The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.

The 2023 Week takes between 9-12 October 2023 and is held in-person in Brussels. More on the #EURegionsWeek can be found here.

As in previous years, the learned societies (European Regional Science Association ERSA, Association of European Schools of Planning AESOP and the Regional Studies Association European Foundation RSA Europe) led by RSA Europe collate and develop sessions that showcase the best of new research to the largely policy audience at the #EURegionsWeek.

This session takes place 11th October 2023, 11.30 CEST

How European Regions can Stop the Brain Drain and Attract New Talent – Wednesday 11th October, 11.30-12.30 CEST

This session will create a platform for interdisciplinary discussions focusing on how EU regions can create development based on local talent. It will attempt to address the question: how can we create conditions to use the wealth of knowledge offered by Universities and retain the thousands of young people who are looking for a job or maybe disappointed in their professional expectations, cross borders and go abroad, (also outside of the EU)? The audience will be engaged through interaction.