Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchange

Deliver sAfe and Social Housing

January 2023 – December 2026
Funded by the European Union

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Meetings

Joint meeting in Lisbon from 8 to 10 April 2024

After meeting up in Aalborg last year, this year the DASH team is meeting in Lisbon. And you can be part of this: on 9 April, ICS-UL is organising the second DASH thematic workshop, which is open to anyone interested.

March 18, 2024

Secondments

Meetings at the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, Serbia

From October to December 2023, Sonia Alves and Pedro Moura Ferreira conducted secondments in Serbia as part of the DASH project. This provided opportunities for joint discussions among Portuguese and Serbian researchers and practitioners about the provision of social housing within the two countries’ different social environments and historical contexts.

March 14, 2024

Meetings

Joint meeting in Aalborg

The joint meeting at Aalborg was organized from the 21st to 23rd of August. The focus of the meeting revolved around Denmark's social housing system, specifically examining Alborg's experience with it.

November 10, 2023

About DASH

Deliver sAfe and Social Housing (DASH) aims to promote sustainable and safe housing by generating new ideas and converting them into concrete housing products and services. Transdisciplinarity is DASH’s methodological foundation. Through collaborative research and peer learning, DASH facilitates the transferability of housing practices across disciplines, sectors and nations, focusing on understanding the specific housing regimes of middle-sized cities. The project employs interdisciplinary learning and co-producing knowledge to develop innovative housing models that cater to diverse cultural and market-specific needs.

Partnership

The DASH interdisciplinary team comprises four intersectoral national consortia consisting of 12 partner organizations from four European countries: Denmark, Germany, Portugal, and Serbia and their second-tier cities: Aalborg, Tübingen, Evora and Čačak, respectively. The project partners are from academic and research institutions, local authorities, private and public housing associations and agencies, and civil society organizations and cooperatives. The team includes individuals with diverse academic backgrounds and professional experiences. DASH’s promotion of cross-level exchanges offers each participant a unique opportunity to learn from external colleagues as they examine different contexts.

Events

Secondments in Aalborg. In August 2023, the DASH researchers and practitioners convened in Aalborg, Denmark, as part of their secondments. A group of 12 consortium members from Germany, Portugal, and Serbia had the chance to gain insights into the housing system in Denmark, specifically focusing on the housing initiatives and practices of their hosts, the Municipality of Aalborg and the Himmerland Housing Association. Furthermore, various activities were arranged, including meetings, field visits, and discussions, to delve into specific topics such as the historical and ongoing urban changes in Aalborg, the delivering social housing, the collaboration between the municipality and housing associations in providing social housing, and the financing mechanisms and strategies related to housing.