The media coverage generated within the framework of the project has contributed to increasing its visibility among professional and specialised audiences. Several articles and publications have highlighted the project's objectives, progress and key challenges through...
The participatory process we started with the local communities in our pilot areas is continuing. Between Spring and Fall 2025, all 8 pilot areas had a first local workshop going on, where local stakeholders, in collaboration with project partners, met and started a...
The DiMark project was presented on 24 June 2026 during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Carinthian Institute for Lake Research in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria. Rainer Kurmayer from the University of Innsbruck presented how remote sensing methods...
In recent months, the DiMark project has been presented through several scientific and public communication activities organised by the INRAE CARRTEL team in France. DiMark research and objectives were shared at the CARRTEL Scientific Meeting in March 2026, the...
The OUT4INGOV project partners gathered in Vesoul, France, for the project's final conference, hosted by the City of Vesoul. As one of the project's pilot areas, Vesoul has worked on addressing youth migration challenges by establishing a Youth Observatory and data...
From 29 June to 3 July 2026, the Slovenian WOOLSHED Design Marathon took place at the headquarters of project partner UP IAM InnoRenew CoE in Izola as a summer school entitled Enabling Innovative Wool Transformation Through Sustainable and Adaptive Resource...
This is the final post from the MOSAIC project on this website. The project has now entered its official closure phase, which took effect on 30 April. Throughout its lifetime, the MOSAIC consortium successfully brought together local and regional authorities, public...
We are pleased to share that SmartCommUnity project has been selected as one of the finalists for the REGIOSTARS Awards 2026 among 274 submitted applications! Our project focused on transforming challenges across the Alpine Arc into sustainable, bottom-up transitions....
In a world where eco-anxiety affects nearly one in two young people, young people need to know more than ever that they are not alone in facing the ecological crisis. Creating an international network of young people who are interested in learning and understanding...
On 8 July 2026, the GOVQoL project organised a workshop during the Regional Mountain Conference in Obergurgl, Austria. The workshop, titled "Alpine-wide roadmap addressing the role of local governance for better quality of life – Insights from the Alps", aimed to...
🌿 AlpTextyles has been shortlisted for the RegioStars Awards 2026 in the “A Green Europe” category! We are proud to announce that our project has been selected as one of the 25 finalists across the five competition categories. This recognition is an...
On 28 May 2026, during the 2026 Annual General Assembly of the EUREGHA network in Bilbao, Spain, HACK-IT-NET organised a dedicated Exploitation Workshop to bring innovative climate-health solutions to the systemic level. The interactive session took place brought...
Flagship event of the Alpine macro-regional strategy EUSALP The Digital Alps Conference, a flagship event of the Alpine macro-regional strategy EUSALP, thales place on 97t Juliy 2026 in Brussels. It brings together policymakers, innovators and regional stakeholders to...
GOVQoL project was present at the Slovenian Countryside Parliament which took place on June 11th and 12th in Ilirska Bistrica. The countryside parliament was organised for the 6th time this year, and an elaborate process led to its programme and conclusions. Naja...
Slovenian national seminar took place on March, 31st, in the mountain village of Črna na Koroškem. It was organised in partnership with the Koroška infopoint of the Alpine Convention, linked to the visit of the Secretary General of the Alpine Convention. The aim of...
Day Two of the BAUHALPS Meeting: Pilot Projects Move from Planning to The second day of the BAUHALPS partner meeting in Lucerne was opened by Prof. Dr. Peter Schwehr, Head of Research of the Institute of Architecture at Lucerne University who reminded us that every...
🧵 From Alpine plants to blue jeans: a Made-in-the-Alps natural indigo journey by project partner Mediplant! Almost a year after AlpTextyles officially came to an end, the indigo natural dye developed by project partner Mediplant remains one of its most vivid legacies....
The BAUHALPS partners gathered in Lucerne, Switzerland, where they were welcomed by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Technology & Architecture for a two-day project meeting. The first day combined technical discussions with a study visit, offering...
The French GOVQoL pilots include one municipality, Veynes, in the Hautes-Alpes département, representing a small rural municipality, and the regional natural park of Baronnies provençales, which is an example of cooperation between municipalities straining for...
The GOVQoL project - Empowering local governance of Alpine communities for a better quality of life - works with Alpine municipalities and regions to strengthen local governance, participation and strategic action for quality of life. In Germany and Austria, the pilot...
WEBINAR ON YOUTH MIGRATION IN THE ALPS Leaving Home, Staying Connected: The Future of Alpine Living We thank all participants for an engaged participation and discussion in our OUT4INGOV Webinar! A summary of the key messages of the webinar - from the pilot showcase...
What if the materials needed for the buildings of the future already exist within our regions? This question was at the heart of a material showcase presented alongside the BAUHALPS stakeholder workshop at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana,...
On 18 June 2026, the BAUHALPS project brought together stakeholders, experts, cultural practitioners, designers, architects, tourism professionals, public institutions, and members of the local community at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Fužine Castle,...
We are pleased to share the 3rd podcast episode of the series youth migration in the Alps! The episode features young voices from the project. What are the stories of the young people involved in the project and how did they experience the pilots? Find out by...
In August 2026, the BAUHALPS project will participate in two major public events in the Allgäu region, creating opportunities to engage with stakeholders and promote dialogue on sustainable and circular approaches to the built environment. On 11 August,...
TIGER promotes second call at Health Tech Hub Styria 2026 With around 300 participants from 19 countries, Health Tech Hub Styria 2026 became an international meeting point for innovation, collaboration, and practical networking. Over two days, inspiring discussions,...
Our third newsletter is now online! If you would like to know how the project is progressing and find out more about our past and future events, you can read the newsletter in English here: https://mailchi.mp/4cfcbf36c16c/newsletter-17998218. If you prefer to read it...
Lake monitoring methods in focus at Bled Water Forum 2026 On June 3 2026, an expert panel on different lake-monitoring methods in support of the sustainable management of lake ecosystems took place in Vila Bled, within the framework of the Bled Water Forum 2026. This...
Quality of life figures among the societal concepts without a clear and standardised definition. Thus, each research study grasps the concept differently: either it undertakes a comprehensive approach and investigates all aspects of quality of life, or it looks into...
Happy World Environment Day! Protecting our planet and the Alps is a shared responsibility and an opportunity to build a more sustainable future. We are honoured to have been featured by the Alpine Convention, Interreg Alpine Space and EUSALP as an example of...