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Flood Resilience and Green Infrastructure: Lessons from Valencia

SmartUp and the Municipality of Kumanovo joined the IURC study visit to Valencia to explore how flood protection, green infrastructure and community engagement can strengthen local resilience.

Sveti Nikole Opens Youth Climate Action Fund Call

SmartUp supports the Municipality of Sveti Nikole's call for youth-led climate projects, offering grants of $1,000–$5,000 to teams aged 15–24. The call closed on October 15, 2026.

Scaling Climate Resilience: Insights from the 2026 Pathways2Resilience Summit in Budapest

The Pathways2Resilience (P2R) Summit, held from 10-12 February 2026 in Budapest, marked a pivotal milestone in the collective effort to advance the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change....

Digitalizing Teachers’ Professional Development: What Did the Pilot Phase of the EmpowerED Project Show Us?

Reimagining Mobility and Community at Placemaking Week Europe

SmartUp attended last month’s Placemaking Week Europe in Reggio Emilia, Italy, our colleague Milosh Sokolikj joined Giulia Sicignano, Arezoo Mohebpour, Tim Taylor, and Alice Lunardon to run and...

Two Days of Inspiration at Green Cities 2025 in Málaga 

The Green Cities 2025 event in Málaga was more than a gathering on smart cities — it was a hands-on look at how communities are transforming innovation into practical action. Over two days at FYCMA,..

Resilience Lab Sveti Nikole at the Pathways2Resilience Sensemaking Event in Málaga 

Last week, we joined regions from across Europe in Málaga, Spain, for the Pathways2Resilience Sensemaking Even t — two days of dialogue, reflection, and strategic suppor t aimed at advancing local...

Defining Pathways for a Climate-Resilient Sveti Nikole

Last week, we facilitated a 3-day workshop as part of the project “Sv. Nikole Resilience Lab”, dedicated to confirming the shared vision for climate resilience and defining concrete pathways for...

Launching the Pilot Phase of the EmpowerED Project

As part of the project "EmpowerED: Digital Self-Assessment for Teachers and Professional Development Planning", we launched the pilot phase of a new digital tool designed to support the creation of..

Join Our Study on Sustainable Mobility and Energy Communities

SmartUp, within the Community Mobility Cooperatives project, supported by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI), is conducting a study to map the current state, identify key challenges, and...

From Ideas to Action: Insights from the Creative Bureaucracy Festival

Last week, SmartUp and Korimako attended the 8th edition of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival in Berlin. The event brought together over 2,100 participants from government, politics, civil society,...

EmpowerED: Revolutionizing Teacher Development through Digital Transformation

We are pleased to announce the initiation of a new collaboration within the framework of the digital transformation of education. This collaboration is the result of a partnership with the Bureau...