Article
Welcoming international professionals and students
Willem van Winden takes a look at how the university city of Groningen (NL), in the North, is working towards welcoming, nurturing and integrating...
News
'Cities in Action-Stories of Change’ publication just released!
Discover how 40 URBACT cities across Europe have brought positive impact in their population in terms of urban mobility, jobs and skills, reuse of...
News
23 Transfer networks embarking on the second phase of their journey!
URBACT's Monitoring Committee approved 23 Transfer networks for Phase 2 on 4 December 2018.
Article
Making Spend Matter
"Instead of looking to attract wealth through inward investment, we started to think about the wealth we already had at our disposal and building and...
Article
BLUACT: Why the Blue Economy is an increasing sea of opportunity
Jim Sims delves into the Blue Economy, a concept whose purpose is to promote both philosophies and practical steps for economic growth linked to the...
Article
Social media to strengthen local commerce: The case of the Semaest in Paris
With the growth of e-commerce and out-of-town shopping malls, smaller retailers have been suffering greatly. Causing the closure of many shops, this...
Article
Tech Revolution – the art of the possible
Small and medium sized cities are not necessarily the first place people would think about when seeking inspiration on growing a digital economy. And...
13 - 14 September 2018
annual event
URBACT's 2018 annual event: the URBACT City Festival
URBACT's flagship event, the URBACT City Festival, will take place on 13-14 September 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.
25 October 2018
Conference on the vitality of smaller cities in Europe
Join us for a one-day conference highlighting the importance of sustaining smaller cities despite the attractiveness of large cities.
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Food, Foo Fighters and a Forward Thinking Attitude, a success story from Cesena
Cesena is a small Italian town not far from Bologna. Foo Fighters is one of the greatest rock bands on earth, filling stadiums in big cities. Still,...