AER continues to monitor funding opportunities for the tourism sector, being a key factor for the economic and social development of European regions. In fact, the tourism sector represents the third largest EU economic sector and contributes to nearly 10% to the EU Gross Domestic Product and employs around 17 million people. Following our previous article, AER would like to … [Read more...]
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How can the AgriFood sector attract young entrepreneurs?
On the 18th of August, Margriet Papma, Sarah Nietiedt and Dieuwertje de Vries, from the region of Flevoland (NL), hosted a workshop at the AER summer academy in Østfold. The title of the workshop was “Youth Co-makership and Entrepreneurship in Organisations” and focused on one main question: How to involve young people into the regional labour market?” The goal of the … [Read more...]
Live your values, by David Asplund
Some of the adjectives I heard used to describe the Summer Academy in Øsfold were the words "mind-opening", "emotion-filled"; not so common you may say for a week of conferences... But that's just it, the Summer Academy is not just any "week of conferences". The programme is minutely prepared to balance the different parts, to keep the participants on the move and to favour … [Read more...]
Did you miss the Summer Academy?
Find out what happened in Øsfold (NO) from 16-20 August with the story from our social media. A big thank you to all the participants who actively shared information and pictures on Facebook and Twitter. For the full programme, go to out event page. Stay tuned on our social media with #AERSA2016. Pictures are published on our Facebook album. The topic of the Summer … [Read more...]
Invitation debate & exhibition: “reinventing urban mobility” 15 September, Brussels
Within the framework of the European Mobility Week and in the follow-up to COP21 targets set in Paris, AER and Revolve Media invite you to its 2016 Mobility Debate about the solutions that are making mobility more sustainable on 15 September in Brussels, 15:00-20:00. This initiative is highlighting the innovative solutions that exist today to encourage citizens and key … [Read more...]
Awarding youth-friendly practices in European Regions
Ms. Sonja Steen, President of the AER Committee on Youth, Education and Culture, announced during the opening ceremony of AER's Summer Academy in Sarpsborg the 2017 edition of the MYFER award, recognising the efforts of the most youth friendly European regions. A dedicated webpage will all the details of the competition and the application form will be ready soon, but here … [Read more...]
Stay tuned for the Summer Academy #AERSA2016
The 2016 AER Summer Academy taking place in Østfold (NO) is starting today. The topic discussed will be "Youth Entrepreneurship". For the full programme, go to out event page. Stay tuned on our social media with #AERSA2016. Pictures are published on our Facebook album. [View the story "AER Summer Academy Østfold 2016" on Storify] … [Read more...]
World Sustainable Energy Days 2017
The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) is a worldwide event that has grown over the past 20 years into one of the largest conferences on energy efficiency and renewable energy, becoming an important opportunity to actively contribute to raise awareness in these fields. As a platform to bring expertise, inform about technologies, policies and markets, give an update on trends … [Read more...]
Eurodyssey: a stepping stone for a job
Eurodyssey is the AER Youth Mobility Programme providing young people with work placement opportunities in other European regions thus helping them transition to the job market. Ambra Adamini is a Eurodyssey intern in Besançon (Bourgogne-France-Comté, France) from Italy and shares her experience in the programme. Contact us if you would like to join this … [Read more...]
Blue Economy Business Awards
The first summit of the Blue Economy Business and Science Forum will take place in Hamburg on 12-13 September 2016 at the International Maritime Museum Hamburg (see programme). The Blue Economy Business & Science Forum is meant to be not only a place to discuss together about challenges and ways forwards, but also an occasion to celebrate scientific and industrial … [Read more...]
BIOTEAM Magazine on bioenergy and sustainability
On 15 March 2016, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina together with the Assembly of European Regions hosted the conference ‘Biomass: What are the best ways to use it?‘ in Novi Sad, Serbia. At the conference, Mr. Eise Spijker from Joint Implementation Network, the Netherlands; coordinator of the EU co-funded project BIOTEAM provided a presentation on: ‘The Cost-Effectiveness … [Read more...]
Horizon 2020 “Health, demographic change and wellbeing”: Work Programme 2017 and funding opportunities
With the principle of research for better health for all at its core, Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge 1 (SC1) related to Health Demographic Change and Wellbeing focuses on personalised health and care. Its updated Work Programme 2017 and related call for proposals have been presented in Brussels on occasion of a dedicated info day on July 8th. The overall budget is about € … [Read more...]
Together with Nice
France was savagely attacked in Nice on the day it celebrated its core values of freedom and tolerance. I express the sympathy of all European regions to the French people with a special thought to the PACA region, especially touched today. Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President … [Read more...]
Promote your region within the European Mobility Week!
AER and Revolve Media are happy to share with you a new initiative within their partnership and commitment on the issues of environment, sustainability, energy efficiency and green economy. After the success of Visualizing Energy 2016 it now time for the launch of Sustainable Mobility 2016, a Revolve initiative within the European Mobility Week (16-22 September … [Read more...]
Improving Administrative capacity of Regions in Public Procurement
AER participated on 5 July to a lunch time briefing aimed at presenting good practices and recommendations as regards the public procurement systems in EU Member States. The Committee of the Regions hosted this meeting with a view to enhancing investments at local and regional level. It also aimed at raising awareness of the pivotal role of administrative capacity in the EU's … [Read more...]
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