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One of the scientific objectives of the UPLIFT project was to analyse the role of economic competitiveness of European cities and how it links with lower levels of social inequalities. With particular focus in the areas of education, housing and employment experiences of the urban young population.

How do young people in Amsterdam look back on their visit to an international conference?

On 21st October 2022, UPLIFT researchers from Amsterdam and Barakaldo, joined researchers from Latvia and Brussels to discuss and share experiences and learnings from working with young people at the Public Participation sessions at the Deliberative Democracy Festival.   

When people think of Barakaldo, the first idea that comes up is that it is a city located in Bilbao’s outskirts, where there are plenty of industries, with a lower income level than other cities of the province and home to the biggest exhibition centre in the north of Spain. All is true, but none of these refers to the outstanding change that the city has lived in the last decades, the big efforts to convert it into a more friendly place for people, taking advantage of its industrial heritance and highlighting its social resources.

Along with the ability to compare of national-level indicators and delve into urban stories, the updated version of the UPLIFT Interactive Atlas now includes a data dashboard which enables users to make comparisons of urban-level data for the project’s 16 case study locations. 

The Sepsi LAG Association organised a mind mapping workshop with the Uplift Youth Board on 16th of August at Sfantu Gheorghe/Sepiszentgyorgy. The main objective of the workshop was to bring the young people involved in the Uplift project together and to reflect about how they use the city whilst drawing a personal city map of Sfantu Gheorghe.

Researchers from the University of Tartu and a group of young people from Tallinn met for a storytelling workshop on Tuesday 20th September 2022.