Aim of the call
In answer to the global urbanisation challenge, JPI Urban Europe and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) agreed to work towards a long-term cooperation programme in the area of sustainable urbanisation, with different topics addressed in time. For the second call in this programme, the ERA-Net Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity Sino-European call, the key themes of ‘Sustainable Urban Logistics in the Age of Digitisation’ and ‘Strengthening Climate-neutral Mobility’ have been selected. Proposals should address either one of the key themes or a combination of both key themes.
The call requests proposals from a wide variety of academic disciplines addressing the current challenges around transportation and logistics, mobility and urban sustainability, both from a perspective of understanding current developments, and from the perspective of developing new and innovative solutions to address the challenges. Disciplines may include, but are not limited to management, economics, civil and industrial engineering, operations research, psychology, computer science, geography, sociology and urban planning.
Call topics
- Theme 1: Sustainable Urban Logistics in the Age of Digitisation
- Theme 2: Strengthening Climate-neutral Mobility
Projects
The 9 national funding agencies, from China, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden, in the ERA-Net Co-fund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (EN-UAC) Sino-European call have agreed on a list of 8 projects recommended for funding.
E-Laas – Energy optimal urban Logistics As A Service
e-MATS – Electric Multimodal Transport Systems for Enhancing Urban Accessibility and Connectivity
IMTEC – Integrated systems and analysis of urban Mobility for climate-neutral and susTainable Cities in Europe and China
IMUMCN – Improved urban mobility toward climate neutrality under new working habits and transport modes
NEW NORMAL – Sustainable mobility and logistics for post-pandemic second-tier cities
SINERGI – Sustainable Innovative digitalized NEtwork of uRban loGIstics
SOUL – Sustainable Operations in Urban Logistics
TOD2 – Transit-Oriented Development 2 (TOD2) – Public spaces, mobility hubs and climate neutrality toolbox
Partner search – find a partner for your consortium
Download: Partner Search Form ENUAC Sino European Call
Partner search forms
Partner Search Form: Daniel Galland and Jamal Jokar Arsanjani, Aalborg University
Partner Search Form: Elisa Frosi, Reġjun Tramuntana
Partner Search Form: Gabriel Chiriac, Technical Univerity Of Iasi
Partner Search Form: Stuart Zhu, University Of Groningen
Partner Search Form: Zuopeng Xiao, Harbin Institute Of Technology
Documents
> Call text
> Full proposal form
> Pre-proposal form and guidelines for applicants
> Pre-proposal submission guidelines
> List of national contact points
> Call presentation
> Call flyer
> FAQ
Go to Online Submission System (UDiManager)
Timeline
Call opening: 17 February 2022
Funding decisions announced: December 2022
Start of projects: January – May 2023
Projects end: 2026
Previous events in this call
Information webinar: ERA-NET Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity Sino-European call
2 March: Societal impact and the impact plan approach
16 March: Submitting an application at NSFC and submission system UDiManager
30 March: Summary previous webinars and other questions
Call secretariat
If you have questions please contact the Call Secretariat:
Berry Bonenkamp
Maaike Spiekerman
NWO – Dutch Research Council
E-mail: jpiue-nsfc@nwo.nl
Telephone: +31 70 349 44 16
Elena Simion
UEFISCDI – Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding
E-mail: elena.simion@uefiscdi.ro
Telephone: +40 21 307 19 93
SHEN Jie
NSFC – National Natural Science Foundation of China
E-mail: shenjie@nsfc.gov.cn
Telephone: +86 10 62327017
Communications officer: ida.martensson@iqs.se
Funding Agencies and national contact points
| Country | Funding agency |
| China | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) |
| Belgium | Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS) |
| Denmark | Innovation Fund Denmark |
| France | Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) |
| The Netherlands | Dutch Research Council (NWO) |
| Poland | National Science Centre (NCN) |
| Romania | Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) |
| Sweden | Swedish Energy Agency |
> List of national contact points
