At the end of January, the team IMREDD and the students of MSc Engineers for Smart Cities undertook a study trip to Barcelona to discover a different approach to research and innovation in the field of the Smart City.
During this trip, we met with local communities, as well as private stakeholders who shared their expertise and vision in various sectors of what a smart city can be.
The students thank GRDF, the Université Côte d’Azur Foundation, and generous private donors for making this study trip possible.

On the programme:
#Day 1/5
Visit to PMMT Arquitectura premises: discussions on building accessibility for all, building hospitals in record time, workplace design, and many other topics.
#Day 2/5
Visit to BCN Ecologia; discovery of its new urban design model: The superblocks. The concept: Smoother mobility, less pollution and noise, more public space for citizens.
Second point of visit: Urban Resilience Hub by UN-Habitat at Sant Pau to discuss urban resilience. Thanks to Ignasi Fontanals from the startup OptiCits for his intervention!
#Day 3/5
Visit to the urban planning and mobility agency BCN Ecologia for a presentation of Barcelona's urban mobility plan. The city's objective: fewer cars, less pollution, more green spaces, more citizen initiatives.
#Day 4/5
Discovery of the Energy Agency's various projects, with an update on smart mobility and smart energy.
#Day 5/5
Visit to the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC); discussion of its projects and uses in medicine and engineering, as well as its energy consumption.