News and stories about Vital Cities and Citizens

Beitske Boonstra examines solidarity initiatives in times of corona and city-making initiatives. Read the interview here...

Hugo Hegeman, a master student in Urban Governance at the EUR, investigates the relationship between smart city pilots and open innovation platforms.

Researchers across the Erasmus University are starting a collaboration on just sustainability transitions. Read more...

Ruth Van der Hallen on how her citizen science project helps children become more resilient.

In his postdoc-project, Otieno Ong'ayo investigates how diaspora communities have organized transnationally in order to influence local policies.

Mausumi Chetia makes observations regarding shifting popular cultures in the context of recurring disasters, in the Eleventh Column.

An Interactive webinar on “Social Enterprise: Interdisciplinary Views across Erasmus University” was organized. This blog summarizes the webinar and shares the

Two VCC Researchers win EGSH PhD Excellence Awards

“We are committed to improving quality of city life through research. Together with organisations, businesses, policymakers. we are working to create a vital…

Gemeente Rotterdam heeft ons, Erasmus Initiatief Vital Cities and Citizens (VCC), gevraagd academische inzichten aan te dragen en advies te geven over hoe er