME Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Barcelona is doing on the urban poverty topic in this UIA Expert journal. ...

B-MINCOME Barcelona, Spain

B-Mincome – blog post on two of the project’s Active Social Policies

The B-MINCOME project is already in place. Nevertheless, as long as this pilot is made-up of different Active Social Policies, they should be consider...

B-MINCOME Barcelona, Spain

B-Mincome Expert Journal: Get an update of what has been happening in the last 6 months

With the end of the selection process of the 2000 families included in the different pilot schemes for Minimum Income, the project has now fully enter...

B-MINCOME Barcelona, Spain

B-MINCOME and the Guaranteed Minimum Income

In this first Zoom-in, Laura Colini, UIA Expert for B-MINCOME shows the approach taken by the project of combining the Guaranteed Minimum Income to di...

B-MINCOME Barcelona, Spain

U-RLP Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Utrecht is doing on the integration of migrants and refugees in this UIA Expert journal....

U-RLP Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad Utrecht, The Netherlands

How to manage the centre and the neighbour's participation - an update in U-RLP's journal 2

UIA Expert Dani de Torres has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Utrech...

U-RLP Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad Utrecht, The Netherlands

Read U-RLP's 3rd project journal!

The decision of the Dutch national agency for reception of asylum seekers (COA) to anticipate the closure of Plan Einstein and the transfer of asylum ...

U-RLP Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad Utrecht, The Netherlands

U-RLP Journal 4 and the challenge of creating meeting spaces for residents and neighbours

UIA Expert Daniel de Torres shares the latest insights....

U-RLP Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad Utrecht, The Netherlands

U-RLP Zoom-in 2: Plan Einstein’s Narrative

Is the Plan Einstein (U-RLP) project contributing to the creation of a new narrative on the reception of refugees?...

U-RLP Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad Utrecht, The Netherlands

MILMA UIA Expert Journal – creating an open and inclusive labour market

UIA Expert, Dario Mazella, gives a first look on how the project is being implemented ...

MILMA Project Fuenlabrada, Spain

MILMA's innovative approach towards improving integration of migrants - Journal 2

In his 2nd journal of the MILMA project, UIA expert Dario Mazzella highlights the progress of the MILMA Project in Fuenlabrada in the last month. It ...

MILMA Project Fuenlabrada, Spain

MILMA Zoom-in 1: The entrepreneurial approach

How entrepreneurship education helps to face challenges in regard to inclusion in the MILMA project....

MILMA Project Fuenlabrada, Spain

MiFRIENDLY CITIES UIA Expert Journal – recognising the contribution of migrants and refugees to the wider community

UIA Expert, Peter Wolkowinski, gives a first look on how the project is being implemented ...

MiFRIENDLY CITIES Coventry, United Kingdom

MiFRIENDLY CITIES Zoom-in 1: How an exemplary city/university partnership gives birth to a wellbeing FabLab

A bottom-up dominated adaptation to the needs of migrants and refugees in building a ‘Coventry for all’...

MiFRIENDLY CITIES Coventry, United Kingdom

MiFriendly Cities Journal 2: Meeting, talking and confidence building

The essential elements of creating communities, innovation and social enterprises...

MiFRIENDLY CITIES Coventry, United Kingdom

Earth Cycle Journal 1: Building blocks to re-localise economy

Policy context, objectives, current questions and future perspective of Sevran’s project....

Earth Cycle Sevran, France

Urban Infra Revolution UIA Expert Journal – reducing emissions in urban construction development

UIA Expert, Kinga Korniejenko, gives a first look on how the project is being implemented....

Urban infra revolution Lappeenranta, Finland

Durability of the materials used and other technological challenges faced by Urban Infra Revolution

In the second edition of the Urban infra revolution Journal, UIA Expert Kinga Korniejenko provides an overview of the development of the project by fo...

Urban infra revolution Lappeenranta, Finland

Do we need innovations? Zoom-in on geopolymers composites

Making the construction sector circular is one of the main challenge for the implementation of a full circular economy. The Urban Infra Revolutions pr...

Urban infra revolution Lappeenranta, Finland

Innovation and Circular Economy – Bold Approaches from UIA

Circular Economy is at the centre of many UIA projects. At the moment, UIA funds eight projects within the topic of Circular Economy under Call 2. Out...
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Projects (20)

USE-IT! - Unlocking Social and Economic Innovation Together

Birmingham, United Kingdom Urban poverty
1,073,045
01/01/2017 – 31/12/2019
EUR 2,911,893.69

MAC - Monteruscello Agro City

Pozzuoli, Italy Urban poverty
81,824
01/08/2017 – 31/07/2020
EUR 3,999,996.68

AS-Fabrik -Bilbao Alliance for smart specialisation in advanced services towards the digital transformation of the industry

Bilbao, Spain Jobs and skills in the local economy
343,234
01/08/2017 – 31/07/2020
EUR 4,646,114.12

S.A.L.U.S. ‘W’ SPACE - Sustainable Accessible Livable Usable Social space for intercultural Wellbeing, Welfare and Welcoming

Bologna, Italy Integration of migrants and refugees
386,815
01/11/2016 – 31/10/2019
EUR 4,998,429.46

MARES - Resilient urban ecosystems for a sustainable economy

Madrid, Spain Jobs and skills in the local economy
3,141,991
01/11/2016 - 31/10/2019
EUR 4,799,607.20

OpenAgri - New Skills for new Jobs in Peri-urban Agriculture 

Milan, Italy Jobs and skills in the local economy
1,324,169
01/11/2016 – 31/10/2019
EUR 4,996,745.52

B-MINCOME - Combining guaranteed minimum income and active social policies in deprived urban areas

Barcelona, Spain Urban poverty
1.620.809
01/11/2016 - 31/10/2019
EUR 4,854,088.56

U-RLP Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad

Utrecht, The Netherlands Integration of migrants and refugees
334,139
01/11/2016 – 31/10/2019
EUR 2,778,313.32

MILMA Project - Migrants Labour Integration Model based on Acculturation Project

Fuenlabrada, Spain Integration of migrants and refugees
198,132
01/03/2018-28/02/2021
3,593,342.20

MiFRIENDLY CITIES

Coventry, United Kingdom Integration of migrants and refugees
1,722,470
01/03/2018 - 28/02/2021
EUR 4,280,639.20

Earth Cycle - On-site recycling process of extracted soil from the subway work in SEVRAN and its impact on the circular economy

Sevran, France Circular economy
50,374
01/03/2018-28/02/2021
EUR 4,885,025.36

Urban infra revolution - Circular economy materials and novel method development to produce recyclable and functional urban construction products

Lappeenranta, Finland Circular economy
73,000
01/11/2017-31/10/2020
EUR 3,386,638.4

P4W - Passport4Work an intersectoral skills passport with gamified skills assessment and improvement

Eindhoven, The Netherlands Jobs and skills in the local economy
226,868
01/11/2018 - 31/10/2021
EUR 4,923,494.84

NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe

Ventspils & Valmiera, Latvia Jobs and skills in the local economy
63,214
01/11/2018 - 31/10/2021
EUR 4,997,124.40

AVEIRO STEAM CITY - Urban Network for Upgrading STEAM Skills and Increasing Jobs Added-Value through Digital Transformation in a new economic context

Aveiro, Portugal Jobs and skills in the local economy
78.450
01/11/2018 - 31/10/2021
EUR 4,892,732.00

Urban Growth-GSIP Vantaa - Growth and Social investment Pacts for Local Companies in City of Vantaa

Vantaa, Finland Jobs and skills in the local economy
223 027
01/11/2018 - 31/10/2021
EUR 3,991,600.00

UFIL - Urban Forest Innovation Lab

Cuenca, Spain Jobs and skills in the local economy
54.860,00
01/11/2018 - 31/10/2021
EUR 3,943,741.92

Cluj Future of Work

Cluj-Napoca, Romania Jobs and skills in the local economy
322.572
01/11/2018 - 31/10/2021
EUR 4,429,450.00

home and care

Landshut, Germany Urban poverty
72,391
01/09/2019 - 31/087/2022
4,983,194.76

DIACCESS - Digital ACCeleration for medium SizE Sustainable cities

Växjö, Sweden Digital transition
93,900
01/09/2019 - 31/08/2022
3,624,696.88
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Birmingham_USE-IT_UIAExpertJournal4 (March 2019)

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Birmingham_USE-IT_UIA Zoom-in 2 (March 2019)

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Pozzuoli_MAC_Zoom-in (Sptb 2019)

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Pozzuoli_MAC_UIAExpertJournal4 (March 2019)

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Bilbao_ASFABRIK_Zoom-in 2 (May 2019)

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Bilbao_ASFABRIK_UIAExpertJournal4 (March 2019)

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Bologna_SALUS_UIAExpertJournal 1 (Dcb 2017)

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Madrid_MARES_UIAExpertJournal4 (March 2019)

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Milan_OpenAgri_Zoom-in (Sptb 2019)

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Barcelona_B-MINCOME_UIAExpertJournal 4 (Sptb 2019)

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Barcelona_B-MINCOME_Zoom in 1

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Utrecht_U-RLP_UIAExpertJournal4 (March 2019)

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Utrecht_URLP_Discover the project!

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U-RLP Infographics

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U-RLP in a few slides

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Utrecht - U-RLP - UIA Expert Zoom-in 2 (July 2019)

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Coventry_MiFriendly Cities_UIAExpertJournal 2 (May 2019)

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Sevran_Earth Cycle_UIAExpert Journal 1 (March 2019)

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Lappeenranta_UrbanInfraRevolution_Zoom in 1

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Lappeenranta_UrbanInfraRevolution_UIAExpertJournal2 (March 2019)

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NextGen Microcities - infographic

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