EU Commission DG REGIO is seeking proposals by public authorities and civil society organizations, interested to strengthen citizen participation in cohesion policy through collaborative innovative solutions. With the experience of Together4Cohesion, AER turned into an active player in the fostering of more participation of citizens and stakeholders in Cohesion … [Read more...]
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Partner Search: Town Twinning for Environmental Action
The Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, a member region of AER, is searching for project partners to join their project proposal related to climate and environmental issues in the framework of the Town Twinning Action between Turkey and EU-II Grant Scheme (TTGS-II). Working with the vision of offering a cleaner and more sustainable environment to future generations, it aims to … [Read more...]
MIT’s ‘Innovators Under 35’ Festival returns to Europe — submit your nominations
In partnership with Údarás na Gaeltachta, the prestigious "Innovators Under 35" Festival Europe comes to Gaoth Dobhair in County Donegal (IE) on 19-21 May 2022. What is IU35? Selected by MIT's Technology Review, Innovators Under 35 is an annual list that recognises outstanding young pioneers from across the globe. Each year, brilliant men and women under 35 are … [Read more...]
Skillnet Training Session II – Making the Most of Direct Grant Funding Programmes
"Accessing European funding is often complex. We want to help our nearly 140 members in 30 countries make the best of these possibilities." This is how Christian Spahr, AER Secretary General opened our second webinar on EU funding opportunities for regions, "Unboxing the MFF - Accessing Direct Grant Funding Programmes". The programmes under discussion: Erasmus Plus, … [Read more...]
Partnership in Focus n.18: CAPACITY BUILDING IN HIGHER EDUCATION II – A European Strategy for Universities
The higher education sector is key for finding solutions towards a sustainable and more digital Europe, as well as for equipping students (and professors) with the competences that our fast-changing society and economy need. In May 2021 the Council of the EU adopted conclusions on the European Universities initiative with “the aim of bridging higher education, research, … [Read more...]
AER Activity Report 2021 — ‘Regions Bouncing Back’
The Assembly of European Regions is proud to present its annual Activity Report for 2020 - 2021. As Europe looks beyond the Covid-19 pandemic and towards recovery, the theme of this year's report is 'Regions Bouncing Back'. With a fresh new look courtesy of graphic designers, Habile Studio, this year's cover visual shows the evolution of employment figures in Europe over … [Read more...]
Partnership in focus n.17: EDUPRENEURSHIP – Fostering Entrepreneurship in Education and Training
The global pandemic has left many freelancers and entrepreneurs without income for months, which imposes an incoming challenge to stimulating entrepreneurship. If we want Europe to continue to nurture talent, create great startups, and compete on a global scale, we need to teach entrepreneurship. This will require joint efforts from the public and private sectors, as well as … [Read more...]
Agenda 2030 Conference: Transforming Regions, Changing the World
On 28-29 October, the Assembly of European Regions held our long-awaited Agenda 2030 Conference in Strasbourg, in partnership with Region Grand Est and the City of Strasbourg. Against the backdrop of the hugely consequential COP26 Conference in Glasgow and the IPCC's recent "Code red" report on global emissions, 'Transforming Regions, Changing the World' came at a crucial … [Read more...]
Knowledge Transfer for Integrated Care – Sharing the Results with the International Healthcare Community
After almost a year of knowledge exchange and capacity-building support to healthcare authorities willing to adopt or scale-up integrated care, the AER and the project partners were eager to share the experience and the results of the SCIROCCO Exchange Knowledge Transfer Programme with a great variety of international healthcare professionals and practitioners. The SCIROCCO … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE: Innovating Cultural Heritage, a Workshop by AER and CUBES
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Not Just Another Workshop: Looking Back at the Includ-EU First Regional Peer-2-Peer Learning
The project in a nutshell: The Includ-EU Project is funded by the European Union's AMIF- Asylum Migration and Integration Fund Programme and aims at enhancing regional and local expertise with engagement of social cohesion in Europe. In this workshop, we brought together representatives from all the different countries involved in the project: Italy, Greece, Spain, Romania, … [Read more...]
A New Horizon for Europe: Navigating into the European Horizon for Research and Innovation
The launch of the new Horizon Europe funding programme worth 95.5 billion EUR and its first round of calls have being sparking enthusiasm and interest among the multiple actors that were long awaiting for initiating and testing their innovative actions for the green and digital transition, as well as an inclusive economy. Yet, while the scope of the funding programme meets … [Read more...]
AER scales up its Project Unit! What’s in it for our Member Regions? Our Services at a Glance
You might have noticed that in the past months, despite the ongoing restrictions, your mailbox was still actively populated by AER project’s activities updates, invitation to workshops and webinars organised within the framework of some EU co-funded project with and for our members. This is because we haven’t stopped! On the contrary, the Project Unit from the AER … [Read more...]
First calls under the Creative Europe 2021-27 have been launched!
The new Creative Europe Programme for 2021-27 was launched with the adoption of its first Annual Work Programme and the opening of the first calls under the 'Culture' strand! The programme will finance actions in the cultural and creative sectors with a total budget of EUR 2.4 billion for the next 7 years (63% higher than the previous programme). About the new Creative … [Read more...]
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