Lille European Metropolis

Urban authorities

As a metropolitan urban authority, the MEL has a strong capacity to carry out time-based urban transformation on its territory and test it in cities of different sizes. On top of its relevant competences by law (ecological transition, urban planning), and its organisational knowledge of design-thinking, the MEL has a ‘Bureau des temps’, which creates and experiments time-based solutions, and which is coordinating the T2A project. A member of several European networks, the MEL will also ensure multidirectional knowledge sharing within its territory as well as with Transfer partners and all interested organisations.

Transfer partners

Transfer Partners are urban authorities that join the EUI-Innovative Action project to observe and learn. Their primary aim is to enhance the adaptability of the project's solutions to different urban contexts within the EU. These partners play a crucial role in facilitating knowledge exchange among EU cities and fostering innovation. They come from different EU member states than the project Main Urban Authority and participate during the project's implementation phase. Each project generally involves three Transfer Partners. The involvement of Transfer Partners is vital for ensuring the project's innovative solutions are effectively adaptable and replicable in various contexts across the EU.

Transfer Partners are being identified, details will be available by the end of the first quarter of 2024.