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December 2021
Join AER’s Online Campfire Session on EU Projects and Services
Within that session, we’ll showcase current and upcoming projects in our portfolio, opportunities for member regions, which are the services available for members and how to access them. Additionally, participants can interact directly with the AER Project Unit highlighting the topics they wish to tackle through projects, the typology of activities they consider relevant to join, the profile of partners they would like to work with, and they can share their experiences with others. The Project Unit will welcome your…
Find out more »LINE-UP ANNOUNCED — Join our Bureau Debate on Sustainable Mobility & Connectivity — the Road to Recovery and the Green Transition
Want to join online?* ***UPDATE*** — we are delighted to announce that completing our panel will be Mr Ciarán Cuffe, Member of the European Parliament's Committees on Transport and Tourism and Industry, Research and Energy! According to the European Parliament, transport accounts for 30% of the EU’s total emissions. If we are to keep global temperatures below 1.5C and achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, a change of gears is required to make our transport systems more efficient, less polluting and…
Find out more »Eurodyssey Youth Programme Information Session 15 December, 2021
On 15 December, 2021 (10.00 AM, CET), the Assembly of European Regions is delighted to welcome you to an informative session on how our Youth Exchange Programme (Eurodyssey) functions. This information session is organised to offer our members a clear insight in the tangible benefits that our Eurodyssey Youth Programme provides. Does your region focus on promoting youth development and competency building? Are you looking to show some tangible examples for your regional representatives? Have you heard of our Eurodyssey…
Find out more »REGISTER NOW: 2021 Eurodyssey Forum
Joining online? Welcome the first hybrid Eurodyssey Forum! Following on from the success of our General Assembly and Agenda 2030 Conference in Strasbourg, we are delighted to invite our members to join the 2021 Eurodyssey Forum. This event will take place online on 2-3 December in tandem with the 2021 AER Autumn Bureau. You can view the overview programme below: Overview Programme COVID-19: Guidelines for on-site registration (closed) Please note that spaces at the AER offices are limited. Places will…
Find out more »MOVED ONLINE: AER Autumn Bureau Meeting
COVID-19 Update: In light of the current health measures taking place in Belgium, AER has moved all of its Autumn Bureau events to fully online. We apologise for any inconveniences caused. Welcome to the AER Autumn Bureau! Following on from the success of our General Assembly and Agenda 2030 Conference in Strasbourg, we are delighted to invite our members to join our AER Autumn Bureau. This event will take place online on Thursday, 2 December in tandem with the 2021 Eurodyssey…
Find out more »November 2021
Regional Business Forum in Novi Sad
It is our pleasure to invite you to the fourth edition of the Regional Business Forum (RBF), taking place in for form of a hybrid event. You are most welcome to join us online and in Novi Sad, Vojvodina on 25 November 2021, with special B2B 1-on-1 online session possibilities until 10 December, 2021. The Regional Business Forum is an annual international forum to exchange ideas on support for SMEs, promote business and commerce, incentive the possibility to collaborate and…
Find out more »Skillman International Forum Webinar: Capacity Building in Higher Education II- A European Strategy for Universities
As part of the Skillman International Forum 2021, the AER is delighted to bring you a webinar on capacity building in higher education. Date: 17 November 2021 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET Venue: Online Skillman International Forum 2021 The Skillman International Forum 2021 is taking place from 15-18 November 2021 and plans to redefine the future of learning in the advanced manufacturing sector. This year the forum addresses three main topics: Digital and green revolution, Micro-credentials and Sharing is caring. About the webinar How can the…
Find out more »Skillman International Forum 2021 Webinar: Fostering Entrepreneurship in Education and Training
As part of the Skillman International Forum 2021, the AER is delighted to bring you a webinar on fostering entrepreneurship in education and training. Date: 16 November 2021 Time: 15:00-16:00 CET Venue: Online Skillman International Forum 2021 The Skillman International Forum 2021 is taking place from 15-18 November 2021 and plans to redefine the future of learning in the advanced manufacturing sector. This year the forum addresses three main topics: Digital and green revolution, Micro-credentials and Sharing is caring. About…
Find out more »The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2021. Come Join Us!
The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2021 is right around the corner and the Assembly of European Regions is delighted to be part of this again from 16-18 November in Barcelona (ES). This year, we are partnering up with SCEWC again for a brand new hybrid form of the event. This 2021 edition looks to be a great opportunity for of all stakeholders to reconnect after a difficult year. The event will be held in hybrid fashion (both onsite and…
Find out more »October 2021
Includ-EU Workshop: Service design to improve integration and inclusion policies and practices
The focus of the first day of Workshop of the Includ-EU Project will be on how to rethink services in light of crises and raising awareness on the role of design in shaping better and more sustainable services. Abram El-Sabagh, expert in designing strategic solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals, will facilitate the session, in which participants will immerse in a peer-learning exercise, which will help them to brainstorm collectively and identify challenges and opportunities to apply to the concrete…
Find out more »AER General Assembly & Agenda 2030 Conference: Transforming Regions, Changing the World
AER General Assembly The General Assembly is organised in tandem with the Agenda 2030 Conference, hosted by the Region of Grand Est (France). The General Assembly will take place on 28 October from 10:15 to 12:30 CET online and on-site at Maison de la Région, 1 place Adrien Zeller, F 67000, Strasbourg. Registration for on-site and online participation is now closed. Overview Agenda: Direct Links: Invitation Letter Draft Agenda Practical Information (transport, accommodation, etc) Wherever you are, we hope you can join…
Find out more »REGISTER NOW: EU Regions Week Workshop – Engendering Equality in Europe’s Regions
Date: 14 October 2021 Time: 11:30 – 13:00 CET Venue: Online (via Zoom) An Equal Europe? A truly democratic Europe demands an equal voice for all. Indeed, making “significant progress” towards a gender-equal Europe by 2025 is a key objective of the European Union, and ‘achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls’ is enshrined as goal number five of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, at the current rate of progress, the World Economic Forum estimates that…
Find out more »September 2021
Innovating Cultural Heritage, A workshop by AER Working Group on Culture and CUBES Project
Cultural heritage has an inspiring and creative role in present European societies and communities. It has a positive impact on social cohesion as well as regional development and sustainable tourism. In the context of cultural heritage, innovation has a key role to play in the field of technology, social impact, policymaking, administration, and entrepreneurship. The workshop “Innovating Cultural Heritage”, jointly organised by the AER working group on culture, chiared by Fereshteh Jalayer Hess, and the CUBES Project, c0-funded by the…
Find out more »REGISTER NOW: Unboxing the MFF Session II — Accessing Direct Grant Funding Programmes
***UPDATE — LINE-UP ANNOUNCED!*** Date: 24 September 2021 Time: 10:30 - 12:30 CET Venue: Online (via Zoom) Background On 17 December 2020, after months of painstaking inter-institutional negotiations against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the European Union adopted the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), its long-term budget for 2021-2027. Together with the NextGenerationEU recovery instrument, the MFF represents an unprecedented €1.8 trillion of funding to support Europe's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU's long-term priorities across different policy areas.…
Find out more »July 2021
Improving the attractiveness of Technical and Vocational Education & Training for women
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar on Improving the attractiveness of Technical and Vocational Education and Training for women. The Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector has a major role to play in providing the skills Europe will need in the future. Moreover, countries with well-designed vocational training programmes find it easier to avoid youth unemployment, even in times of crisis. However, this sector has traditionally been a predominantly male environment. This is why the European…
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