CiMET Policy Colloquia | Remaking Bologna Metropolitan City

22 January 2026 By Oihane Lakar

On 19 January 2026, Bologna hosted the CiMET Policy Colloquia: “Remaking Bologna Metropolitan City”, an international event dedicated to rethinking the future of metropolitan areas through innovation, sustainability, and new models of work.

Held at Sala Tassinari, Palazzo D’Accursio, in the heart of Piazza Maggiore, the Policy Colloquia brought together universities, institutions, social partners, and businesses to foster open dialogue on how to transform spaces, time, and the quality of work in order to improve people’s lives and strengthen local communities.

The event focused on some of the most pressing challenges facing metropolitan areas today, with particular attention to:

Remote, hybrid, agile, and nomadic work
Climate change and environmental sustainability
Housing emergency and territorial rebalancing
Growth, innovation, and talent attraction
Mobility, disability, and inclusion
Quality of life, equity, justice, gender, and inequalities

The working day, running from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., was coordinated by Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna and developed in close collaboration with the Municipality of Bologna, within the framework of the REMAKING project. The initiative benefited from the active contribution of a broad network of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners committed to shaping more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable metropolitan futures.

The relevance of the CiMET Policy Colloquia was further confirmed by its strong media coverage. The event and its themes were featured in an interview aired on RAI National Television, broadcast on the regional news for Emilia-Romagna, and later published on Rainews.it. In addition, a dedicated article appeared in the local newspaper Il Resto del Carlino, highlighting the role of Bologna as a living laboratory for urban and social innovation.

Among the stakeholders involved were representatives from: