URBAN-EU-CHINA SUSTAINABLE
URBANISATION DAYS
BEIJING 9 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2018
City of Guangzhou, China
© Wang Yu, NTNU
ABOUT US
To create a robust, evidence-driven bottom-up approach to support EU-China cooperation on sustainable urbanisation.
THE VISION
Promote cross-cultural communication, understanding and collaboration between stakeholders from both continents,
Aid European and Chinese partners in identifying common goals, priorities, and challenges in implementing sustainable urban solutions
Improve coordination and complementarity between European and Chinese cities, Provide comparable samples of empirical and statistical data where applicable Create efficient and accessible channels to consolidate and transfer outcomes of activities to and from others,
Provide European and Chinese stakeholders with the opportunity to learn first-hand what sustainable urbanisation services and infrastructures require
THE MISSION
OUR PARTNERS
To design and coordinate a holistic package of measures to:
EUROCITIES, Belgium
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), China
China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD), China
China Center for Urban Development (CCUD), China
Tongji University, China Intelligent Urbanisation Co-Creation Center For High-Density Regions (TJU-CIUC), China
The University of Nottingham Ningbo (UNNC), China
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Istituto di Studi per l’integrazione dei sistemi (ISINNOVA), Italy
Leibniz-Institut für Ökologische Raumentwicklung (IOER), Germany Österreichische
Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG), Austria
CAP Digital, France
Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Austria
ABOUT THE EVENTS
09 SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER
11 SEPTEMBER
For more information or if you wish to be invited to these events, please contact: coordinator@urbaneuchina.eu
Afternoon session: INDUSTRY WORKSHOP Open to EU-China Industry stakeholders
This workshop will provide a platform for comprehensive and in-depth dialogues on innovative and sustainable urbanisation among policy makers, government officials, think tanks, research institutes, industry
associations and companies from both China and Europe.
Morning session: FORESIGHT WORKSHOP
Open to EU-China stakeholders from public and private sector The Foresight Workshop will offer an opportunity for European and Chinese urban stakeholders to discuss their experiences and visions on
what EU and China could achieve by cooperating on sustainable urbanisation. During the workshop, the participants will discuss transition
pathways that could connect long-term visions with the operational realities of Chinese and European cities, and define possible targets, enablers, challenges, instruments and success criteria to be included in the framework of the EU-China Partnership on Sustainable Urbanisation.
URBAN-EU-CHINA Advisory Board meeting Management and Advisory Board only
Festive dinner Partner Meeting
URBAN-EU-CHINA Partners only Partner dinner
Evening: NETWORKING COCKTAIL
EVENT LOCATIONS
09 SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER
11 SEPTEMBER
For more information or if you wish to be invited to these events, please contact: coordinator@urbaneuchina.eu
Afternoon session: INDUSTRY WORKSHOP Morning session: FORESIGHT WORKSHOP
URBAN-EU-CHINA Advisory Board meeting Venue: The CAUPD Office, red building, 2nd
floor, Conference room 2 Chengongzhuang West Road 5,
Haidian District, Beijing 北京海淀区 公庄⼤街西路5号
Festive dinner, Venue: (tbc) Partner Meeting
Venue: The CAUPD office, red building, 2nd floor, Conference room 2
Chengongzhuang West Road 5, Haidian District, Beijing
北京海淀区 公庄⼤街西路5号 Partner dinner, Venue: (tbc)
Evening: NETWORKING COCKTAIL Venue: THE HILTON BEIJING HOTEL Beijing Shi, Chaoyang Qu, SanYuan Qiao,
北京希 酒店 三 北路 ⽅路1 号 : 100096
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 733571
Venue: THE HILTON BEIJING HOTEL,
Terrace, 6/Ft
PARTNER MEETING
SUNDAY 09 SEPTEMBER
Partner dinner (venue TBC) 09:00 – 09:15
09:15 – 11:00
Opening remarks
Updates from WP2 by IOER &TJU-CIUC, WP2 Lead/Co-Lead, + Discussion groups/exercises for upcoming deliverables and milestones
Updates from WP3 by FFG & CCUD, WP3 Lead/Co-Lead, + Discussion groups/exercises for upcoming deliverables and milestones part 1
11:15 – 12:15
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee & Tea Break
Lunch
13:15 – 14:00
Updates from WP3 by FFG & CCUD, WP3 Lead/Co-Lead, + Discussion groups/ exercises for upcoming deliverables and milestones part 2
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee & Tea Break
Coffee & Tea Break
Coffee & Tea Break 14:15 – 16:00
17:30 – 18:30 Management Board meeting
19:00 –
Updates from WP1 by ISINNOVA & UNNC, WP1 Lead/Co-Lead, + Discussion groups/ exercises for upcoming deliverables and milestones
16:15 – 17:15
17:15 – 17:30 16:00 – 16:15
Updates from WP4 by NTNU & CAUPD, WP4 Lead/Co-lead + Discussion groups/ exercises for upcoming deliverables and milestones
12:15 – 13:15
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
Festive dinner (venue TBC) 09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
Welcome, new AB members, Tour de Table
URBAN-EU-CHINA update (Annemie Wyckmans, Project Coordinator)
In-depth presentation of deliverable Cooperation Plans & Guidelines (D2.2-2.3), City Info Pack and link to T2.3 Powerhouse projects by EUR, UNNC & NTNU
Updates from WP2 by IOER &TJU-CIUC, WP2 Lead/Co-Lead
Updates from WP3 by FFG & CCUD, WP3 Lead/Co-Lead
Updates from WP1 by ISINNOVA & UNNC, WP1 Lead/Co-Lead
11:45 – 12:30 11:15 – 11:45 10:45 – 11:15 10:30 – 10:45 10:00 – 10:30
Coffee & Tea Break
Lunch
13:45 – 14:45 Workshop on Alignment Report (funding and cooperation mechanisms) by FFG and UNNC
14:45 – 15:00 Coffee & Tea Break 15:00 – 17:30
17:30 – 18:00 Discussion on next steps, Conclusion 19:00 –
AB members present their EU-China activities, discussion on potential cooperation with URBAN-EU-CHINA
12:30 – 13:45
TRAVEL INFO
LETTER OF INVITATION AND VISA
TRANSPORT
HOTEL
For more information, please contact: coordinator@urbaneuchina.eu If you are a non-China resident, you will need a Letter of Invitation due to the nature of your visit. Please contact coordinator@urbaneuchina.eu to obtain the fill-in form and we will forward the request. You will also need a visa and you can apply for the visa at the Consulate of P. R. China in
your country or through a Travel agency.
The airport in Beijing is the Capital International Airport. To get from the airport and to the city centre, you may use several means of transport.
Please check your flight ticket for which Terminal you will arrive and plan your forward travel from there. For this and more info:
www.travelchinaguide.com
If you have not decided on which hotel to stay yet, we can recommend the Xinjiang Plaza (新疆⼤厦). Our partner CAUPD has kindly organised a good
deal for a group booking and you may send an e-mail to us to get the fill-in form from the hotel. Please be advised they will need your booking a.s.a.p.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 733571
