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.

  • Online Study Visit | Humanizing Psychiatric care – Seeing the Person, Not the Illness

    On May 7, 2025, from 09:00 to 11:00, the AER Working Group on Mental Health is glad to invite you to an online study visit to Adult Psychiatry Department in Karlstad, Värmland Region, Sweden, or 'the healing house'. About the 'Healing House' The name of 'healing house' reflects Region Värmland's approach to psychiatric care. Its professionals […]

  • Webinar: Green H2 Ecosystems

    Online

    The AER Working Group on Green Hydrogen was pleased to invite representatives and stakeholders from all AER member regions to participate in a webinar on green hydrogen ecosystems on 27 November 2024 from 10:00-11:30 CET.   What is a green H2 ecosystem? Green Hydrogen ecosystems integrate the production, storage, and use of hydrogen from renewable […]

  • Breakfast Briefing on the Bioeconomy

    The AER Working Group on the Bioeconomy is inviting all AER members interested in working on the Bioeconomy to join a Breakfast Briefing on Circular Bioeconomy Strategies at the AER Brussels Office (Rue d’Arlon 63-67). The event is organised together with key representatives from the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) for the pilot region […]

  • Addressing Racial Injustice, Discrimination, and Bias in AI within Public Administration

    Join the conversation! On 28 May 2024 the AER and the DG of Migration, Asylum and Antiracism of the Government of Catalonia organised a webinar on "Addressing Racial Injustice, Discrimination, and Bias in AI within Public Administration" in the context of the EU-Belong knowledge transfer clusters Public administrations and their service providers are increasingly using […]

  • Online study visit on Mental Health in Odesa -23 April 2024

    Odessa , Ukraine

    On the occasion of the AER Winter Dialogues, the members of the AER Working Group on Mental Health agreed to organise a virtual study visit to Odesa (UA) to learn about measures implemented in the region, to address mental health needs in the current context of the war, in particular for children Peer learning for […]

  • Addressing racial discrimination in housing: a multistakeholder approach

    Zoom

    For this first EU-Belong webinar on 23 November from 10:00-11:00 CET, we will discuss the challenge of addressing racial discrimination in access to housing, based on the experience of the Municipality of Olot, a medium-sized city of Catalonia. The event, which will provide insights into this specific case, foresees 30mn of exchange with participants to […]

  • Join AER-Includ-EU Workshop in Cluj Napoca or Online! – Cross-sectoral, Multistakeholder Collaboration for Inclusion

     An exciting opportunity for AER members to explore the potential of cross-sectoral collaboration and co-design to create better integration policies and practices. In the context of the Includ-EU* project, co-financed by AMIF programme of the European Union, AER is organising a workshop looking at cross-sectoral collaboration, co-design and co-management for better integration and inclusion: What are […]

  • Includ-EU Online Session: “Anti-discrimination: a Transformative Approach for Organisations”

    Online

    This online session focused on how we can identify and prevent systemic discrimination in our environments. It was led by Diversity Equity and Inclusion Expert, Author and Podcast Producer Prisca Ratovonasy. She shared the stage with Mame-Fatou Niang, Associate Professor, Author and Artist-in-Residence at Ateliers Médicis. The slides of the training are available here The […]

  • WEBINAR: Access To Quality Education And Training- An Intercultural Approach

    How to unlock the potential of education and training as key enablers for inclusion? Formal education and extracurricular activities have a powerful influence on how individualsperceive diversity. From early childhood education to lifelong learning, education andtraining are therefore powerful tools for building more inclusive societies.Actions to support the inclusion of third-country nationals and to harness […]

  • Includ-EU webinar “Cross-sectoral approaches to inclusive housing”

    Online

    The housing pillar of the EU’s Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion places emphasis on the need to ensure affordable accommodation and promote non-segregated, dignified, and accessible housing. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the main challenges to inclusive housing as well as explore opportunities and approaches for local and regional public authorities […]

  • SAVE THE DATE: Includ-EU – First Regional Network Workshop 30 June & 1 July

      The first regional workshop for our Includ-EU Project will take place on Wednesday, 30 June (09:00-12:30 CEST) & Thursday, 1 July 2021 (09:00-12:00 CEST)! What is the Includ-EU Workshop about? Our Includ-EU Project brings regions together to share insights, experiences and ideas for creating more targeted, successful migrant integration policies at local and regional […]