By invitation only
Joint event for the eight Sino-European projects funded by the joint programming initiative Urban Europe (JPI Urban Europe) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in the Sino-European programme of the ERA-Net Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (ENUAC).
The joint event offers the project partners an opportunity to meet each other for knowledge sharing, strategic discussions and exchanges on impact, and learning from the projects’ research and experiences so far. Furthermore, information about communication, support activities and requirements for the coming years will be discussed. The event is an opportunity for networking and community building among the eight Sino-European projects funded by JPI Urban Europe and NSFC.
Aims of the joint event:
- Learn from each other’s experiences, insights and (intermediate) outcomes as well as from the wealth of experiences brought in by all participants;
- Reflect on the projects’ impact plans;
- Exchange views on the role of data and data sharing between European and Chinese researchers and institutes;
- Exchange views on and find pragmatic options to strengthen the projects’ approach to other identified cross-cutting topics.
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Program
Day 1 | Wednesday 15 May 2024
09:30 Registration, coffee & tea
10:00 Welcome remarks by NSFC & JPI Urban Europe
10:20 Warm-up & ‘speed dating’
10:45 Presentations from projects (I) – on ‘Sustainable Urban Logistics‘
Q&A (10 minutes)
11:45 Group photo
12:00 Lunch & poster viewing
13:15 Presentation from projects (II) – on ‘Strengthening Climate-neutral Mobility‘
Q&A (10 minutes)
14:15 Monitoring, evaluation & learning, Projects Contact Point
14:45 Break
15:00 ‘Marketplace’ – session for and by Chinese and European postdocs & PhD candidates
Activity to find and map possible connections between the different projects
Projects on ‘Sustainable Urban Logistics‘
Projects on ‘Strengthening Climate-neutral Mobility‘
17:00 Wrap-up and key take-aways first day
18:30 Networking dinner
Day 2 | Thursday 16 May 2024
08:30 Internal meetings per project
11:00 Break
11:15 Discussion in mixed breakout groups on cross-project collaborations & joint activities
12:00 Lunch & poster viewing
13:15 Dissemination & communication strategy
13:45 Discussions on impact (I)
14:30 Break
14:45 Discussions on impact (II)
Panel discussion
15:15 Stakeholder engagement & needs of urban public authorities
Panel discussion
Hybrid session
16:00 Other things projects would like to raise (open session)
16:30 Final remarks and end of the joint event
18:30 Networking dinner
Day 3 | Friday morning 17 May 2024
Site visit(s) in Hangzhou
Farewell lunch buffet