Best Practice

Mar 29, 2022
1 min

Leeds launches new international forum

This month Leeds City Council launched a new international forum as part of the city’s efforts to work with international partners to...

Oct 26, 2021
1 min

Leeds leads European discussion on how cities can support migrant children

Leeds joined with the city of Amsterdam and other cities from across Europe to discuss the important role local governments have to play...

Sep 16, 2021
2 min

Leeds hosts Virtual Mutual Learning visit on child poverty and mental health

Since its inception in January 2020, the Eurocities Children and Young People’s working group has been working online to exchange best...

Feb 17, 2021
2 min

Sharing best practice with European cities on the vaccination rollout

Representatives from Leeds were part of an exchange of best practice with cities from across Europe today, as part of a discussion...

Dec 18, 2020
2 min

Leeds showcases city’s approach to placemaking

Colleagues from Leeds City Council have been showcasing Leeds’ approach to placemaking at the international conference, Healthy City...

Nov 24, 2020
1 min

Leeds joins experts from Israel and the UK to discuss the importance of ed-tech

Leeds City Council joined experts from Israel and the UK for an online event that explored how education and ed-tech have evolved during...

Nov 20, 2020
1 min

Leeds joins European debate on green cities

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Judith Blake, took part in a session on the theme of “green cities” yesterday as part of the high...

Oct 9, 2020
2 min

Sharing best practice with Europe – Recap of Leeds Digital Festival event on living labs

Leeds has been building on its position as a leading digital city by hosting a European event, as part of Leeds Digital Festival, which...

Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Putting forward the voice of cities and young people in Europe

Earlier this year Leeds became Chair of a new working group for children and young people within the EUROCITIES network. Part of the...

REGISTER NOW – Leeds & EUROCITIES team up to look at how living labs can help create Smart Cities

Sep 1, 2020
1 min

Working in partnership with the major European city network, EUROCITIES, we’re organising an online event, as part of the wider Leeds...

Jul 20, 2020
1 min

Leeds launches European working group on Children

This month saw Leeds launch a city working group on Children and Young People which will bring together major cities from across Europe...

Jul 14, 2020
2 min

ODI Leeds builds on partnership with the Netherlands

ODI Leeds (Open Data Institute) is continuing to strengthen its partnership with the Kingdom of the Netherlands through its Northernlands...

May 28, 2020
2 min

Full steam ahead – Leeds Industrial Museum celebrates international partnership

Did you know that Leeds Industrial Museum has a twinning relationship with the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum? The relationship...

Feb 10, 2020
1 min

Swedish healthtech delegation visits Leeds

Last week, Leeds City Council, in collaboration with the Leeds Academic Health Partnership and University of Leeds, hosted a visit from...

Nov 29, 2019
1 min

Sharing best practice with Singapore and Antwerp

Ensuring Leeds is a beacon for exchange of best practice internationally is an important way to promote the City, and the work we do, on...

Nov 19, 2019
1 min

Leeds announced as chair of new EUROCITIES working group on children

With the Child Friendly Leeds initiative high on the top of the list of priorities for Leeds City Council, we have joined other cities...

Nov 18, 2019
2 min

Chinese health experts discovering health technology in Leeds

In early November we hosted a group of health experts from Leeds’ partner city of Hangzhou who were looking at how our city has built a...

Oct 24, 2019
2 min

Leeds Discovery Centre hosts international study visit

This week Leeds Museums and Galleries hosted a visiting delegation from the South Korean Capital City, Seoul. The delegation, which...

Jun 10, 2019
2 min

Planning for high speed rail with Lille City Region

Last week a high-level delegation from Leeds City Region visited Leeds’ partner city of Lille for a study visit on high speed rail and...

Feb 18, 2019
2 min

US study visit puts Leeds Southbank in focus

The Southbank and other regeneration projects were the focus of a visit by a group of academics and students from New England in the USA...