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. The call is now open!
Theme 1: Sustainable Urban Logistics in the Age of Digitisation
This theme includes the following challenges:
- Impact of micro-delivery platforms on the overall efficiency, sustainability, security of transportation and logistics in urban environments;
- Effects of platforms on the well-being of crowdsourced riders;
- Design of urban multi-modal logistics systems;
- Freight vehicle parking planning and allocation in dense urban environments;
- Integration of transport and logistics operations.
Theme 2: Strengthening Climate-neutral Mobility
This theme includes the following challenges:
- The new connection to home;
- Old and new urban transportation modes;
- Urban development revisited and tactical urbanism initiatives;
- Multi-mode transport, resilient urban multi-mode traffic network.
Who can apply?
- Research organisations (such as universities, university colleges, research institutes or other authorities with research undertakings).
- Urban government authorities (such as regional and local government institutions, municipalities and municipal organisations, city authorities, urban governments, urban public administrations, and infrastructure and service providers).
- Companies and commercial organisations (from industry, cooperatives, small, medium and large enterprises), especially public utility companies (e.g., in the field of energy supply, other communal supply and disposal systems); infrastructure and service providers; real estate developers; investors; facility management providers; actors from the fields of energy, spatial and transport planning; transport authorities; entrepreneurs and innovators.
- Consumers (e.g. business enterprises and test households).
- Civil society (e.g. local and community organisations, non-governmental organisations, not-for-profit organisations, and inhabitants).
Project duration
The expected project duration is three years i.e. the project duration applied for may not exceed 36 months.
Participating countries
Belgium, China, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden.
Tentative Call Calendar
Call opening: 17 February 2022
Pre-proposal deadline: 12 April 2022
Invitations to submit full proposal: July 2022
Full proposal deadline: 13 September 2022 (Europe), 14 september (China)
Funding decisions announced: December 2022
Start of projects: January – May 2023
Projects end: 2026
Upcoming events
Information webinar: ERA-NET Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity Sino-European call
Welcome to a series of information webinars! Click the links below to sign up to each webinar.
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
More information can be found on the call page.
