The IUC Asia programme supported MEP Lambert Van Nistelrooij’s visit to Beijing, China on 26th April. During the trip, MEP Lambert Van Nistelrooij firstly visited the showroom at the Zhongguancun INNOWAY in the morning, learning about fruitful achievements of the global incubator platform. During the meeting with Lixia Nie, the General Manager of the INNOWAY, […]
MODULE 2 – MITIGATION: Emission Reduction and Low Carbon Society | As part of Global Covenant of Mayors’ capacity building series for Malaysian cities, IUC Asia in coordination with Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Center and CityNet organised the second training in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 22-24 April 2019. Deputy Mayor Kuala Lumpur, Dato’ Mahadi […]
Within the EU’s support to the implementation of the GCoM in Asia, module 2 of the IUC training programme for Malaysian cities took place in Kuala Lumpur from 22-24 April 2019. The workshop was organised by CityNet, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre and the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The Workshop focused on GHG […]
Bucharest, 15. April 2019. A high-level delegation from China led by NDRC Vice Chairman Luo Wen met with Gabriela Voicila, State Secretary at the Ministry of Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, as well as with further experts from the Romanian national government. Both sides established communication on various topics including innovation/smart specialization, support to start-ups […]
14th High Level Forum (HLF) on Regional and Urban Policy Cooperation The IUC Asia project launched 2019 cooperation between European and Chinese cities on Tuesday 09 April 2019 in Brussels. Over 70 experts from European and Chinese cities as well as high level representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Chinese National […]
As part of the outreach activities, the IUC team participated in the NAP Expo 2019. Dr. Sang In KANG, IUC Korea Coordinator, participated in the session “Enhancing adaptation planning and financing at the local level”. The session was organised by the UN Capacity Development Fund (CDF) and the Korean Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC), […]
In the framework of the European project IUC Asia International Urban Cooperation, and following the exploratory mission in China in November 2018 and the High Level Forum on Policy Cooperation in Brussels on the 9th of April, a round table on the topics of Smart City and Innovation was organized on the 12th of April […]
After the EU-China High-Level Dialogue on Regional Policy, over 40 Chinese and EU cities exchanged experiences, solutions and opportunities related to their projects on circular economy and energy transition. The opening session was moderated by Alexandra Lehmann from the EU Delegation to China. Eva Malanikova from DG REGIO explained the EU Urban agenda Partnership, which […]
During 5-12 April, a Chinese delegation composed of around 30 delegates from 10 Chinese pilot cities of IUC Asia embarked on the first mission to the EU in 2019. The delegation attended official activities in Hannover and Mannheim of Germany and Rome of Italy, aiming to seek opportunities for exchange and cooperation with European counterparts […]
