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Urban Circularity & Side-Stream Valorization

associate professor at University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

About

We are looking to join or co-build an international consortium for the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Call 2026, specifically targeting topics aligned with Circular Urban Economies (CUE) or 15-minute City (15mC) urban food loops. Our focus centers on integrating sustainable agri-food systems, local resource loops, and community-based circularity into urban environments.

Our Core Competencies for Urban Transitions:

  • Circular Urban Bioeconomy & Side-Stream Valorization: Expertise in transforming urban agri-food side-streams, food waste, and organic material loops into high-value applications, supporting circular and resilient cities.

  • Neighborhood Economies & Local Everyday Innovation: Experience in nurturing local economic activities, bridging urban production systems, and engaging communities.

  • Stakeholder Co-Creation & Living Labs: Proven capability to lead multi-stakeholder workshops, consumer engagement frameworks, and collaborative testing environments across academic, municipal, and private sectors.

  • Transnational Project Track Record: Extensive participation in European framework projects (Horizon 2020, Interreg Europe, Erasmus+ KA2), ensuring smooth consortium integration, reporting, and work-package management.

What We Are Looking For:

We seek forward-thinking municipal authorities, research institutions, urban planners, and industrial SMEs targeting the DUT Call 2026 to co-create work packages related to circular resource flows, urban-rural food linkages, or local bioeconomy solutions.

Topic

  • 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
  • CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
  • CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities

Type

  • Looking for partners to join a project
  • Looking to join a project

Organisation

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv

University or Other Educational Institution

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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