We are a network

Multiple times per year, AER brings together regions, so that they may stand stronger together, and grow in a space of best practice exchange.

  • Partner Leadership Programme: ‘Dúiche’ – Capitalising on Culture, Competing on Difference—Why and How Place Matters?

    Irish College Leuven Janseniusstraat 1, Leuven, Belgium

    What is "Dúiche"? This Workshop is named Dúiche from the Irish word for native place, derived from the root ‘dú’, meaning earth or land. Dúiche emphasises a sense of belonging, identity and responsibility, and stresses the interconnectedness of place, people, culture, language and the ecological balance between human and non-humans. This Workshop at Irish College […]

  • MEET Project | Debate “Net Zero: a Green Deal or a Green Dream?”

    Rue André Fauchille 6, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium Brussels, Belgium

    Join us on the 26th of March from 7 pm to 8:30 pm in Brussels for the debate: "Net Zero: a Green Deal or a Green Dream?". The AER and the European Leadership Programme are excited to introduce you to Mr. Gaël Giraud,  economist, Director of Research at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche […]

  • REGISTER NOW: Regional Business Forum 2022

    Novi Sad/online , Serbia

    It is our pleasure to invite you to the fifth edition of the Regional Business Forum (RBF), taking place as a hybrid event. You are most welcome to join us online and in Novi Sad, Vojvodina from 15-30th November, 2022.  The Regional Business Forum is an annual international forum to exchange ideas on support for […]

  • European Week of Regions and Cities 2022 – Regions4Youth: Strengthening Cohesion Through Youth Empowerment ONLINE WORKSHOP

    How can youth development contribute to achieving territorial, economic and social cohesion? Empowering our next generation empowers all of us. Territorial, economic and social cohesion cannot be achieved without providing younger generations with opportunities to thrive and without including them in decision-making processes. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a heavy burden of both sacrifice and […]

  • 1st AER-ENoP Forum on New Forms of Democratic Engagement

    Comet Louise, Place Stéphanie 20, 1050 Brussels, Belgium Comet Louise, Place Stéphanie 20, Brussels, Belgium

    How to actively involve citizens in policy development in order to regain political trust and add legitimacy to political decisions? On 1-2 June 2022, in Comet Meeting-Louise, and Online, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) will co-organise a Forum dedicated primarily to innovative and more participatory forms […]

  • AERxDYPALL | CoE Study session – Climbing the ladder, capacitating youth leaders

    European Youth Centre Strasbourg (EYCS) 30 Rue Pierre de Coubertin, 67000 Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, Grand Est

    The AER is partnering with the DYPALL Network and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe to host the study session Climbing the ladder - Capacitating youth leaders to facilitate youth participation in decision-making processes at the local level. This event will take place from 24 to 30 April 2022 in the European Youth […]

  • Skillman International Forum Webinar: Capacity Building in Higher Education II- A European Strategy for Universities

    Online

    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 […]

  • Skillman International Forum 2021 Webinar: Fostering Entrepreneurship in Education and Training

    Online

      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 […]

  • AER General Assembly & Agenda 2030 Conference: Transforming Regions, Changing the World

    Strasbourg 1, Place du Wacken, Strasbourg, France

    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 […]

  • REGISTER NOW: Unboxing the MFF Session II — Accessing Direct Grant Funding Programmes

    Zoom

    ***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 […]

  • Partner Event: World Sustainable Energy Days

    Wels Pollheimerstrasse 1, Wels, Wels, Austria

    The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) is a yearly event taking place in Wels, Austria - in member region of Upper Austria. This years edition will take place as a Hybrid Event from 21-25 June. How can the EU achieve a climate-neutral society by 2050? What can be done to drive a sustainable EU economy? […]