The #EURegionsWeek is the biggest event worldwide on regional and urban development.  The university programme including the Master Class and University Workhops are  organised and led by the European Commission, DG for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), the European Committee of the Regions (CoR)  and the Regional Studies Association European Foundation (RSA Europe) in cooperation with the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). The three themes for the 2019 edition are:

• The Future of the EU and the roles of Regions and Cities,
• A Europe Closer to Citizens and,
• A greener Europe

7th Master Class

The Master Class targets Ph.D. students and early career researchers in the field of regional and urban policy. Its purpose is to improve the understanding of EU Cohesion Policy and its research potential among a selection of European Ph.D. students and early-career researchers. This unique format programme is limited to 30 participants. A selection panel composed of the above organisations will be responsible for reviewing the applications and selecting participants

10 University Workshops

• Territorialising EU Cohesion Policy to bring it closer to citizens
  Speakers: John Bachtler, Giancarlo Cotella, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Marcin Dąbrowski, Leaza McSorley
  Tue 8, October 2019, 09:15 – 10:15
• Shrinking Rural Regions and Spatial Justice
  Speakers: Andrew Copus, Thomas Dax, Petri Kahila, Sabine Weck
  Tue 8, October 2019, 11:30 – 13:00
• Co-creation of Public Services: Challenges and Opportunities in Theory and Practice
  Speakers: Andrew Copus, Thomas Dax, Petri Kahila, Sabine Weck
  Tue 8, October 2019, 14:30 – 16:00
• Circular Economy Transitions in European Regions and Cities
  Speakers: Libera Amenta, Marcin Dąbrowski, Malgorzata Grodzicka – Kowalczyk, Andreas Obersteg, Rusne Sileryte, Alexander Wandl, Joanna Williams
  Tue 8, October 2019, 16:30 – 19:00
• Transforming cities into arenas for healthy ageing
  Speakers: Lynne Corner, Rose Gilroy, Dominique Verté, Lucie Vidovicova
  Wed 9, October 2019, 09:15 – 10:45
• Global Talents, Immigration Policy and Regional Innovation
  Speakers: Cornelia Lawson, Ernest Miguelez, Andrea Morrison, Marte Solheim
  Wed 9, October 2019, 11:30 – 13:00
• Citizen Entrepreneurship: Towards involvement, inclusion and integration of citizens in entrepreneurial Europe
  Speakers: Su-Hyun Berg, Jay Mitra, Mariusz Sokołowicz, Ursula Weisenfeld
  Wed 9, October 2019, 14:30 – 16:00
• The importance of networks in regional economic smart specialisation policies
  Speakers: Nicola Cortinovis, Olga Ivanova, Philip McCann, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Mark Thissen, Frank van Oort
  Wed 9, October 2019, 16:30 – 19:00
• The regional socio-economic impact of the 4th industrial revolution
  Speakers: Uwe Blien, Roberta Capello, Camilla Lenzi, Slavo Radosevic
  Thu 10, October 2019,  09:15 – 10:45
• Maximising the Contribution of Universities to Regional Innovation – Lessons and Toolkits for Policymaking
  Speakers: Peter Baur, John Edwards, Louise Kempton, David Marlow
  Thu 10, October 2019,  11:30 – 13:00
  

The workshops focus on new research on regional and urban development, with renowned academics and researchers in the field of EU cohesion policy and related policies from different European countries.