Members - POLIS Network

Gelderland

The Province of Gelderland is situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in between the Randstad Holland with its mainports and the Rhine Ruhr Area in Germany. As part of two European core netwo...

German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)

The German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) is the largest urban research institute in the German-speaking area. Difu is a highly respected partner for municipalities across the country for research...

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Br...

Gipuzkoa

Gipuzkoa, a small Basque province located in the north of Spain, is well aware of and committed to the challenge. The province aims to be a strategic ally of development for its various cities, focusi...

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and is the country's main population and economic centre, with an estimated population of 608,000 residents and even more commuters from its surrounding areas....

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Gothenburg

Gothenburg is Sweden’s second largest city with approximately 590,000 inhabitants. As the biggest port in the Nordic Region, Gothenburg is by tradition a centre for trade, transport and industry but...

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Groningen

Groningen is the largest municipality and economic engine of the Northern Netherlands. With more than 230,000 inhabitants, 140,000 jobs, 100,000 students en 180,000 people coming from the region every...

Hasselt

Hasselt is the capital of the Limburg province in Belgium, known for its dynamic mix of historical charm and modern vibrancy. The city is celebrated for its culinary heritage, particularly for its pro...

Heidelberg

The City of Heidelberg is the workplace for 123,000 people and part of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region which has a population of some 2.4 million people. Global corporations, medium-sized compani...

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Helmond

The city of Helmond is a smaller city located in the middle of the so-called Brainport region in the Southeast of the Netherlands. This region consists of leading high-tech industries and research i...

Helsinki-Uusimaa Region

Helsinki-Uusimaa Region is at the heart of Northern Europe in the very south of Finland. The region is home to around 1.8 million inhabitants. The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council is a joint authorit...

Heraklion

Heraklion, boasting a population of around 175,000 people, stands as the largest urban center in Crete. It serves as the capital of the region and acts as the economic hub of the entire island. The to...

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Hospitalet Llobregat

Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain) is located within the Greater Barcelona Metropolitan area between Barcelona and other surrounding towns. Public transport in Hospitalet de Llobregat is operated by seve...

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IFP Energies nouvelles

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) is a public body and a major research and training player in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. In the field of transport, IFPEN develops technologies...

Ile-de-France Mobilités

Ile-de-France Mobilités designs, organises and finances the public transport used by residents all across the Greater Paris Region. Ile-de-France Mobilités brings together stakeholders from all o...

Imec

Imec is an independent non-for-profit organisation that is a trusted partner for companies, start-ups and academia. As a world-leading R&D and innovation hub, imec accelerates progress towards a c...

Iuav University of Venice

Iuav University of Venice (IUAV) is a themed university totally focusing on the design of living spaces and environments such as cities, landscapes and regions. The main focus of the Research Unit of...

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Karlsruhe Region

As a member, the Karlsruhe Region consists of three partners from Karlsruhe, namely the Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV), the City of Karlsruhe (Stadt Karlsruhe) and the Regional Planning Associa...

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Koprivnica

City of Koprivnica is a small city with 30000 inhabitants located in the northwestern part of Croatia. Since the early 2000s, the main development focus of the city was the transformation into a funct...

KU Leuven

KU Leuven is the largest University in Belgium with its main campus located in Leuven and several campuses across Flanders. To foster interdisciplinary research, several subject-specific KU Leuven Ins...

La Rochelle

La Rochelle is a medium-sized city (163 000 inhabitants for the metropolitan area) which lies on the west coast of France in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. The islands of Ré and Oléron are on its do...

Land van Cuijk

The Land van Cuijk is a municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands, comprising the municipalities of Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis. As of 2022, the region...

Leuven

Leuven is a dynamic and multicultural city in the Flemish region of Belgium, and the capital of the Flemish Brabant province. A dynamic and multicultural city, it shines because of its exemplary gover...

Lille Metropole

Lille Metropole encompasses 95 municipalities and 1.1 million inhabitants in a territory that is both rural and urban, made up of cities like Lille (230,000 inhabitants), Roubaix and Tourcoing (100,00...

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Limburg

The Province of Limburg is situated in the southeast of the Netherlands. About two thirds of the province borders on Germany and Belgian, therefore cross border traffic and transport is an important s...

Limerick

Limerick is a city in western Ireland, with a population of around 94,000, making it the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland. Limerick city is under the jurisdiction of Limerick City and...

Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, with an area of 8.462ha and 550.000 inhabitants. Lisbon attracts daily an extra 360,000 persons that come to work or study in the city. The City is part of the Lisbo...

Ljubljana

With a population of around 280,000, the Slovenian capital Ljubljana is an important centre of rail and road communications with Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Italy — famed for its university popu...

London

London is represented in Polis through the London European Partnership for Transport (LEPT), which is a partnership to coordinate, disseminate and promote the sustainable transport and mobility agenda...

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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a mission-driven Research and Technology Organization that develops technology-intensive solutions for the digital and ecological age. LIST...

Lviv

Lviv, a prominent city in western Ukraine, has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to advancing sustainable transport and mobility. In 2019, the city approved its Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP...

Madrid

Madrid City is the core of a very populated metropolitan area that now boasts nearly 6 million inhabitants. The area is the subject of intense urban sprawl and decentralisation of production, commerci...

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