Launch of the Minisites of the 19 New URBACT Projects!

There you can discover the logo of the project and read in a short summary what each project is about, you can see how many partners the project already has and how they propose to work on their main topics.

The minisites of 19 new URBACT projects are brand new, they will be fed in as each project develops and evolve, but from now on, it is a good tool to understand what European cities want to work on at the moment. It is also a good tool for cities interested to join one of these projects, since the partnership is still open!

So just check out which one you are interested in according to their main thematic!

Active Inclusion

•  JOBTOWN focuses on local partnerships for the advancement of youth employment opportunities.
The lead partner is Cesena (IT), other partners are Latsia (CY), Moschato–Tavros (EL), Gondomar (PT), and Thurrock (UK).

•  PREVENT main thematic is the role of local authorities in involving parents in the prevention of early school leaving.
The lead partner is Nantes (FR); other partners are Antwerp (BE), Sofia (BG), Gijon (ES), and Stockholm (SE).

•  My Generation at Work promotes the employability of young people in a changing labour market with focus on enterprising skills and attitudes.
The lead partner is Rotterdam (NL); other partners are Antwerp (BE), Riga (LV), Gdansk (PL), and Glasgow (UK).

Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods

•  RE-Block works on creating sustainable high-rise blocks through social cohesion, green spaces and poverty reduction.
The lead partner is Budapest XVIII District (HU); other partners are Gelsenkirchen (DE), Komotini (EL), Malaga (ES), and Iasi (RO).


Human Capital and Entrepreneurship

•  E4C addresses the issue of e-skills for innovative cities through joint definition of integrated urban strategies, policies and practices.
The lead partner is the Consortium Red Local (ES); other partners are Águeda (PT), Ghent (BE), Sunderland (UK), and Patras (EL).

Innovation and Creativity

•  4DCities wants to foster integrated policies on health innovation so that they become driving forces for local economic development.
The lead partner is Igualda (ES); other partners are Tartu (EE), Novara (IT), Plunge (LT), and Leeds (UK).

•  Creative Spin focuses on connecting cultural and creative industries with other sectors to stimulate spill over effects in order to ensure a sustainable and integrated model of socioeconomic development.
The lead partner is Birmingham (UK); other partners are Mons (BE), Sevilla (ES), Rotterdam (NL), and Wroclaw (PL).

•  EUniversities explores the next generation partnerships between cities and universities for a more strategic and effective co-operation.
The lead partner is Delft (NL); other partners are Varna (BG), Aachen (DE), Aalborg (DK), and Lublin (PL).

•  INNOVA addresses the issue of sustainable business growth based on innovation & knowledge through the creation of poles of innovative enterprises and participatory governance and socially responsible models.
The lead partner is Tomares (ES); other partners are Santa Cruz (ES), Viborg (DK), Monza (IT), and Molfetta (IT).

•  SMART CITIES focuses on citizen innovation in smart cities - improving public services through an open innovation process.
The lead partner is Coimbra (PT); other partners are Santurtzi (ES), Gualdo Tadino (IT), Gdynia (PL), and Mizil (RO).

Low Carbon Urban Environments

•  Sustainable food in urban communities focuses on innovative initiatives for more sustainable food production and retail & consumption in urban communities.
The lead partner is Brussels capital (BE); other partners are Athens (EL), Messina (IT), Amersfoort (NL), and Bristol (UK).

Metropolitan Governance

•  CityLogo works on city branding and marketing to promote better positioning of cities in the post crisis economic arena.
The lead partner is Utrecht (NL); other partners are Coimbra (PT), Zaragoza (ES), Genova (IT), and Krakow (PL).

•  CSI Europe focuses on the involvement of cities in Jessica Urban Development Fund (UDF) structures – the role of financial instruments in efficient planning.
The lead partner is the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Grants Unit (AGMA) (UK); other partners are Ancona (IT), Porto (PT), Poznan (PL), and the Hague (NL).

•  M-SPICE works on a referential framework for sustainable cities and on monitoring local strategic plans to engage stakeholders/citizens in an integrated and sustainable approach.
The lead partner is Umea (SE); other partners are the Agglomeration of La Rochelle (FR), the Agglomeration of Nancy and its outskirts (FR), Zalău (RO), and Hradec Králové (CZ).

Urban Renewal

•  ENTER.HUB focuses on railway hubs and multimodal interfaces of regional relevance in medium size cities as engines for integrated urban development and economic, social and cultural regeneration.
The lead partner is Reggio Emilia (IT); other partners are Ulm (DE), Ciudad Real (ES), Craiova (RO), and the Agglomeration of Creil (FR).

•  URBACT Markets looks at how local markets are drivers for local economic development and regeneration by exploring the links between local sustainability and successful markets.
The lead partner is Barcelona (ES); other partners are Torino (IT), Suceava (RO), Plovdiv (BG), and Westminster (UK)

•  USE ACT addresses the issue of fostering opportunities for people & businesses to settle in existing locations and avoid consumption of land, through new planning processes and partnership approaches.
The lead partner is Naples (IT); other partners are Athens (EL), Barakaldo (ES), Dublin (IE), Baia Mare Metropolitan Area Association (RO).

•  USER analyses new processes and partnerships for urban sustainable & efficient regeneration by integrating expertise of uses from inhabitants and field workers.
The lead partner is the Agglomeration of the the Grenoble Alpes Métropol (FR); other partners are Barakaldo (ES), Malaga (ES), Pescara (IT), and Lublin (PL)

•  WOOD FOOTPRINT wants to foster local economic development through the use of brownfield (buildings and spaces) abandoned due to the transformation of the wood and furniture sector.
The lead partner is Paços de Ferreira (PT); other partners are Larissa (EL), Yecla (ES), Sternatia (IT), and Wycombe (UK).


Read more:

•  Results of the third call for proposals – URBACT Website
•  Still time to join a new URBACT project – URBACT Website
•  Become a partner - URBACT website