Within the education and smart city clusters, an online exchange session was held today between 13 experts from the IUC, Yantai and Rome, including Yantai University and the universities Sapienza and Tuscia of Rome. In order to complement the university cooperation, the partners involved the Smart City Lab of Rome/Lazio and the innovation center of […]
A video message was delivered today by Mr. Octavian Stamate, Counsellor for Climate Action and Energy at the Delegation of the European Union to China. The message was delivered at the opening of the EXCEL Accelerator Open Day and focused on the EU-China cooperation on the energy sector. Mr. Stamate referred to the possibilities of […]
Over 100 experts from Malaysia and Europe have joined today’s stakeholder consultation webinar on circular economy in the city of Petaling Jaya. The event was opened by the Deputy Mayor, Ms. Azlinda Azman and included presentations by experts from Malaysia (Petaling Jaya City Council, Iskandar Regional Authority) and Europe (Sapienza University of Rome, Amsterdam Smart […]
The IUC Project participated at the Nanjing TechWeek 2020. On this occasssion, the China Europe Industrial Design Theme Hall was officially inaugurated. It was honored with the presence of Nanjing Municipality Inspector of Science and Technology Mr. Zhou Wen Hai, the Vice-Head of Jianye District Mr. Yang Bo, Jianye High Tech Zone Director Mr. Jin Chao, […]
The IUC project held today an experts’ discussion on the EU-China Regional Innovation Study currently under elaboration. The meeting was moderated by Amadeo Jensana and Guillermo Martínez from Casa Asia. At the exchange, Prof. Lun Liu and Prof. Robert Hassink introduced the updated version of the European and Chinese case studies, namely Baden-Württemberg (DE), Centro […]
Today the IUC-Asia held its important mid-term meeting on monitoring technical assistance of Climate Action Plans (CAPs) development in 13 pilot cities in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The meeting was a chance to take stock with the line directorates of the European Commission (CLIMA / ENER / FPI / JRC), the EU Delegations to the […]
An online session took place today to verify possible collaboration of start-ups in the framework of the IUC thematic cluster on Healthy Cities and Life Sciences. The activity was a follow-up to the participation of the Smart City IoT Lab of Rome and Lazio to the Nanjing Techweek 2019. On that occasion, start-ups and universities […]
The IUC Team elaborated 34 documents summarising the main areas of cooperation among European and Chinese cities. The “UCAP at a glance documents” cities’ activities of: 13 European pilot cities 2017-2020 17 Chinese pilot cities 2017-2020 4 thematic clusters The “Urban Cooperation Action Plans (UCAPs) at a Glance” include the cooperation themes and specific projects, […]
After months of social distancing and self-isolation in Indonesia, this month has brought the beginning of the transition to a “new normal” period. During this controlled social life, the IUC Asia Team held a virtual meeting with Makassar City Government for a capacity-building session on “Adaptation Planning Based on Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA)” […]
Experts from Europe and Asia discussed today the draft version of the EU-China Regional Innovation Study, focusing on the case studies from both regions respectively. The experts Prof. Robert Hassink and Prof Liu Lun introduced the making of regional innovation strategies and the involvement of stakeholders. The exchange, that was hosted by Casa Asia and […]
The IUC Asia project hosted today the first online meeting between Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Tsinghua University Chengdu EIRI Institute on the topic of smart grids, energy sector technologies and hydrogen. The event was facilitated by Rebecca Drakeford from MIDAS – Manchester Investment and Development Agency Service. Tsinghua University presented its achievements in the […]
Twenty representatives from the University of Tuscia (Rome), the University of Yantai (Shandong Province), and the IUC Asia team met today to discuss cooperation in different areas of research and academic education related to urban agriculture. Yantai has proposed to jointly establish a Sino-Italian Faculty of Urban Agriculture including an Institute of Wine Sciences. Activities […]
The Smart City Lab of Rome and Lazio – co-funded by the European Union’s regional development fund – launched the EUROPE ASIA SMART PLATFORM to facilitate scientific and technological cooperation among researchers, small and medium enterprises, start-ups and investors from Lazio and China. The platform allows to identify potential candidate applications for technology exchange in […]
