Alba Iulia - finalist in the international competition "Cities of Tomorrow"

Alba Iulia, as a lead partner in the project "FIND YOUR GREATNESS - Europe`s First Strategic Brand Building Program For Smart Cities, funded by the URBACT program, has been designated among the finalist cities in the international competition "Cities of Tomorrow" and was given the opportunity to present the project submitted in the 8th edition of the prestigious competition, within the pitch session. Over 60 projects were submitted in this international competition, the 9 finalist projects can be consulted here: https://www.citiesoftomorrow.ro/finalists-2020/.

As a finalist Alba Iulia Municipality also benefited from an exhibition space in the virtual platform of the "Cities of Tomorrow" competition for the entire duration of the event (August 25 - September 1). The virtual presentation stand offered an increased international visibility to "the Other Capital" as Alba Iulia is called. In the virtual stand, informative presentation materials and contact details of the team of project promoters and partners were uploaded.

The "Cities of Tomorrow" competition brought the opportunity to exchange experience between the 7 European partners of Alba Iulia in the Find Your Greatness project, but also to exchange information and contacts with other cities in Europe. Alba Iulia continues, in this way, to strengthen its position as an example of good practices promoted by the URBACT program. Through the Municipality of Alba Iulia, Romania holds for the first time the role of Lead Partner within a European Planning Networks financed by the URBACT Program.

The actual presentation of the "Find Your Greatness" project took take place during an online event, in the "pitching" session, addressed to a specialized audience of over 300 people. The presentation of Alba Iulia Municipality focused on the value of the project and its impact in the community.

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"Find your Greatness" is an URBACT project in which 7 European cities - Braganca (Portugal), Voru (Estonia), Wroclaw (Poland), Candelaria (Spain), Perugia (Italy), Limerick (Ireland), Budafok (Hungary), together with the Municipality of Alba Iulia as the lead partner, aim to consolidate urban brands built on the potential and local values ​​of the cities. The project also aims to create the first European strategic program to build the city brand focused on the smart city concept.