Review: 2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation

The second high-level 2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation was successfully concluded in Beijing on 12 December 2018. It was the second conference of its kind since the inaugural event was held last year. The Conference was organized by CAUPD, supported by Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC), URBAN-EU-CHINA and TRANS-URBAN-EU-CHINA projects, with special support … Continue reading “Review: 2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation”

2019 EU-China Sustainable Urban Development & Tech Innovation Industry Forum

The Joint Declaration on the EU-China Partnership on Urbanisation signed by the EU and Chinese leaders in 2012 opened a new chapter for the EU-China urbanisation cooperation. In the past six years, the two sides have witnessed wider, deeper and more practical cooperation. To expand and deepen such cooperation on urbanisation, and under the guidance … Continue reading “2019 EU-China Sustainable Urban Development & Tech Innovation Industry Forum”

Director-General of Research and Innovation of the European Commission attended the China-EU Urban Innovation Award Ceremony in Beijing

On December 12, 2018, the “Horizon 2020” Urban-EU-China Innovation Platform on Sustainable Urbanization Award Ceremony was held in Beijing, co-hosted by the Urban-EU-China Innovation Platform Project Group, China Center for Urban Development and the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Director-General of Research and high-level representatives of the EU delegation attended the event and witnessed the … Continue reading “Director-General of Research and Innovation of the European Commission attended the China-EU Urban Innovation Award Ceremony in Beijing”

Upcoming Events

As always, there are many upcoming conferences, forums, workshops and other events related to sustainable urbanisation and smart cities this spring, please check out our EVENTS calendar on the right side of the page, or our Events page for a full overview.    

Eleven outstanding projects funded in the joint European – Chinese pilot call

Today, JPI Urban Europe and NSFC proudly presented the eleven projects awarded in the pilot call Sustainable and Liveable Cities and Urban Areas. The call generated a large number of applications reflecting a significant interest from researchers in China and Europe to cooperate and the global nature of urban challenges. The eleven projects will allow … Continue reading “Eleven outstanding projects funded in the joint European – Chinese pilot call”

Shenzhen’s bus fleet goes fully electric

All 16000 of them. And soon all of the city’s 22000 taxi’s will be too. In a recent article in English newspaper The Guardian, Shenzhen’s steps towards their progressive policies on public transport was presented in a thorough manner. According to their article, the Shenzhen Bus Group estimates that it has been able to conserve 160,000 … Continue reading “Shenzhen’s bus fleet goes fully electric”

Huang Yan, vice-minister of housing and urban development, at the 2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation

China and European countries have much to learn from each other in terms of urbanisation policies, technologies and experience, vice minister Huang said at the conference that was held in Beijing on the 12th December. Huang went on to state that European countries have a long history of urbanisation, and have implemented many practices that … Continue reading “Huang Yan, vice-minister of housing and urban development, at the 2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation”

HORIZON 2020 URBAN-EU-CHINA INNOVATION PLATFORM ON SUSTAINABLE URBANISATION AWARDS CEREMONY

On December 12th 2018, the EU-China City-City partnership awards ceremony  of the Horizon 2020 China-Europe Sustainable Urbanisation Innovation Platform, jointly organized by the China-Europe Sustainable Urbanization Innovation Platform Project Team, China Urban and Small Town Reform and Development Center and the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China was held in Beijing. The Director General of the … Continue reading “HORIZON 2020 URBAN-EU-CHINA INNOVATION PLATFORM ON SUSTAINABLE URBANISATION AWARDS CEREMONY”