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EMBRACER Kick-off in Portugal: New horizons for sustainable mobility in underserved regions of Europe
In the heart of Portugal, the first partner meeting of the EMBRACER project (Interconnecting MoBility acRoss EuropeAn CitiEs and SubuRbs) took place, focusing on interconnecting mobility in European cities and suburbs. This project, supported by a grant of 1.6 million euros, runs from March 2023 to May 2027 and focuses on seven underserved regions in…
Successful Kick-off Meeting and Workshop: WEEEWASTE Project Advances Recycling Efforts
The event started on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, with a kick-off meeting at the Ministry of Industry and Trade CZ in Prague. The agenda included partner introductions, discussion on project results and work plan, as well as communication and dissemination. After the meeting, participants prepared for the Study Visit held at Praktik System s.r.o. in…
Discovering Santiago’s Natural Treasures: GIFT Project’s Inaugural Meeting
On 6 and 7 June 2023, the kick-off meeting of the Interreg Europe project GIFT (Green Infrastructure for Trees and Forests) took place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Ten project partners from nine countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Latvia, Sweden, Italy, Slovenia) met to discuss the implementation of the project and define common goals.…
E-MOB project presented results: E-Mobility Conference in Sibiu, Romania
On May 11, 2023, the closing conference of the E-MOB project (Integrated Measures for Promoting e-Mobility in European Regions) took place at the Municipal Stadium Sibiu in Romania. The event was organized by the Regional Development Agency Centru (ADRC) in partnership with the city of Sibiu. During the opening of the event, distinguished representatives from…
E-MOB project presents results: Conference on E-Mobility in Sibiu, Romania on May 11, 2023
The Interreg Europe project E-MOB is organizing a high-level dissemination event titled “Electrifying Europe: Regional Policies and Strategies as Key Drivers of E-Mobility” in Sibiu, Romania on May 11, 2023. The event will bring together a diverse group of e-mobility experts, stakeholders, and project partners to discuss the role of regional strategies in promoting e-mobility.…
Successful kick-off for the diGuRaL project
On 28 March 2023, the official launch of the mFund project “Digital Design of Urban Space Leipzig” (diGuRal) was celebrated at the premises of ScaDS.AI in Leipzig. Representatives from science, politics, administration, civil society and business were invited to get to know the project and exchange ideas and opinions. Participation was possible both on site…
Great Response to the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition: Over 300 Ideas for Structural Change Submitted
In its first competition year, the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition, launched by the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture in 2022, has met with great response from the public and civil society actors. In total, over 300 project ideas for structural development in the Saxony-Anhalt district were submitted. Prime Minister Dr. Reiner Haseloff explains: “I would…
Aufbauwerk invites you to an information event on the “Second Life Kaufhaus Leipzig” project
On March 28, 2023, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Aufbauwerk and Stadtreinigung Leipzig invite you to an online event for the Second Life Kaufhaus Leipzig project as part of the “Zukunftsfähige Zentren Leipzig (ZZL)” initiative. The Second Life Kaufhaus Leipzig, operated by Stadtreinigung Leipzig, is an innovative concept for sustainable consumption and circular economy…
mFund project diGuRal invites you to the kick-off on 28 March 2023 at the ScaDS.AI Living Lab in Leipzig
On March 28, 2023, the official launch of the mFund project “Digital Design of the Urban Space Leipzig” (diGuRal) will take place. We cordially invite representatives from science, politics, administration, civil society, and the economy to the project’s kick-off on March 28, 2023, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the ScaDS.AI Living Lab (Löhrs…
Final Sprint for the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition – Submissions Possible Until March 12, 2023
The State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt is calling on all citizens, associations, schools, kindergartens, and other institutions to submit their own ideas for shaping the structural change in the Saxony-Anhalt lignite district. Applications for the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition can be submitted until March 12, 2023 at www.revierpionier.de. The State Secretary responsible for…
Structural Transformation: Launch of the REVIERPIONIER Ideas Competition
From now on, citizens as well as clubs, associations, schools, kindergartens, and other institutions can participate in the REVIERPIONIER ideas competition with their ideas for structural transformation in the lignite mining region of Saxony-Anhalt. Applications can be submitted until March 12, 2023. A total of one million euros in prize money is available. The “Structural…
mFund project DiGuRaL plans digital mapping of Leipzig’s streets
The project “Digital Design of Leipzig’s Urban Space” (diGuRaL), funded by the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV), aims to bring together, process and harmonise existing and new data on stationary and flowing traffic to enable intelligent traffic management and data-based innovations. To this end, the six project partners, consisting of Aufbauwerk, the…
Leipzig IQ Network begins its work
The Leipzig IQ Network started its work in the new year. The project is a cooperation between Aufbauwerk, the Department for Migration and Integration of the City of Leipzig, the association Wirtschaft für ein weltoffenes Sachsen e.V., the DAA Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie, the Leipzig Chamber of Crafts, the ZAW Zentrum für Aus- und Weiterbildung Leipzig, the…
Aufbauwerk successful with three projects at Interreg Europe
The new funding period is off to a very successful start for Aufbauwerk. In the first call of the Interreg Europe program, three applications in which Aufbauwerk is involved were approved for implementation in the coming year. EMBRACER (intErconnecting MoBility acRoss europeAn CitiEsand subuRbs) EMBRACER is a project in which seven regions have joined…
Online trainings within the framework of the EU-Belong project to read up on
As part of the European AMIF project EU-Belong, Aufbauwerk, in cooperation with the Adult Education Association of Saxony, has conducted online training on intercultural challenges and opportunities in labour market integration for multipliers. Anyone with questions about intercultural competence, reflecting on one’s own prejudices, questioning techniques to ensure understanding and simple language can use the…
Kick-off Event for the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition in Röblingen am See
More than 100 interested citizens came to Röblingen am See today for the kick-off event of the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition. As part of the event, the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt informed about the goals and content of the participatory format. Ideas for shaping the structural change in the Central German district…
Kick-off Event for the REVIERPIONIER Idea Competition
The State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt have initiated the REVIERPIONIER idea competition, inviting citizens to participate in shaping the structural change in the Central German region of Saxony-Anhalt. The kick-off event will take place on November 15, 2022, at the Röblingen Festival Barn. The State of Saxony-Anhalt invites all citizens, clubs, non-profit…
Aufbauwerk participates in the implementation of the ” Future-proof Leipzig Centers” funding project
This year, the city of Leipzig was awarded the funding for the project “Zukunftsfähige Zentren Leipzig (ZZL)” (Sustainable Centers Leipzig) as part of the federal program “Zukunftsfähige Innenstädte und Zentren” (Sustainable Inner Cities and Centers). The project has already started in September 01, 2022. The project will be implemented in 22 interdepartmental and interagency sub-projects…
EU-Belong: Aufbauwerk participates in steering group meeting in Salzburg
The European partners in the EU-Belong project met for the first steering group meeting in Salzburg, Austria, from September 28 to 29. EU-Belong is funded by the European Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund with the aim of improving the socio-economic inclusion and sense of belonging of third country nationals. To this end, regional integration strategies…
Project partners from 8 countries present guideline on e-mobility
E-mobility has a great potential to improve our environment. The 9 partners of the E-MOB project representing 8 European regions at different stages of e-mobility development, but they all share the vision that e-mobility represents the future of mobility: a clean, quiet, advanced technology, combined with power, speed and lots of fun. E-MOB stands for…
Aufbauwerk at the closing event of RATIO in Zaragoza, Spain
Aufbauwerk was in Zaragoza, Spain, for the closing event of the RATIO project. Together with the lead partner from the Spanish city and partners from Latvia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Italy, the project results of the last two years were presented and discussed. In the morning, company representatives from the Aragon region were…
RESQUE 2.0 project comes to an end with final event in Dresden
Since 2009, the RESQUE 2.0 project (REfugees Support for QUalification and Employment) has been providing assistance to refugees with labor market access and prospects of remaining in the country for vocational qualification and placement in the labor market. Unfortunately, the funding of the project now expires at the end of September 2022. In the new…
Mining authorities from Germany and the Czech Republic decide on the basis for further cooperation
At the final conference of the project “Mining / Hornictví SN-CZ” on September 14, 2022 in Freiberg, the Saxon Upper Mining Office and the Mining Office from the Czech region Ústecký Kraj decided on the basis of further cooperation. At the event, the project partners from the two neighboring countries were able to listen to…
Partners meet for the closing event of the DEMO-EC project in Slovenia
On 07 September, the project partners of the project met for the final event in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. In addition to the Aufbauwerk, the host and the city of Leipzig, partners from Spain, Italy and Poland participated in the hybrid organized event. The results of the last 5 project years on sustainable issues were…
E-Mob Partner for Peer Review in Leipzig
Already on 27.06.2022 the European partners from the e-mobility project E-Mob were in Leipzig for a peer review. Mobility expert Christoph von Radowitz gave the representatives of regional development agencies, municipalities and transport companies from Austria, Romania, Hungary, France, Croatia, Greece and Spain an introduction to the topic of “Sustainable mobility in Leipzig” at the…
SACHE F- Finale Event
On June 14, the final event of our project Smart Accelerators for Cultural Heritage Entrepreneurship (SACHE) took place in Venice. The project results were reviewed and all partners were able to present their work. There were exciting discussions and deep insights into all project regions. Here in Saxony, too, we can look back on successful…
Aufbauwerk submits applications for new Interreg call for funding
Aufbauwerk has submitted three project applications on behalf of its shareholders for the new funding call of the transnational EU programme Interreg Europe. In this way, Aufbauwerk wants to continue to bring new approaches to the Leipzig region in the coming years and to carry successful practices from the region to Europe. Together with partners…
SACHE: Creative Workshop – Between PopArt and PopUp Store
It’s down to business. A creative workshop will take place in Oschatz on 09.06. 2022 from 6 am. The aim is a presentation and networking networking between companies, creative people, artists and cultural workers. SACHE describes a European project that supports actors in support actors in building up creative networks. Results and approaches that have…
SACHE: From Saxony to Venice – Urban Art and Country Charm
Dear creatives, dear cultural practitioners, our project for networking culture and the creative industries is entering its final round – and we even get to present the results at a big European conference in Venice in June! To celebrate this in a fitting manner, we invite everyone who networked at the seminars, the online pitch…
RESQUE network plans continuation of successful integration projects under WIR funding appeal
Together with its partners from the ReSQuE 2.0 project, Aufbauwerk is planning a new project for counselling and qualifying refugees for the labour market within the framework of the “WIR – Networks integrate refugees into the regional labour market” funding call. The successful work of the ReSQuE 2.0 project is to be continued, but at…
EU project SACHE stimulates regional innovative clusters in the cultural sector
The SACHE project expands and strengthens the role of cultural heritage sites, symbols and values by transforming them into Smart Accelerators of Creative Heritage Entrepreneurship (SACHE) based on a newly developed Central European model. Museums, galleries, theatres and festivals are conceived not only as sites of education or entertainment, but also as accelerators, i.e. cultural…
Aufbauwerk plans new project ideas for the region and Europe
The launch of the first call for funding in the European Interreg EUROPE programme on 5 April marks the beginning of an exciting period of project development at Aufbauwerk. Aufbauwerk is already working on participation in the first call of the Interreg EUROPE programme, which begins on 5 April with a digital kick-off event. In…
Partners of the project Mining / Hornictví SN-CZ meet for exchange in Freiberg
On March 23, the partners of the project “Mining / Hornictví SN-CZ” met for an on-site visit to Freiberg in Saxony for a substantive exchange between the representatives of the authorities concerned with mining in the Czech Republic and Germany. The visit of the Czech delegation started with a presentation of the Saxon Upper Mining…
Districts in the Leipzig region exchange ideas on location marketing
The heads of the economic development departments of the districts of Leipzig, Central Saxony and Northern Saxony will meet on 22 March to exchange information on location marketing measures and regional value chains within the framework of the regional budget project. The three districts want to strengthen the implementation of their regional budgets and explore…
RATIO facilitates exchange on successful measures to support businesses in the COVID crisis
On 8 March, as part of the EU RATIO project, we shared successful measures to support SMEs in the COVID crisis with project partners, entrepreneurs, business promoters and regional representatives. The participants talked about the challenge they faced due to the Corona crisis in the last two years. Many enterprises have experienced financial difficulties. SMEs…
Launch of the EU-BELONG integration project
On 23 and 24 February, the kick-off meeting for the EU-BELONG project took place in Brussels and online. The project aims to improve the socio-economic inclusion and sense of belonging of migrants by developing regional integration strategies. Over the next three years, it will work with partners from Spain, Italy, France, Romania, Ireland, Poland, Sweden…
Matching event for Saxon cultural and creative scene
On 10 February, a matching event will take place in Flöha as part of the EU SACHE project. The upcoming event will take place as a regional pilot action within the SACHE project, which aims to promote cultural heritage as an accelerator for creative entrepreneurship. Entitled “Culture and Creative Winter Market”, this matching event will…
European Networking Event for Creative and Cultural Industries on January 25
20.01.2022 – At the end of January, a transnational event will take place within the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Project SACHE SACHE aims at promoting cultural heritage as an accelerator for creative entrepreneurship. To encourage this, collaborations between cultural institutions and creative actors are formed and promoted within the project. In the last project semester, a…
